{"id":1147,"date":"2024-02-19T09:37:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scribeblogger.com\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2024-02-19T09:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:38:33","slug":"adapted-physical-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/0760e627267e5f4fd12a8.admin.hardypress.com\/adapted-physical-education\/","title":{"rendered":"ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction to Adapted Physical Education<\/h3>\n

It is the art and science of creating, applying, and observing a thoroughly designed\u00a0physical education<\/a>. An individual with a disability can learn through instructional programs which are based on comprehensive assessment and it provides the learner with the skills that are required for a lifetime of abundant leisure, recreation, and sports practices to improve physical health and wellness.<\/p>\n

Principles and Methods of Adapted Physical Education and Recreation<\/h3>\n

Adaptive Physical Education (APE) is a direct service that can be offered to a child who expected needs. It can be determined by the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) or the Committee on Special Education (CSE) if the child needs such service. It has also been given and warranted to those children who are visually impaired or blind, physical handicapped, multiple disorders and comorbidities with other health issues.\u00a0Physical education<\/a>\u00a0and teaching are one of the most crucial parts of a child\u2019s development. Researchers and scientists have come to acknowledge that how physical activity influences our brains as well as our bodies that create a neuromuscular connection between our muscles and our brains. Improved physical education is linked with better results for people with learning disabilities, and better physical condition consequences later in life.<\/p>\n

It is a type of physical education which has been adapted, modified, and intended to meet the gross motor needs of disabled and health-related challenging students. It can be provided individually or in a small group or maybe in the general physical education setting. The instructor should be trained and required skills in evaluating and working with disabled children. Tutorial plans, guidelines and worksheets must be modified for the needs of the children.
\nIt is essential to note that APE should not be considered as a related facility. Since physical education is federally authorized for all learners, the APE educator is a direct service provider. The APE tutor is specifically trained to provide modifications that help and allow the special needs child to take part in age-appropriate physical education and sports activities. It must be modified in four main areas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Instruction: Lesson plans, guidelines, learning strategies and spreadsheets should be modified according to the child which make them successful in physical education. For example, a down\u2019s syndrome child may react to one-word signals as mementoes for doing a summersault perfectly.<\/li>\n
  2. Rules: Several modifications can be made in rules if it helps in succeeding the needy child. For example, if the students are working on volleyball skills, a wheelchair-bound learner must be allowed to serve the volleyball from four feet ahead of the serving boundary.<\/li>\n
  3. Equipment: Basic gym apparatus and equipment can be substituted with other equipment that differs in shape, weight, size, colour and so on. For example, when playing kickball, provide a large bright blue ball for a visually impaired child to kick.<\/li>\n
  4. Environment: It can be altered if needed like modify the size of the playing area or use tape to define the area. For example, if the general education students are throwing softballs back and forth, work with a severely emotionally handicapped child on rolling a ball back and forth by beginning out being two feet apart and gradually increasing the space.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Adaptive physical education might be tapered back at some point if the child continues to gain their gross motor skills but, in some circumstances,\u00a0Adaptive Physical Education<\/a>\u00a0is needed in every year to special need\u2019s students. APE providers are required to encourage the students to do their best. There are programs such as the Special Olympics. that provides amazing and positive opportunities for APE learners to practice competing just like their non-disabled colleagues.<\/p>\n

    How is the need for APE Determined?<\/h3>\n