Adaptive Physical Education: Instructional Module for Physical Education Majors.

Overview & Synopsis

This module is designed to familiarize the student training to be a regular physical education teacher with the needs of mainstreamed handicapped students they are likely to encounter in a regular classroom situation and with how to meet these needs through modifying the regular physical education class. Topics covered are: (1) legal provisions of public law 94-142 and Section 504; (2) types of handicaps most likely to be mainstreamed (background, limitations); (3) teaching the special child in the physical education class (assessment, evaluation, modifying lesson plans); and (4) selected activities in specific areas (fundamental movement approach, activity approach). Sample forms for student evaluation and for devising an individualized education program are included as well as a two-page bibliography. (JD)