Adapted Physical Education
What is the Role of the Adapted Physical Education Resource Teacher?
Physical education teachers provide instruction to all students attending the school at which they are assigned. Instructional support, training, and resources are available through the Office of Special Education and the Office of Health and Physical Education. The role of the adapted physical education resource teacher is to assist campus-based physical educators in providing instruction to students with disabilities in the following ways:
- Assessment
Pre-referral intervention
Evaluation of psychomotor performance
Re-evaluation for continued services
Observation to establish behavior management programs
- Program Development
Development of goals and objectives in physical education
Assistance to the physical educator adapting instruction
Identification and provision of additional needed resources
Assistance with implementation of behavior management
programs
- Monitoring
Assistance with monitoring instructional goals
Assistance to the physical educator in adapting grade
scale
- Consultation
Problem solving
Facilitation of access to resources outside the building
Encouragement of alternative methodology, evaluation,
and reporting
Professional development
- Collaborative Instruction
Assistance with implementation of appropriate instructional
methods in inclusive settings
Provides models of instructional methods on a short-term basis
Assistance with small group or individual instruction
Assistance with adapted physical education instruction
- Materials
Assistance with the selection of appropriate instructional
materials and equipment
Identification of alternative materials or equipment
Identification of media and computer resources
