Avery Reynolds

ISM- Period 1

Remus, Michael L. “Disability Awareness Activity Packet.” Possibilities Inc, 2006.

https://www.dvusd.org/cms/lib/AZ01901092/Centricity/Domain/1318/Disability%20Awa

reness%20Packet%202.pdf

• All adaptive PE activities can be modified to easier or harder depending on the severity
of a disability
• Provide a reward system
• Peer tutor to assist
• Autism- activities that use their senses
• Autism- during activity include a weighted vest or weighted backpack; deep pressure
helps them relax
• Autism- incorporate vestibular, proprioceptive, and tactile stimulation
• Autism- emphasize cardiovascular endurance and locomotor movements
• Autism- relaxation training
• Cerebral Palsy- throwing big but light weight balls
• Cerebral Palsy- kicking big but light weight balls
• Cerebral Palsy- golfing/ hockey from the wheel chair
• Cerebral Palsy- pool exercises with heavy supervision and instruction
• Cerebral Palsy- tricycling with help
• Down Syndrome- normally can be more difficult and energy consuming activities
• Down Syndrome- dancing or easy step up routines
• Down Syndrome- swimming games or just trying to stay a float
• Down Syndrome- most kids will want others to do the activities with them (coaches or
peers)
• All kids, disabilities or not, should get at least 60 minutes of exercise
• All activities should be intriguing to the participant

Overall, this source is very interesting and informative way of getting the knowledge I
need to know to incorporate into my project.
 Avery Reynolds
ISM- 1st period

Odphp. “The Importance of Adapted Physical Education in Schools.” News & Events |

Health.gov, 7 Nov. 2018, www.health.gov/news/blog/2012/02/adapted-physical-

education/.

• Adaptive PE helps slow down and/or correct developmental delays

• The right activities/ exercises for a child will make everyday activities easier
• More beneficial in smaller class sizes
• Higher level of success in non-physical activities
• Helps students be more independent
• A student being enrolled in APE and a general PE class is most beneficial
• Increases confidence and self-esteem
• Early intervention
• Works mental development
• Understanding directions helps intellectual disorders
• Encourages students to be social with peers
• Will encourage student to be more active when an adult and cannot be enrolled in an APE
class
• Modifications to activates depend on severity of disorder which is most beneficial to
student
• Introduction to new equipment like textured balls, ropes, cones, ect.
• AEP helps students with Autism…
• Down syndrome
• Cerebral Palsy
• Intellectual and learning disorders
• APE can also help the students with leadership skills who are paired with the special
education students

Overall, this resource gives accurate and informative benefits of a special or general
education student of an adaptive PE class.
 Avery Reynolds
ISM- Period 1
APENS. “What Is Adapted Physical Education?” Adapted Physical Education National

Standards - What Is Adapted Physical Education?, 2008, www.apens.org/whatisape.html.

• Disabilities could get worse

• Disabilities could get more complicated and harder to work with
• Make everyday activities difficult to do independently ( ex: brushing teeth, brushing hair,
getting dress, eating, getting into a car, opening a door, etc )
• Low self esteem
• Less self- confidence
• Social skills with people who do not have disabilities could be compromised
• Motor behavior could vary
• The way a kid evaluates a situation
• How they make decisions
• Miss out on great opportunities such as, The Special Olympics
• Communication skills are at risk
• How a kid interacts with a general ed student or someone without disabilities could be
compromised
• Misses out on the fundamentals of everyday things
• General ed students who help the special needs students would miss out on developing
their leadership skills
• As for parents, APE is a national standard for a child with disabilities
• A student being in an APE class but not getting the correct coaching is just as bad as not
being in an APE class at all
• Not getting the correct modification could have a negative effect

Overall, this resource is one of the best I found to clearly understand what would happen
if a special needs student was not enrolled in an adaptive PE class.