Teaching Children with Special Needs

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Chapter 6

• Teaching Children with Special Needs

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Chapter 6 Key Points

• Public Law 94-142 (1975) and Individuals with
  Disabilities Act (IDEA) of 1990 guaranteed all
  children (3-22 years) a free appropriate
  education, including Physical Education, in the
  least restrictive environment
• Inclusion philosophy
• Recognizes childrens desire to learn
• Identifies abilities and nurtures childs
  strengths and weaknesses
• Requires teachers to be willing to accept all
  children and their differences and be dedicated
  to enabling success for all children

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Chapter 6 Key Points

• Inclusive physical education programs have goal
  of meeting the needs of every child through
  provision of a developmentally sound and
  sequential program.
• Multi-disciplinary Team (M-Team)
• Comprises personnel involved in education of
  child with special needs
• Determines appropriate placement and curriculum
• As part of the M-Team, physical education
  teachers provide input regarding how identified
  disability will affect performance in the
  existing program

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Chapter 6 Key Points

• Individualized Education Program (IEP)
• Is developed for each child identified as one
  with special needs
• Identifies short and long term goals needed for
  meaningful participation in
• Physical education
• Physical activity at recess
• After-school play/recreation opportunities

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Chapter 6 Key Points

• Physical Education for children with
  disabilities
• Focuses on development of motor skills to enable
  successful recreational participation
• Involves designing instruction and modifying both
  teaching and curriculum to meets needs of student
• Modifications often required for children with
  visual and hearing impairments, physical
  disabilities, health-related impairments,
  emotional/behavior disorders and mental
  delays/disorders.

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Steps to Planning for Inclusion Implementing the
IEP

• Step 1 Determine the critical skills needed by
  the child to be successful in the present
• (What the child chooses in recess and other
  recreational settings skills needed for
  physical education class)
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• Step 2 Analyze the existing physical education
  program to match the students IEP
• (What modifications are needed in instruction?
  In curriculum?)
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• Step 3 Design modifications in teaching and
  curriculum in order to meet the needs of the
  child with disabilities
• (Plan for the child so that he or she is part
  of a developmentally appropriate physical
  education program)

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Chapter 6 Key Points

• Inclusion will be successful when Physical
  Education teachers are
• Willing to accept all children and their
  differences
• Dedicated to helping children learn and
  experience success

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Tips for Teachers for Successful Inclusion

• Study the literatureBe informed!
• Meet and work with the students parents
• Be an active participant of the
  multidisciplinary
• team
• Ask for assistance if needed
• Find a support group