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THIS ISSUE: Strategies for including Students with Disabilities in PE Dear Arizona Promising Practices Subscriber, Welcome to another online addition of the Arizona Promising Practices forum. For those new to this service, you will receive periodic updates focusing on: Promising practice research in condensed form to better assist you as teachers, parents, and students: We welcome your recommendations for improvement to this forum or suggestions on future topics (these will be wide ranging so if nothing in this update interests you, hold on for future editions!) The Arizona Promising Practices Forum and website, www.azpromisingpractices.com is a FREE resource of the Arizona Department of Education. In this issue of the Promising Practices Forum we have bee asked to provide tips for including children with Disabilities in Physical Education. Designed for the all levels, these tips can help improve the overall success of children in PE classes. 10
Condensed Teaching Tips on How to Teach PE to students with
Disabilities: 1.
Reduce the size of the playing area—for example:
in volleyball, add more players so there is less area for
students to cover 2.
Change the size of the equipment—for example:
when playing volleyball, use a beach ball instead of a
regulation volleyball 3.
Eliminate outs and/or strike outs when playing baseball or
softball 4.
When playing baseball or softball, use a lighter ball (like a
whiffleball) and use a larger bat. 5.
Adjust the time of the activities by providing frequent rest
periods. 6.
When playing basketball, use a beeper ball and place a radio
under the basket (for use with someone who has a visual impairment). 7.
If a student uses a wheelchair, allow them to hold a ball on
his/her lap while pushing wheelchair. 8.
Use Velcro balls and mitts when playing baseball or softball. 9.
Modify the basic rules of any game—for example; have
everyone sitting when playing a game of volleyball, or allow each
person 3 chances to get their serve over the net in volleyball. 10.
Use specialized equipment, like a batting tee when playing
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