It is required under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) 2004, to tailor an Individualised Education Programme (IEP) for all individuals with disabilities between the age of three to twenty-one years. Under IDEA, Adapted Physical Education (APE) is a required component and it should address the students’ development in the areas of physical and fundamental motor skills and skills in aquatics, dance, and individual and team games and sports, in a least restrictive environment.
IEP is a written document that provides a detailed plan that describes a disabled individual’s present level of performance; educational needs; attainable long-term goals; measurable short-term objectives; types, frequencies & durations of additional special services and aids; appropriate instructional strategies; means to …show more content…
The support services and supplementary aids help the disabled studeents to achieve their annual goals and short-term benchmarks. Personnel support such as para-educators and adapted PE teachers may be deployed to provide additonal help during PE lessons. Modified e quipment could be used to provide students with more experiences of success.
5. Students with disability are strongly encouraged to participate in a regular classroom with their abled peers. The IEP team needs to explain to what extent an individual with disabilities, is able to participate in a regular PE program.
6. To enable individuals to achieve the educational goals, specialised instructions and alternative assessment accommodations should be included in IEP. In cases whereby the individual could not be assessed using standardised testing, the IEP team has to specify the reason for non-participation and why an alternative assessment is more appropraite for the individual.
7. Details on modifications and the schedule of services and review should be included. The frequency, type and duration of the services and when an individual’s progress will be reviewed should also be made known in the
IEP is a written document that provides a detailed plan that describes a disabled individual’s present level of performance; educational needs; attainable long-term goals; measurable short-term objectives; types, frequencies & durations of additional special services and aids; appropriate instructional strategies; means to …show more content…
The support services and supplementary aids help the disabled studeents to achieve their annual goals and short-term benchmarks. Personnel support such as para-educators and adapted PE teachers may be deployed to provide additonal help during PE lessons. Modified e quipment could be used to provide students with more experiences of success.
5. Students with disability are strongly encouraged to participate in a regular classroom with their abled peers. The IEP team needs to explain to what extent an individual with disabilities, is able to participate in a regular PE program.
6. To enable individuals to achieve the educational goals, specialised instructions and alternative assessment accommodations should be included in IEP. In cases whereby the individual could not be assessed using standardised testing, the IEP team has to specify the reason for non-participation and why an alternative assessment is more appropraite for the individual.
7. Details on modifications and the schedule of services and review should be included. The frequency, type and duration of the services and when an individual’s progress will be reviewed should also be made known in the