Teachers can adapt activities to make PE inclusive for all students, including those with physical and/or learning disabilities.

By Will Ortlinghaus

“Physical education (PE) teachers develop not only students’ motor skills but also their physical literacy, which includes the knowledge, understanding, and confidence to engage in physical activity throughout life. Social skill development, cooperation, communication, appropriate competition, and adaptability are all a part of an active, experiential learning environment.

However, given the potentially large class sizes, the wide variety of physical abilities, very diverse motivation levels, and the fact that more often than not an adaptive PE specialist won’t be available to help students with physical and/or learning disabilities, the physical education teacher faces some unique challenges. How do you support all students in physical education classes? “

https://www.edutopia.org/article/inclusive-physical-education-all-students