Special Education
APE-2-24 Adaptive Physical Education SEN
Adaptive Physical Education (APE) is a specialized program that caters to the unique physical education needs of students with disabilities. Individualized plans are created to address each student's specific abilities, interests, and goals. Trained professionals work closely with students to provide support, using adapted equipment and techniques to ensure full participation. APE promotes physical fitness, motor skills, and overall well-being, boosting self-esteem and confidence. This inclusive approach opens doors to new opportunities for students to lead healthy and active lifestyles.
Summary:
- Test and assess physical education capabilities of students with varied disabilities.
- Write in behavioral terms and evaluate instructional objectives for adaptive physical education.
- Reassess and change students' programs as needed.
- Analyze, develop, and implement physical education curricula for students with handicap problems.
- Adapt physical and motor fitness instructional methods for students with disabilities.
RTI-SEND Response to Intervention
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a system of support that schools put in place to provide high-quality education to children with Special Education Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) and any other additional needs which may constitute the need for intervention and/or support beyond the regular provisions of the mainstream education system. RTI was originally developed as an overall framework for prediction, remediation and prevention of negative outcomes common for children with SEND and any other additional educational needs. In this course, student teachers will be understanding how to aid in the identification of learning disabilities and other additional educational needs, behaviour problems/challenges and personalized Response to Intervention (RTI) specifically to the individual needs of children. The Course is also designed to guide teachers on how to improve instructional quality, and provide children with developmentally appropriate academic opportunities. Further, the Courses offers a platform to guide the implementation of a differentiated curriculum with different instructional methods and tiers of increasingly intensive, scientific, research-based interventions to support all children.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
On successful completion of this course of study participants will be able to:
1. Describe their understanding of Response to Intervention (RTI) as it relates to the education practices in Guyana.
2. Discuss when Response to Intervention (RTI) may become necessary and how early this may take place.
3. Describe the characteristics and issues surrounding Response to Intervention (RTI) in early childhood, including the impact of social-communicative skills, speech and language characteristics, and cognitive and play skills.
4. Describe the Tiers of Intervention.
5. Under how to use evidence based practices for Response to Intervention (RTI).
6. Understand and use the Ministry of Education Guyana Screening Packet
7. Designed a multi-tiered system of Response to Intervention (RTI) support for their school or school district
8. Value that effective teaching is the first line of Response to Intervention (RTI).