Special Educational Needs in Physical Education

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodology includes teacher’s exhibition of theoretical and practical-theoretical matters, through the use of lectures, audiovisual and interactive and student’s presentation of theoretical-practical tasks.

Ongoing evaluation consists of the elaboration of tasks about the unit syllabus.

Learning Outcomes

To promote theoretical and practical knowledge in the intervention with students with special educational needs (SEN) and their inclusion in Physical education classes and to develop the skills of the future physical educators to plan and to implement appropriate programs to the specific needs of all learners.

Learning outcomes:

- Recognize the definition, classification and etiology of special needs and master the educational strategies according to the characteristics of the population;

- Inventory materials and resources available and use appropriate strategies for inclusion in PE classes;

- Propose appropriate tasks according to the psychomotor characteristics of the different special needs: Hearing impairments; Visual impairments; Physical disabilities; Intellectual disabilities; Development disorders and Autism.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

− Historical retrospective: from the special education to inclusion

− The national reality in terms of inclusive education. Individualized Education Program.

− Teaching strategies for with students with SEN.

− The evaluation in adapted PE.

− Taxonomy of the disability and SEN.

− Hearing impairments; Visual impairments; Physical disabilities; Intellectual disabilities; Development disorders and Autism:

− Definition; etiology; classification; functional profile; teaching strategies and adaptations in inclusive PE. Physical fitness instruments adapted for students with SEN.

− Presentation of activities aimed to include of students with disabilities in PE lessons. Physical fitness instruments adapted for students with SEN.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria João Carvalheiro Campos

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Evaluation of the physical fitness level of students with SEN, in PE context: 30.0%
Planning and presenting exercises, with the purpose for students to simulate an adapted activity for students with SEN, in the context of inclusive PE, for each of the disabilities: 30.0%
Field work where students are encouraged to interview professionals of inclusive education, integrated into a research and Synthesis work of a topic of the theoretical class. This theme is selected by students and performed in group, being presented in the classroom, followed by discussion and interactive questioning: 40.0%

Bibliography

Bautista, R. (1997). Necessidades Educativas Especiais. Edição Portuguesa, Lisboa: Dinalivro.

APCC- NRC (2006). Desporto para Deficientes - Manual para Acompanhantes Desportivos, Leonardo da Vinci

projetos-piloto.

Ferreira, J.P. & Campos, M.J. (2002). Ensino Integrado em Educação Física: Textos de apoio. Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física. Universidade de Coimbra.

Hernández, M., Rodriguez, A., Jané, T. & Gres, N. (1999). Actividad Física Adaptada. El Juego y los alumnos com discapacidad. 2ª Ed. Paidotribo.

Rodrigues, D. (Org.) (2007). Investigação em educação inclusiva. Cruz Quebrada: Fórum de Estudos de Educação Inclusiva, FMH.

Sherrill, C. (2003). Adapted Physical Activity, Recreation and Sport. McGraw-Hill.

Winnick, J.P. (2005). Adapted Physical Education and Sport. Human Kinetics.

Winnick, J.P. & Short, F. X. (1999). The Brockport Physical Fitness Test Manual. Human Kinetics.