The National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with
Disabilities (NCPERID) defines adapted physical education as the following:

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Adapted physical education (APE) is physical education which may be adapted or
modified to address the individualized needs of children and youth who have gross
motor developmental delays.
 
This service should include the following:
- Assessment and instruction by qualified personnel means that professionals are
prepared to gather assessment data and provide physical education instruction for
children and youth with disabilities and developmental delays.

- Accurate assessment data, including diagnostic and curriculum-based data collected
by qualified personnel.
- Individualized Education Program (IEP) Goals and Objectives / Benchmarks are
measurable and objective statements written by the physical education instructor. The
goals and objectives are reflective of the physical education instructional content and
monitored/evaluated according to district policy, to ensure that goals and objectives are
being met in a timely manner.

 

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