Adapted Health and Physical Education

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Class Hours: 3 Lab/Discussion: 0 Credits: 3 Prerequisite: SPSY 102 , HLPE 209 ; at least one of the following: KINS 214 , KINS 215 , HLPE 216 , KINS 217 , HLPE 218 , HLPE 316 Description: Introduces the educational issues and methods used to effectively instruct students with disabilities and other issues that become barriers to learning. Includes a study of current laws and guidelines regarding the legal rights of students with disabilities and their parents. Identifies low and high incidence of disabilities, recognitions of structural deviation, and corrective exercises. Introduces instructional adaptations to facilitate learning in the health classroom and gymnasium.