Adapted Physical Education Specialists Salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Common tasks

• Provide adapted physical education services to students with intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairments, or other disabling condition.
• Provide students positive feedback to encourage them and help them develop an appreciation for physical education.
• Provide individual or small groups of students with adapted physical education instruction that meets desired physical needs or goals.
• Instruct students, using adapted physical education techniques, to improve physical fitness, gross motor skills, perceptual motor skills, or sports and game achievement.
• Write reports to summarize student performance, social growth, or physical development.
• Evaluate the motor needs of individual students to determine their need for adapted physical education services.
• Establish and maintain standards of behavior to create safe, orderly, and effective environments for learning.
• Collaborate with other educational personnel to provide inclusive activities or programs for children with disabilities.
• Adapt instructional techniques to the age and skill levels of students.
• Assist in screening or placement of students in adapted physical education programs.