Teaching Resources for Practitioners
NCPEID offers a variety of practitioner-focused resources designed to support high-quality adapted physical education and adapted physical activity programming for individuals with disabilities.
Instructional Resources
Listed sites and materials provide teaching ideas, instructional strategies, multimedia content, and general APE/APE guidance.
A short video on the importance of adapted and general physical education for students with disabilities.
Adapted Physical Education Infographic
Summarizes the purpose of APE, eligibility, and placement. Includes links to resources.
Brad M. Weiner’s APE Resources
Practical teaching resources and tips for working with students with disabilities from an APE teacher of the year.
Camp Abilities Instructional Videos
Videos and instructional materials for teaching individuals with visual impairments across various sports and activities.
National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
A public health practice and resource center offering inclusive health promotion and physical activity materials.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Center on Disability Health and Adapted Physical Activity
Instructional videos for teachers, parents, and students in APE/APA.
Universal Design for Learning infographic
Developed in collaboration with NCHPAD; includes helpful links and UDL-based guidance.
SHAPE America: Roadmap to Adapted Physical Education Course (Free).
An interactive course covering core components of APE services and how to apply them in school settings.
A website with APE teaching resources and activity ideas.
Collaboration Builds Health and Physical Education
Ready-to-use activities, lesson ideas, and resources supporting quality PE and skills-based health education.
Assessment Tools
Listed assessment tools may be used to assess motor skill development, fundamental movement skills, and health-related physical fitness in students with disabilities.
Test of Gross Motor Development-3 (TGMD3)
Assesses 13 fundamental motor skills in children with and without disabilities.
Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT)
A criterion-referenced health-related fitness test for youth with disabilities.
Developmental Assessment for Individuals with Severe Disabilities-3 (DASH-3)
Measures developmental skills across five scales for children and adults with disabilities
Developed by Dr. Melissa Bittner and Dr. Amanda Young (CSU–Long Beach), provides a compiled list of assessments used in APE.
Adapted Physical Education Assessment Tools Directory
A quick reference for identifying appropriate assessment tools for students with disabilities.
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS-3)
Provides in-depth assessment and remediation planning for gross and fine motor development in early childhood.
Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-3)
A comprehensive measure of gross and fine motor proficiency for children and young adults.