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Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Provide individualized physical education instruction or services to children, youth, or adults with exceptional physical needs due to gross motor developmental delays or other impairments.
How does this connect to your interests? →A look at the work
- 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.
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Skills to explore
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Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
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Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
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Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
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Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
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Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
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Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
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Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
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Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
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Source preparation category: Job Zone 4 of 5 · 2026-08. This category describes typical preparation, not your eligibility.
Related study fields
Source crosswalk connections are research leads, not required qualifications.
Special Education and Teaching, General →
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness →
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances →
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities →
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities →
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments →
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness →
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities →
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments →
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism →
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed →
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries →
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O*NET-SOC code 25-2059.01 · Database 31.0 · Retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Dates on individual observations describe their source periods.
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