A.

Gary Benken
Jacob M.
Friday/12:40-1:40
Fall semester 2019
1 hour every Friday from 9/20-12/6

B. The student I am currently teaching is Jacob. Jacob is in fourth grade and is nine years
old. He is a short, very thin kid with lots of energy and respect for others. Every week, Jacob is
taught every Friday from 12:40 to 1:40 in the Park Center Rock Gym on the second floor. There
are many other kids being taught in the gym as well as Jacob, however this doesn’t make Jacob
distracted with the lesson I teach him. Jacob was assessed on his locomotor and ball skills using
the Test of Gross Motor Skills assessment, or TGMD-3.
Currently, Jacobs performance level in this class is exceptionally well for his age and
seems to be improving every week. His current strengths which I’ve observed include his ability
to slide and skip in the locomotor test and he is very good at catching a ball with two hands and
overhand throwing a ball in the ball skills. Some of his weaknesses include his ability to strike a
stationary ball with two hands and his ability to gallop. Jacob is also a very good listener and
seems excited whenever he arrives to class. He also seems to be very fit and in shape as well.
If Jacob was placed into a regular physical education class, his ability to perform in that
class would depend upon his surroundings and the reaction he has when performing these skills
in front of others. Since Jacob has an emotional/ behavioral disorder, the actions and words
others may say or do may affect the way he acts in class as well. This would be the only factor
that could inhibit his performance in a regular physical education class, because his physical
abilities are very advanced for a student his age.
C.
Psychomotor Long-Term Goal: To improve and perfect Jacob’s skills in Two hand striking
and galloping.
1. Have Jacob learn the cues to perfect these skills
2. Go through the skills in a slow manner so he can understand what he is doing wrong
3. Have Jacob go through the skills at a game like pace and have him describe what may be
wrong and how to fix it.
Fitness Long-Term Goal: To keep Jacob in shape and fit and to learn about ways he can
improve his body and stay healthy
1. Learn some stretches and talk about ways to improve his physical abilities and fitness
2. put him through more vigorous tasks to work on his cardio each week.
3. Have him go through different routines to work on certain areas of his body to improve his
overall physique.
Cognitive Long-Term Goal: To teach Jacob about the importance of learning motor skills and
why its important to question the reason things happen.
1. Teach Jacob the cues needed to learn each motor skill
2. Question Jacob about the skills and the importance of understanding them
3. Question what went wrong when performing a skill and how to fix it
Affective/Behavior Long-Term Goal: To keep Jacob calm and relaxed and to keep him
motivated to learn
1. Encourage Jacob to stay positive and keep trying even if he is struggling.
2. Make the lessons interesting and fun so he stays involved
3. Encourage him to participate with others and interact with them

D. Overall, I don’t believe Jacob has any Health Concerns when participating in any of the
lessons we have planned for him to do.

E. Although Jacob is listed to have behavioral/emotional issues, I have not seen him have
these issues in class. However, if this were to occur, I would advise Jacob to think about what he
is doing before he says or does it. If he refuses to listen and begins to go into a breakdown, I
would then sit him in time out to let him calm down and think about what happened before
continuing with the lesson.

F. Some modifications that may be needed to the equipment to make teaching Jacob
successful include the bats used to strike a ball off a tee. These bats are usually foam bats that are
almost the size of a meter stick. This equipment will be used to help Jacob improve his two-
handed swing with a stationary ball. This equipment can be bought online from EpicSports.com
and the cost of these bats is $7.79.

G. Three adaptations to my teaching style that I have done include the use of drills from
sports to teach Jacob instead of having him just play games the entire time, I’ve involved the use
of problem solving to teach Jacob to learn from his mistakes, and I’ve also allowed other
students to join Jacob to teach him to learn how to make friends and how to play in sports with
others. I set the environment to be facing away from the other students so Jacob doesn’t feel he
may be made fun of for the way he participates in certain sports and to keep him in a more
relaxed environment.
H. The starting date of the services will be on Friday, September 26th, 2019. These services
will be held every week at least once at the SUNY Cortland Park Center Gym. The services will
conclude on December 6th, 2019.

I. The students’ progress toward the annual goal will be measured by how well the student
can learn the skill each week in the tasks that they will be doing. This will be recorded by how
many times the student can perform the skill and if he hits it more than before. A progress report
will be sent by email to the parents, faculty, and staff on how Jacob is doing in achieving his
goal.

J. As my student ages and becomes older, he will need a plan to make sure he transitions
into an adult partaking in life-long adult activities. In 5 years, Jacob will be already through
middle school and possibly in high school. Before reaching this point, he needs to be able to
perform the skills at a mature level and he needs to understand the concept of team sports. In 10
years, Jacob will be 19 years old and will most likely be starting college. By this time, he should
be an expert at determining skills and strategies in all sports and ways to improve his own
physical abilities as well. In 15 years, Jacob will possibly be out of college and begin his actual
job in society, where he will use the skills and mental notes from the past 15 years to help him
get a job. Some of the sports Jacob may be successful in the future if he continues to play them
include Basketball and even baseball. This is because he can shoot very well and his catching
and throwing ability is above average.

K. From what I have observed in Lab time and the way he interacts with others; I feel that
Jacob does not need to be placed in APE services. His performance abilities along with the way
he acts during class show me that he can be placed in a regular PE class.

L. Currently, Jacob has been placed in a general education classroom, but is receiving
special education during certain parts of the day. When he comes to the Gym on Fridays, he
usually has a teaching assistant with him in the class. However, when he is participating in the
class, she usually isn’t around him and lets him do his own thing. No program modifications or
supports have been provided so far in class.