Name of teaching material
Guide rope (support the visually impaired runner to run in safety) self-made product
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| Target |
Children and students with visual impairment Elementary, junior high, and high school divisions |
|---|---|
| Disability category | visual impairment |
| Teaching units / Applicable scenes | physical education other |
| Specific purposes |
◎ To support the visually impaired runner to stay at a consistent distance from the accompanying sighted runner and thus run in safety ○ To help teach the rhythm and movement of running to children and students with visual impairment ○ To help both children and students with visual impairment and the accompanying runner to run long distances smoothly |
| Considerations for disability characteristics | When students with visual impairment run, some kind of support, such as a sound source or an escort, is needed to secure their safety. The guide rope can help the accompanying runner to run naturally without having to change his/her running form. |
| Expected effects and results |
･ By having an accompanying runner run alongside the student, the student can relax and concentrate on running. ･ The student can learn the rhythm and movement of running. ･ Use of the guide rope enables runners to keep their running form and thus run long distances. |
| How to use |
･ The child with visual impairment or student and the accompanying runner each hold the guide rope in the hand nearest to each other and then run. When running in this manner, the two runners need to coordinate their hand and leg movements as if running a three-legged race. ･ The rope is difficult to hold if it is too thin. Therefore, use of a rope with a diameter of about 5 mm is recommended. If the rope is made of a slippery material, the knot can become untied. Materials such as a headband can be substituted for the guide rope. ･ The guide rope can be made from a loop of rope 50 or 100 cm long. If it is easier to run with a shorter guide rope (i.e. closer to the partner) make the loop shorter by doubling it. |
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| Useful for other students |
- Informant Special Needs Education School for the Visually Impaired, University of Tsukuba
- Keywords Physical education, track and field, running
- Created 2016-11-11 11:37:47
- Updated 2020-06-08 13:01:15