Welcome to UDL Training and Implementation Resources
Low Incidence Strategies Consultant: Sheila Henson.
You can contact me by phone (502) 647-3533 Ext. 223 or email.
eBooks
Click on a link below to download an e-book in Word 2007 format.
Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
Jungle Book - Rudyard
Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter
Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe
Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
Around the World - Jules Verne
Resource Lists
AAC Assessment Resources.docx
AAC Resources.docx
Spelling Samples
Spelling Samples in Word 2007 format
Implementation Assistance
Training teachers and students
on how to use software such as Read and Write Gold is only the beginning
when trying to implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Although
Read and Write Gold can be used to assist in implementation, the program
itself is not UDL. Keep in mind that UDL is used to prevent barriers from
occuring in the first place, and to give ALL students better access to the
curriculum. It is not a tool to give to students who cannot do the work
others are doing.
Keeping the above in mind when
designing lesson plans, teachers should move away from many traditional
approaches to teaching. Instead of instructing students to read a chapter
and answer the questions at the end, the teacher should instruct students
to read, listen, view a video, research on the internet, or view a power
point on the lesson at hand, and then write, present, construct, or type
their responses. In doing this, a student who has trouble reading may use
a textreader to have information read from the internet out loud. Or, a
student with low vision may listen to an interview being conducted on the
subject. Both of these examples give students who did not have access to
the curriculum before the ability to complete their assignments just as
any other student would.
Making the curriuculum accessible
for all students requires planning in advance. Below is a list of resources
from the CAST Organization that can assist
teachers in implementing Universal Design for Learning in their classrooms. These links will bring you directly to the site.
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