Saturday, September 20, 2014

Potential Curriculum Barriers Before Implementing UDL

On the Cast website there is another area that is interesting and a good resource for educators trying to implement UDL (Universal Design for Learning) into their classroom and curriculum.  It is within the Cast “Teaching Every Student” section under “Getting Started with UDL” and it is a tool called: Curriculum Barriers Finder.  This tool allows an educator to take a case study on the site and learn about potential curriculum barriers; it allows the educator to compare materials/methods, the student qualities (either weak or strong), and the potential barriers / missed opportunities. 

For you to get an idea of what I’m talking about, here is a potential curriculum barrier using the type of student I work with in the special education program within a typical reading comprehension classroom:

I encourage all of you to go to the site and download the Curriculum Barriers Template and use it to find potential curriculum barriers for the students in your classroom.


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