Universal Design for Learning

Council for Exceptional Children definition:

In terms of learning, universal design means the design of instructional materials and activities that makes the learning goals achievable by individuals with wide differences in their abilities to see, hear, speak, move, read, write, understand English, attend, organize, engage, and remember. Universal design for learning is achieved by means of flexible curricular materials and activities that provide alternatives for students with differing abilities. These alternatives are built into the instructional design and operating systems of educational materials-they are not added on after-the-fact.

(Research Connections, Number 5, Fall 1999, p.2)

UDL accomplished by multiple means of:

·         Representation

·         Engagement

·         Expression