The goal for every student is to learn, but not every child learns in the same way. Kids with disabilities may have an especially difficult time with traditional classroom materials. Today, teachers compensate for variation among their students by adapting how they present information, structure assignments, and test for understanding. Leaning towards the future, these adaptations may be built into the curriculum materials, thanks to Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL uses computer technology to create an educational environment that allows ALL students, including those with learning disabilities, to succeed in general education classrooms with minimal use of assistive technology (AT).
Universal Design for Learning video
The BVSD AT team is looking toward the future and blurring these lines by making several UDL recommendations to special education teachers:
1. installing the free Google app, Read & Write for Google. It is an additional toolbar that sits over top any google doc, and offers several tools that may be useful to all users.
2. activating the free "speak" button in Word documents (allows text to be read aloud in all Word documents)
Instructions for activating Speak:
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