Learner Variability and Access to Learning Richard Jackson Emmaus Series Spring Retreat May 5, 2016

GOALS 1.Understand Learner Variability 2.Introduce UDL Theory 3.Explore UDL Guidelines 4.Discover Resources for UDL Implementation

Growing Up with Special Needs

Learning from Text

Large Print Solution

Opitcal Solutions

Optical Solutions

Analogue Solutions

Audio-Supported Reading in Action

A Deaf Adult’s Story

What Does Learner Variability Look Like?

Terman’s Legacy

Phases of Inclusion Segregation Mainstreaming Inclusion through accommodations Inclusion through restructuring

35 Years of IDEA

From Mainstreaming to Inclusion in the late 20 th Century Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Education for All the Handicapped Children Act of 1975 Technology Related Assistance Act of 1988 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997, 2004 Every Students Succeeds Act of 2016 (ESEA)

IDEA Disabilities? 1.Intellectual Disability 2.Hearing impairments 3.Vision impairments 4.Speech and language impairments 5.Learning Disabilities 6.Emotional Disturbance 7. Orthopedic impairments 8. Other health impairments 9. Autism 10. Traumatic brain injury 11. Deaf-Blindness 12. Multiple disabilities

Components of IDEA Zero Reject Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) Child Find Age (birth through age 21) Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Due Process Confidentiality of Records (FERPA)

Components of IDEA (continued) Nondiscriminatory testing Parent and Student Participation Access to the General Curriculum Participation in Accountability Highly Qualified Educator National Instructional Materials Standard (NIMAS)

Special Education & Related Services Teacher of Students with Moderate Special Needs Teacher of Students with Severe/Intensive Special Needs Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments Occupational Therapist Physical Therapist Orientation and Mobility Specialist Audiologist Speech Language Pathologist

Response to Intervention (RtI)

Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports

The Massachusetts Tiered System of Supports

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Origins of Universal Design 29

UDL Origins and Definition 30 Drawbacks of Retrofitting Each retrofit solves only one local problem Retrofitting can be costly Many retrofits are UGLY!

UDL Origins and Definition 31 Architect, Ron Mace “Consider the needs of the broadest possible range of users from the beginning”

UD Solutions

Learners and the Curriculum 34

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ACCESSASSESSMENTENGAGEMENT Adapted from CAST

37 What Does Learning Look Like?

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UD in Schools 40

What is UDL? Curriculum design framework Helps conceptualize inclusion Three brain networks Three principles UDL is about the success of ALL learners

THE UDL GUIDELINES What are they?

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A Boring Slide About the Nuts and Bolts 3 Principles 9 Guidelines 31 Checkpoints 3 Primary Representations –Full-text of the guidelines –Graphical organizer –Teacher checklist

What are the UDL Guidelines? Based on research collected from a variety of fields Based on a classification of the brain as three primary networks Overview of the possible barriers within the learning environment A tool for teachers and curriculum developers

Principle 1: Provide Multiple Means of Representation 1.Provide options for perception 2.Provide options for language, mathematical expressions, and symbols 3.Provide options for comprehension

Principle 2: Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression 3.Provide options for physical action 4.Provide options for expression and communication 5.Provide options for executive functions

Principle 3: Provide Multiple Means of Engagement 7.Provide options for recruiting interest 8.Provide options for sustaining effort and persistence 9.Provide options for self-regulation

Principles of UDL –Provide multiple, flexible methods of presentation –Provide multiple, flexible methods of action and expression –Provide multiple, flexible options for engagement udlcenter/udl#video0 49

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AIM: Simply Said

Digital Audio Information System