MULTIPLE MEANS OF REPRESENTATION Amber Currie 01/04/16 EDU620

UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING  Provide Multiple Means of Representation  Checkpoint 3.2: Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships

INTERACTIVES: ELEMENTS OF A STORY  This form of technology can be used for students ages K-12  Elements of a Story helps students understand important elements of a story.  Addresses: Setting, Characters, Sequence, Exposition, Conflict, Climax, and Resolution.  Reads audio out loud to students.

HOW IT WORKS …  Interactive elements of story reads a story to the student. After the story the reader goes through the clarifying structure of a story. The reader helps the student identify key elements of the story such as the climax or the setting.  This technology allows students to have a deeper understanding of the story and helps students with reading comprehension.

KEY CONSIDERATIONS  How does this help learners meet the goal? Interactive stories help students understand the story that is being read to them. By addressing each part of the story, it allows the student to comprehend what the story means. Interactive stories are flexible and can be used for all grade levels. This form of technology helps students who have reading comprehension problems. Or who may have a hard time learning to read. This method of technology appeals to students learning English as well.  How does this account for the variability of all learners? This type of technology is flexible for many diverse learners. Students who may have trouble seeing are able to listen to the audio of the story. Students with reading comprehension problems are given the opportunity to have the story broken down to them. Helps students to have clarity what was read to them.  Are learners seeing the important patterns in the information? Leaners can see that by reading a story and addressing the important aspects of the story help you to better understand. By fingering out what the plot is, setting, climax, conflict, or resolution the student is given a deeper understanding of what they have read.

FUTURE PRACTICE This resource can be used in many grade levels. Students that have problems with reading comprehension can use these to gain a better understanding of the stories they are reading. I see this tool being very beneficial in my future practice working with elementary school students. This tool is great to give an assessment on an particular story. I could assess the student on the plot, details of the characters, or any key element of a story. The good thing about interactive elements of a story is that it can work for many diverse leaners.

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