Assistive Technology Guidance Manual

Universal Design for Learning  is a set of principles that guide curriculum development resulting in equal opportunities for learning of all students. There are guidelines and qualifications that must me met for each grade for a student to be at standard levels. They take into consideration that not all learning can be taught the same and that all students will understand so that is why they have extra help for those who have a harder time at learning. When I was doing my observational hours in a SPED classroom, there were some students who were taken out of the classroom because they were not up to the standard in the class and needed more guided learning. Teachers should have a variety of how they teach material such as objectives on the board, they also need to be reiterated vocally because some people are auditory learners. Both UDL and AT have three common goals for learning variability that being students are able to receive multiple representations of the content that are best suited for the individual student. Students are to be engaged in curricular activities in a way that is informative into what is being taught. Finally students are allowed to present evidence of their learning that is best effective for them and how they actually learned the topic.