A Level Playing Field

Autor/in	Harac, Lani
Titel	A Level Playing Field
Quelle	In: Teacher Magazine, 16 (2004) 2, S.40-45 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1046-6193
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Learning Theories; Classrooms; Learning Disabilities; Computer Uses in Education; Special Needs Students; Mainstreaming; Educational Technology; Technology Integration; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Classroom; Klassenraum; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Computernutzung; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Unterrichtsmedien; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	In this article, the author features the Universal Design for Learning, a computer-assisted methodology that has enabled special-needs kids in the Boston area to stay in regular classrooms. Developed by a nonprofit group called the Center for Applied Special Technology, the UDL approach--in which students use whatever print or technological tools they need--was originally devised for kids with physical and learning disabilities. It has been so successful among those students that the group recently drew up guidelines for the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and is trying to get UDL into mainstream classes. Its researchers claim that with the right materials, technology, and training, teachers can make all lessons flexible enough to benefit every student--including those considered "disabled." Here, the author discusses how the UDL approach is applied in the Boston area, where CAST's wide-ranging theories have already met the day-to-day realities of the classroom. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10