The following books are available to check out from the T/TAC William & Mary Library. [Read more…]
Library Book Suggestions – February 2017
Filed Under: Library Book Suggestions Tagged With: co-planning, Co-Teaching, inclusive practices, paraprofessionals, parents, UDL
Supporting the Success of Students With Disabilities in the General Education Curriculum
The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (2004) requires that students with disabilities have access to the general education curriculum. To accomplish this, Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams identify student needs as well as supports and services to address those needs. Once that is in place, students with disabilities must be provided specially designed instruction within the context of the general education curriculum as specified in the IEP.
Filed Under: Learning Disabilities, Newsletter Articles, Specially Designed Instruction Tagged With: Evidence-based Practices, Math, Science, Social Studies, UDL
The Principles of Universal Design for Learning and Accessible Learning
The mandate to make curricula accessible to all learners has been embedded into recent educational legislation that defines and endorses the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the 2016 National Education Technology Plan build on the work of The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST). UDL was first defined in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) as follows:
Filed Under: Newsletter Articles Tagged With: Accessible Learning, UDL
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