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UDL & AT in instruction

UDL and AT examples and solutions for individuals barriers to learning.

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What is required of students?

In the phonics lesson provided students are required to be able to:

View and access a paper packet.
Listen to the teachers instructions including the sounds of letters and words.
Navigate a personal whiteboard and dry erase marker.
Write with a dry erase marker and pencil.
Identify images and choose the correct word.
Navigate classroom materials and area.
Collaborate with peers and the teacher.

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The importance

When lesson planning, it is important to identify what will be required of students throughout the lesson. After you identify what is required, you are then able to identify what challenges or barrier students with diverse needs may face when accessing your lesson materials and information. As educators, we must ensure that all students are able to receive an accessible and appropriate education.

On the next slide, we will begin to identify UDL solutions and assistive technology that can be used to assist students with accessing the requirements of the phonics lesson.

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Visual impairments or print disabilities

UDL Solutions:

Provide a digital copy of the workbook
Student would have access to text enlargement, color contrast options, and screen reader software if needed
Headphones would be provided if needed
Allow student preferential seating

Assistive Technology:

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Hearing Impairments

UDL Solutions:

Eliminate background and/or unnecessary noise
Utilize a classroom sound system if necessary
Allow student preferential seating

Assistive Technology:

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Struggles in the area of fine motor skills

UDL Solutions:

Allow student to use a larger marker and pencil
Allow student to type as well as write
Allow student to voice answers in place of writing the entire lesson (but it is important that the student practices fine motor skills).

Assistive Technology:

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Struggles in the area of gross motor skills

UDL Solutions:

Allow student specified or necessary flexible seating
Allow student necessary seating placement
Allow for digital copy if needed

Assistive Technology:

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Problems with encoding and decoding words

UDL Solutions:

This lesson is designed for students who struggle with understanding encoding and decoding.

Assistive Technology:

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Problems in understanding the vocabulary and language

UDL Solutions:

Review and spiral learned and new words
Allow for students to reflect and ask questions/receive clarification
Ensure informal assessments

Assistive Technology:

SpeechStream by texthelp
Use of synonyms/real word connections/context, Kid thesaurus

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Challenges with a large amount of work/information presented

UDL Solutions:

Provide chunked packets
Provide a reduced number of questions presented

Assistive Technology:

DeftPDF to support chunking
Shapes tool in Google Slides to cover questions

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Challenges in social situations and/or collaborations

UDL Solutions:

Provide choices for partner engagement
Provide choices for collaboration
Teacher should assist in navigating peer interactions
Teacher should pair students with intention
Allow students digital responses

Assistive Technology:

Lumio for digital collaboration
Padlet or jamboard for digital collaboration

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Measures Taken

When scanning this presentation for accessibility concerns, no concerns were found.

In order to ensure this PowerPoint is accessible, when creating the presentation the following were considered:

Appropriate headers and sections of text
Utilizing bullet lists for more simple navigation
Ensuring descriptive links
Alt text with images and/or graphics
Appropriate color and text contrast
Ensuring appropriate reading order

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