http://www.kweise.net/portfolio/lesleygrad/5007/UDL%20article_kweise.pdf
Basic Technology Tools for A Diverse Student Population discusses that every student has strengths and difficulties when it comes to school. Schools are being held responsible for the learning of all students.In schools today there are many languages, learning styles, tool skills, backgrounds, disabilities, access, and engagement that all effect learning. There are ways to reach every student, it may take a little effort.
Making enhancements is not only beneficial to one student but can benefit more. For example, the use of sound amplification systems in classrooms can assist students with hearing loss but also benefit students with attention deficit disorder and students whom are audio learners. For students who have visual impairment text manipulations can be done by changing font sizes, contrast, and colors. Also, text speech readers can modify the text to speech, and tools can be used to highlight words and sentences, and offers vocabulary aid when needed for students that speak different languages. In my experience assessing one students needs does benefit many students. I have always been allergic to chalk so my classrooms that had blackboards switched to whiteboards or smartboards which are newer tools in education.
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What I like most about this article is that it touches on the fact that all students learn differently. So there is no "normal" way of learning. Much of the time articles point fingers and say this student or that student is different, and it is not fair. We all have our own quirks, but good teachers will accept them all and help there class grow because of the differences.
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