Universal design for learning

What? 

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based framework that helps teachers plan learning to meet the diverse and variable needs of all students. It supports schools to realise the vision of The New Zealand Curriculum.

So what?

This guide introduces the UDL approach and illustrates the UDL Guidelines in an Aotearoa New Zealand context. As a staff, we explored how hidden barriers to learning can be identified and minimised. In our learning habitat teams, we identified how to ensure all our learners can access learning in ways that work for them.

Now what?

LH1 identified that the potential barriers for learning was that some learners are unable to decode the text

The strategies that we developed to reduce barriers using the UDL checkpoint was:

Checkpoint: Representation

In order to: Ensure learners of all abilities are able to engage in set task

The learning coach could: Use short video clips, Pictures - use visuals, Act it out, Make it - using play dough