To accelerate learning for various learning levels, scaffolds are temporary instructional supports designed to help students successfully access grade-appropriate activities just beyond their current independent ability. This Achieve the Core resource helps math teachers diagnose the root cause of grade-level challenges and design targeted scaffolds and interventions to address them.
Meeting Students’ Needs Through Scaffolding Grid
To accelerate learning for various learning levels, scaffolds are temporary instructional supports designed to help students successfully access grade-appropriate activities just beyond their current independent ability. This resource from Expeditionary Learning helps ELA teachers use front-end scaffolding (i.e., preparing students to better understand how to access complex text before they read it) and back-end scaffolding (i.e., helping …
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Priority Instructional Content in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics
Determining which content should be the highest priority based on what students will need to deeply know and understand to demonstrate readiness for the next grade is an important piece of igniting learning. Student Achievement Partners (SAP) suggest prioritizing ELA and Math for all grades. Their priority instructional guides are designed to help instructional leaders find new efficiencies …
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How to Make Online Learning Accessible for Students with Learning Challenges
Includes six precepts for how to build an online learning platform, embracing UDL principles that work for students with learning differences.
UDL-based tips from Understood on how to create online assignments
Tips for working with students while being sensitive to learning barriers and disparities in access to technology.
Universal Design for Learning in Online Formats
Presents ideas that can help you make sure your online learning environment provides opportunities for individualized learning that can help students with learning and linguistic differences. Many of the strategies are also useful for students who cannot yet access complex texts independently.
Distance Learning: 6 UDL Best Practices for Online Learning
UDL practices to proactively reduce barriers to learning so all students can engage.