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CAST is an educational research & development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning.

Visual supports for auditory information UDL

visual communication and synthesis tools. Critical thinking development ideas. Nice site for teachers designing quality instruction. RSA Animate's site.

A wiki loaded with technology resources that promote Universal Design for Learning in all classrooms.

Several great bloggers on this list - SMD Teacher, TLWMSN, Free resources from the Net, EdTech Change, AT Cubed....to name a few!

Universal Design for Learning

is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.

Creates audio files from any text, document, rss or website. You can dowload or embed the audio file.

Boardmaker Share Free downloadable activities if you own Boardmaker Picture Communication software.

WOW! Free tools related to literacy skills. The book builder tool has a section which reads a story (here's a link for "A Tortoise and a Hare") - They offer professional development and multimedia learning tools. ....."A Tortoise and a Hare" - just this one book offers an amazing variety of learning tools including: activating background knowledge, self assessment and reflection, collaboration and communication, action and expression, coping skills and strategies, challenge and support, recruiting interest, goal-centered learning, and designing flexible curriculum. Each of these skills has a specific activity within the story to address it (almost every page has a different one!). Every page also has a question to think about and respond to. At the end it discusses the moral in another activity and the story itself offers extension activities for follow-up. The story is read by a young girl, but there is also a text reader built in, a glossary, and word-by-word English/Spanish translations.

An educational research & development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning.

CAST is an educational research & development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning.