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Free online graphical dictionary

A visual thesaurus

KidsClick! is a web search site designed for kids by librarians - with kid-friendly results Pictures, Sound, and video, too

Students are likely to know many more words than they use in their writing. This lesson is designed to help students better use their vocabulary by teaching (or reviewing) what verbs are and to then help them access verbs they already know and use them in sentences. Students work together to brainstorm and create lists of verbs for each of the letters of the alphabet. Then, choosing one verb for each letter, they create pages for an Action Alphabet book. Each page includes an illustration and a sentence using the verb in context. The project can be adapted according to age level and language ability. Students in kindergarten may work together on a class book, while older students may work in small groups or individually. Similarly, the complexity of the example sentences will vary depending on students' writing levels."

A new way of thinking about curriculum developmentDiversity and variability are the norm, not the exception in modern classrooms. Using the UDL Curriculum Toolkit curriculum developers can address learner variability through the provision of Universal Design for Learning.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/ classroom organization, room set up, furniture arrangement

Free educational printables and activities for children pre-kindergarten through first grade.

Making Learning Fun is an early childhood education website filled with free printables designed to do just that, make learning fun! You will find themes-based activities to complement many popular book titles.

Paul Hamilton's resource on Universal Design for Learning. Gives overview and then ideas/examples of tool use based on representation, expression, and engagement

How UDL can be related to vocational programs

This tutorial hits all the important components of creating an accessible website.

How does Common Core align with UDL?

Resources from the High Incident Assistive Technology Team in Montgomery County Public Schools related to UDL

Episode #101 of the A.T.TIPSCAST features a brief discussion about what comes next in one's personal quest to learn more about the implementation of the Universal Design for Learning framework.

CAST's YouTube Channel about Universal Design for Learning

"Welcome to Weather Wiz Kids®. I'm meteorologist Crystal Wicker. I designed this website especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. It's also a wonderful educational website for teachers and parents to give them the right tools to explain the different types of weather to children. "

This site offers free software that runs online and doesn't require an install. Topic areas include around the house, animals, food, letters, numbers, clothes and body, size, shape and color that build vocabulary, concentration, cooperation and literacy. Simplistic format designed for learners with complex learning needs.

This site offers free software that does not require an install. Great for students with Autism and other complex learning needs

Comic Strip Generator

UDL Guidelines in Practice

The Misunderstood Minds project consists of three elements: The PBS documentary, the companion Web site on PBS Online, and the Developing Minds Multimedia Library. The Misunderstood Minds website includes profiles of students in the documentary; sections on Attention, Reading, Writing, and Mathematics; and Interactive Activities, called Experience Firsthand which are designed to give visitors a sense of what it may be like for a student struggling with a basic skill.