title: Universal Design for Learning: speech-language pathologists and their teams making the common core curriculum accessible.
abstract: The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework was named in the supporting documents for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as a means of helping all students, especially those with disabilities, to meet and exceed the rigorous expectations. This article will describe the principles of UDL, show how educational teams use the framework to design instruction to teach the CCSS with examples from science and English language arts, and finally explore how the implementation of UDL provides an opportunity for speech-language pathologists to play a critical role in school improvement and instructional design and support.
authors.affiliation: Macomb Intermediate School District, Clinton Twp, Michigan 48038-1100, USA. mstaskowski@misd.net
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Staskowski
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hardin
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wozniak
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D004493:Education / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D004496:Education, Continuing; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States