WEEK 5 BLOG
Part 1 I selected the Universal Design for Learning article by Rogers-Shaw et al. (2018). In their article they discussed the basics of universal design and the advantages for not only students with disabilities, language barriers, and of low socioeconomic backgrounds, but also advantages for all learners. Rogers-Shaw et al. (2018) stated, "UDL has been used with 'students with atypical backgrounds in the dominant language, cognitive strategies, culture, or history of the average classroom who, therefore, face barriers in accessing information when present in a manner that assumes a common background among all students'" (p. 21). They mentioned the Goldilocks analogy for UDL in that educators need to try different methods until they find what is just right for their students. Rogers-Shaw et al. also mentions that with UDL, there is a "focus on learning relevance, value, and authenticity in terms of learners' needs and desires through the inc