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Supporting Students with Disabilities in Language Arts

Supporting Students with Disabilities in Language Arts explores the Universal Design for Learning framework and how it can be applied to provide appropriate scaffolds and supports to create rigorous learning environments where all students are encouraged to achieve goals which represent high expectations.


About This Course

In this module, educators begin by considering the value of recognizing that all learners, including students with disabilities, are diverse learners. Next, participants will learn about the foundation for Universal Design for Learning, its definition, and how the UDL Principles and Guidelines support and inform classroom practices. They’ll also examine how UDL applies to the four components of curriculum: Instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments, and be introduced to the concept of “watering-up” the curriculum. Then, participants examine how to keep expectations high by setting goals that align with the skills and strategies identified in the grade-level standards. The module also covers how to adapt the curriculum and provide supports to meet the needs of variable learners in any classroom, including scaffolding, accommodations, and modifications. The module culminates with a look at attributes, examples, and applications of formative assessment.

Participant Outcomes
After completing this module, participants will:

  • Be familiar with the complexity of the Standards for ELA & Literacy, their vertical progression and grade-level expectations, and the implications for learners with disabilities.
  • Understand how applying the Universal Design for Learning framework to planning and teaching reduces barriers in instruction; provides appropriate accommodations, supports, and challenges; and maintains high expectations for all students.
  • Be able to create, administer, analyze, and use results from formative assessment to improve instructional practice and student learning.
 
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PCG Education Subject Matter Experts


PCG Education’s Pepper modules are developed by educational professionals with deep experience in teaching and learning, instructional leadership, curriculum design, professional development, and the implementation of College and Career Ready Standards. Our subject matter experts hold advanced degrees and have years of classroom experience. In addition to being excellent educators and dynamic professional development facilitators, many of our staff have held leadership roles in schools, district offices, and state departments of education.

PCG Education team members have deep content knowledge in: 1) standards-aligned curriculum, instruction, and assessment; 2) data use to inform teaching and learning; 2) targeted instructional strategies to support struggling learners, students with disabilities, and English Language Learners; 3) leadership capacity in low performing schools; 4) multi-tiered systems of support (RtI2) for core and intervention instruction to support diverse learners; and 5) program reviews, strategic planning, and program evaluation.

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Course Code: SE310
Course Release: Aug 02, 2016
Estimated Effort: 3 Hours

Suggested Prerequisites:
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