Universal Design for Learning and Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom

2014 ◽  
pp. 165-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Blum ◽  
Howard P. Parette
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Early Childhood Classroom ◽  
Design For Learning

Pedagogy and Use of Apps for Early Literacy

2013 ◽  
pp. 180-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard P. Parette ◽  
Craig Blum ◽  
Katie Luthin
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Literacy Development ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Integration Strategies

As early childhood education professionals increasingly integrate apps into their classroom settings to support literacy development, they are challenged to effectively connect Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles with apps and a pedagogy that leads to outcomes. The EXPECT IT-PLAN IT-TEACH IT conceptual framework for integrating apps and other 21st Century technologies into the curriculum provides guidance for making such connections. An overview of the framework and its relationship to instructional strategies and assessment is presented, coupled with descriptions of three prominent apps having UDL features and which hold potential to support literacy development. Examples of how the apps are connected to instructional methods and integration strategies are provided.

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