Getting started with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
          Use these three UDL principles adapted from CAST when you’re planning a lesson, 
          daily routine, or activity for your students. 
          Provide multiple means of engagement
          How can I engage all students in my class?       Examples:
          •  In what ways do I give students choice         • Survey students about their interests,
             and autonomy?                                    strengths, and needs. Incorporate the
          •  How do I make learning relevant to               findings into lessons.
             students’ needs and wants?                     • Use choice menus for working
          •  In what ways is my classroom accepting           toward goals.
             and supportive of all students?                • State learning goals clearly
                                                              and in a way that feels
                                                              relevant to students.
          Provide multiple means of representation
          How can I present information in ways that       Examples:
          reach all learners?                               • Make it easy for students to adjust
          •  Have I considered options for how printed        font sizes and background colors
             texts, pictures, and charts are displayed?       through technology.
          •  What options do I provide for students         • Provide options for engaging
             who need support engaging with printed           with texts, such as text-to-              
             texts and/or with auditory learning?             speech, audiobooks, or
                                                              partner reading.
          Provide multiple means of action and expression
          How can I offer purposeful options for           Examples:
          students to show what they know?                  • Provide calendars and checklists to help
          •  When can I provide flexibility with timing       students track the subtasks for meeting
             and pacing?                                      a learning goal.
          •  Have I considered methods aside from           • Allow students to show what they know
             paper-and-pencil tasks for students to           through a variety of formats, such
             show what they know?                             as a poster presentation or a graphic
          •  Am I providing students access to                organizer.
             assistive technology (AT)?                     • Provide students with access to
                                                              common AT, such as speech- 
                                                              to-text and text-to-speech.
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