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’) ’); CAST CAST Until learning has no limits® Search terms: Who We Are About CAST Team Board Funders & Partners Contact Us Newsroom Our Impact Universal Design for Learning UDL & NETP 2024 UDL in Public Policy Stories From Our Work Timeline of Innovation Our Work Current & Past Projects Research, Design & Development Accessibility & Inclusive Technology Postsecondary Education Workforce & Career Education Remote & Online Environments Professional Learning Publishing Resources (current section) Books & Media Tips & Free Resources Online Tools (current page) Learn with Us About CAST Professional Learning PreK–12 Schools, Districts & States Postsecondary Faculty & Staff Individuals & Small Teams All Offerings Get Involved Research Opportunities UDL & ARP Work at CAST Internships Donate 40th Anniversary UDL-Con 2024 UDL Awards 2024 Sharing CAST Stories Search terms: Home Resources Online Tools UDL Editions™ UDL Editions™ Share: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Because of their flexibility and malleability, digital technologies — especially web-based tools — dramatically expand options for providing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) supports as compared with exclusively print-based media. Created in partnership with the Google Literacy Project and Carnegie Corporation of New York to celebrate World Book Day in 2008, CAST launched UDL Editions of classic public domain texts, including a short story, sonnet, speech, and more, from world literature to demonstrate the power of technology to transform texts in a way that responds to the needs of all kinds of learners. UDL Editions brought seven classic texts into a scaffolded digital reading environment with flexible supports for three facets of learning: understanding content, building skills, and having fun. Six of the texts could be viewed in English, and one in Spanish. The tool reached a target audience of users 10 years of age or older. To incorporate UDL, readers chose their text and level of support desired: minimal, moderate, or maximum, and accessed multimedia resources for background information and enrichment activities for further learning. Supports included: Glossary words In-context explanations of idioms and literary devices Stop-and-think prompts Animated coaches providing hints and support Image descriptions Build-your-own” activities to understand the authors’ craft Interactive maps Teacher resources In addition, a toolbar contributed by Texthelp offered: Text-to-speech read-aloud Dictionary and encyclopedia links Highlight-and-gather Translations between English and Spanish Varied literature was selected to show how a UDL-supported and scaffolded environment can support content across the curriculum and across grade levels. With powerful new technologies and UDL principles, old classics became smart, reader-friendly texts that opened up a new world of reading to learners with diverse abilities, interests, and skills. UDL Editions and other literacy research project work conducted by CAST informed the development of UDL Studio , which guides and supports educators to build their own UDL-supported materials. For more information about UDL Editions, contact Kristin Robinson . UDL Editions in Research Universal Design for Learning in the Classroom: Practical Applications , published in 2012, uses UDL Editions as a case study to discuss how the principles of UDL apply to reading comprehension, teaching, and learning in Chapter 3: Reading Strategy Instruction, Universal Design for Learning, and Digital Texts: Examples of an Integrated Approach . In particular, it addresses the what, how, and why of reading: What: What are the words on the page/screen, and what do they mean? How: How does the reader make sense of the text? Why: Why should the reader care about the text? Learn more & order the book Top of Page CAST Until learning has no limits® Connect with CAST Follow us: Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Instragram Follow us on Pinterest Follow us on YouTube Subscribe to our newsletter Work at CAST More from CAST CAST Publishing UDL Guidelines UDL on Campus National Center on Accessible Educational Materials (AEM Center) Center on Inclusive Technology & Education Systems (CITES) Contact CAST cast@cast.org 781-245-2212 50 Salem St Building B, Ste 303 Lynnfield, MA 01940-0030 Get directions on Google Maps CAST would like to thank TextHelp Systems Ltd. for use of the SpeechStream toolbar in the CAST website. Donate Accessibility Policy Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright Notice © CAST, Inc....