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MULTI-SENSORY INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH
System 44 honors students’ diversity of learning styles with a multi-sensory
instructional approach.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) reduces barriers that limit student access to the curriculum through the use of digital media and other forms of technology. Instructional materials designed with UDL principles o er multiple means of working with educational content, including representation, action and expression, and engagement.
System 44 simpli es the implementation of UDL in the classroom. The structure of the software and print materials is designed to address the reality of learner variability and provide equal opportunities for all students.
MULTIPLE MEANS OF REPRESENTATION
System 44’s multi-sensory approach includes interactive software with digital, audio, and visual support. For example, a “mouth position” video or animation provides both visual and aural models of accurate phoneme articulation. Audiobooks, manipulatives, and teacher- led instruction o er additional opportunities to use visual, aural, kinesthetic, and tactile modalities to access lesson content.
MULTIPLE MEANS OF ACTION AND EXPRESSION
During teacher-led lessons, students have opportunities to express themselves through writing and discussion in one-on-one, small-group, and whole-group settings. In the software, students can practice and demonstrate fluency by reading and recording software passages at the end of each software series. System 44 also includes both software- and paper- based assessments.
MULTIPLE MEANS OF ENGAGEMENT
Small-group, whole-group, and independent activities provide a variety of settings for students to engage with the curriculum. System 44 software activities encourage playing with sounds and symbols,
and di erentiate instruction
to meet students’ varied needs. Likewise, paperbacks of graduated lengths focus on subjects relevant to students’ lives and interests.
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