Season 2, Episode 13, March 27, 2024
The TEACHING CONTENT Podcast
By Robb Scott, host and author
"The Riyadh Proposal: #1, Adapting ESL for Students with Visual Impairment"
Alt-text = Report written by Robb Scott:
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Program Notes:
"The Adapted English Language Curriculum Project"
Proposal and Work Plan
Submitted March 8, 2012
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1. KSU-PY vision, Mission, Goals
2. Guiding Principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) - (Rose & Meyer, 2002)
3. UDL Teaching Methods
4. Recommendation #1: For every classroom lesson, use the UDL Educator Checklist to confirm accessibility for students with special needs.
5. UDL Educator Checklist (CAST, 2012)
6. Why do we need an adapted curriculum?
7. Recommendation #2: As we develop the adapted ESL curriculum for current KSU_PY students with visual impairments, we should envision and strive to bring about a true UDL environment for them.
8. Recent history of special needs instruction in ESL at Education Experts - KSU-PY
9. Current work plan of the Special Needs Team
10. Considerations in Adapting Materials for Students with Special Needs
11. Steps in Adapting Materials for Special Needs (Lenz & Schumaker, 2003)
12. Step 1: Creating a Plan
13. Step 2: Evaluating Needs Not Being Met
14. Step 3: Developing Goals for Teaching Strategies and Adaptations
15. Hopkins Lesson Template (Hopkins, 2011)
*Warm-Up Activity, *Create Context, *Core Materials, *Controlled Practice, *Vocabulary Extension, *Communicative Activity
16. Step 4: Determine a Focus on Content or Format Adaptations
17. Step 5: Identify Features of the Curriculum That Need to Be Adapted (Aiazzi, 2008) (Cox & Dykes, 2001) (Klatzy & Lederman, 1988)
18. Step 6: Determine Type of Adaptation To Serve Students' Needs
19. Step 7: Inform Students and Their Families About Adaptations
20. Recommendation #3: In consultation and coordination, and with the permission of KSUPY administration, the special needs team should communicate clearly with students and families regarding the adapted curriculum for students with special needs.
21. Step 8: Implement, Evaluate, and Adjust the Adaptations
22. Recommendation #4: Each stage in the development of adapted materials and curriculum for students with special needs at KSUPY should be conducted in consultation and coordination with the special needs teams of instructors at the East campus.
23. Step 9: Fade the Adaptations When Possible
24. Recommendation #5: On a regular basis, data should be collected from a representative set of classrooms across the Education Experts, KSUPY, and associated organizations, to determine progress towards an institution-wide UDL learning environment.
25. Conclusion
26. References
Thank you for listening!
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Robb Scott, Author and Host
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