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  Access to Digital Materials for Students with Text-Related Disabilities

  J. Karger & J. Lazar, 2014

  This article summarizes the key legal and policy issues associated with the provision of digital learning materials to students with text-related disabilities, including dyslexia. These issues include the challenges posed by digital text ...

• Article

  CAST Science Writer: A Grades 7-12 Tool for Report Writing

  S. Reed & P. Coyne, 2013

  Stacey Reed, a 7th grade science teacher, and Peggy Coyne, a CAST research scientist, describe CAST Science Writer, a free interactive web-based instructional tool to support students’ writing scientific reports. Based on the framework ...

• CAST Comments on the College Affordability Act

  Wednesday, October 16, 2019

  CAST released a statement after the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee introduced the College Affordability Act (H.R. 4674), which aims to improve opportunities for students from all backgrounds.

• UDL Implementation Planning

  

  CAST’s UDL Implementation Planning is designed to address the unique needs of your school, district or organization and affect systems-level change.

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  Background Knowledge Instruction and the Implications for UDL Implementation

  N. Strangman, T. Hall, & A. Meyer, 2004

  Reading to learn is a fundamental literacy skill and one closely tied to success in all areas of the curriculum. This article examines the research on instructional approaches to support students’ use of background knowledge. …

• Senior U.S. Department of Education Officials Visit CAST

  Monday, September 12, 2016

  Senior U.S. Department of Education officials visit CAST and local schools that practice UDL during "Opportunity Across America" Back-to-School Bus Tour. Sue Swenson, acting assistant secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), and Ruth Ryder, acting director of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), will visit CAST on Tuesday afternoon for a “Learning and Listening” roundtable discussion of hot-button topics such as ways to improve K-12 literacy instruction, assessment, classroom products, and teacher preparation to make schools more inclusive and effective.

• OCTAE launches new adult education teacher training modules rooted in UDL

  

  Tuesday, April 11, 2023

  These new modules, developed in partnership with CAST, are research-based, interactive, and built on feedback from educators in the field of adult learning.

• CAST Teams Up with Rural California Schools to Build Bridges for Learning & Healing

  

  We're supporting districts in northern California to recover after learning loss as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic compounded with the devastating wildfires in that region.

• Stephen P. Crosby

  

  Independent Consultant & Co-Founder, The Civic Action Project

  A member of CAST's Board of Directors since 1995, Steve Crosby has over 45 years of experience in policymaking, entrepreneurship, non-profits, and academics.

• CAST Participates in Nationwide Design Event

  

  Tuesday, December 1, 2015

  On November 18, Digital Promise hosted the first-ever design challenge titled “Designing a Better Future for Adult Learners.” The event took place in five locations across the United States, linked by simulcast web conferencing technology. CAST's Director of Design, Kim Ducharme, and Senior Interactive Designer, Cassandra Sell, both participated.