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Article
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 ...
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Article
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 ...
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Statement
CAST, 2023
This document provides evidence-based considerations regarding digital accessibility for students with disabilities, and other underserved populations, that can and should be incorporated across all federal policy impacting access to education.
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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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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.
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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.
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Article
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. …
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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.
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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.
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Webinar
2:00PM – 3:00PM ET on Tuesday, February 23, 2021
This webinar from the AEM Center will explore Texthelp’s Read&Write—a literacy support tool that helps students move forward with rigor and without barriers, no matter where their learning takes place.