Week 5 - Technology Integration with RTI and UDL
Part 1: Article Summary Universal Design for Learning (UDL) aims to address various needs of students by utilizing a proactive planning framework encompassing environmental, instructional, and technological support. UDL is essential for student success because it ensures students can access and participate in assignments and classroom activities (Basham et al., 2010). Response to Intervention (RTI) encompasses three tiers to allow for various types of support, as well as various levels of intensity of support. The three tiers of RTI are: primary, secondary, and tertiary. For schools that utilize RTI based frameworks, approximately 80% of students receive tier 1 (primary) support, 15% of students receive tier 2 (secondary) support, and 5% of students receive tier 3 (tertiary) support (Basham et al., 2010). While both UDL and RTI are both widely recognized as proactive frameworks that support a wide array of student needs, there is currently not a cohesive relationship between ...