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Universal Design for Learning

UDL Guidelines Explorer

3 Principles, 9 Guidelines and 36 Considerations

By Beth Stark, M.S.Ed., CPACC

The UDL Guidelines

Open a guideline to see its considerations. Each consideration links to its page on the CAST UDL Guidelines website, and to resources on this site where they connect.

Source: CAST (2024a). CAST Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 3.0. Retrieved from https://udlguidelines.cast.org. The names of the principles, guidelines and considerations on this page are CAST's own words. The UDL Guidelines are © CAST. The Guidelines in Spanish: Las Directrices del Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje.

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Type a word, such as goals, or a number, such as 7.1.

Principle Design Multiple Means of Engagement

Guideline 7 Design Options for Welcoming Interests & Identities

Access row

Engagement

Guideline 8 Design Options for Sustaining Effort & Persistence

Support row

Engagement

Guideline 9 Design Options for Emotional Capacity

Executive Function row

Engagement

Principle Design Multiple Means of Representation

Guideline 1 Design Options for Perception

Access row

Representation

Guideline 2 Design Options for Language & Symbols

Support row

Representation

Principle Design Multiple Means of Action & Expression

Guideline 5 Design Options for Expression & Communication

Support row

Action & Expression

References

CAST (2024a). CAST Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 3.0. Retrieved from https://udlguidelines.cast.org

Beth Stark, Inclusive Learning Systems, made this explorer and its links to resources on this site. That work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. The UDL Guidelines are © CAST and are not part of that licence.

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