When flexibility is introduced into the program in this
way, by offering a variety of activity choices and adaptable
learning tools like the computer, teachers are better
able to design curriculum to meet the diverse needs
of learners (Blagojevic, Twomey, & Labas 2002). Universal
design for learning is a term used to describe this
kind of intentional curriculum planning to maximize the
number of children included and able to access the
curriculum offered. This approach is an attractive alternative
to the common practice of teaching to a selected
group of children, then adapting the instruction for
others. Universal design for learning suggests an awareness
of, respect
for, and interest
in matching the
different learning
styles of
individual children
to support
their growth and
development
(CAST n.d.).