UDL & Culture

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Comment by Elfreda on July 20, 2012 at 4:13pm

The issue of culture is an important one when it comes to implementation of UDL principles and guidelines.  In order for educators to assess student learning, they must assess student performance within the cultyral context through which students exist.  They must be cognizant of students' frame of reference when the question, frame assignment context and scaffolding of processes toward academic success. 

What follows are articles which address cultural perspective.  As you read them, you will quickly notice consistency with UDL principles and guidelines. 

Blue, E.V. (2012). Reading and Interpretive Response to Literary Text: Drawing Upon Sociocultural Perspective. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 28(2), 164-178.

Ebe, A.E. (2012). Supporting the Reading Development of Middle School English Language Learners Through Culturally Relevant Texts. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 28 (2), 179-198.

Garcia, A. (2012). Weaving Language and Culture: Latina Adolescent Writers in an After-School Writing Project. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 28(2),  143-163.

Tatum, A. & Gue, V. (2012). The Sociocultural Benefits of Writing for African American Adolescent Males. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 28 (2),  123-142.

Comment by Don Glass on July 12, 2012 at 2:35pm

I also wonder how aspects of culturally responsive practice might enhance UDL checkpoints so that culture is more explicitly addressed.