On the Trails

The good folks at Naturescapes have created a web resource that actually differentiates reading by using Science content.
I have taken 3 screenshots of the first two paragraphs of three different pages about the cactus.
Here is the basic page (real page):

Here is the more details (real page) web page:

And lastly, here is the more in depth [...]

According to the Reading Rockets web site
(http://www.readingrockets.org/helping), 40% of children struggle with
reading. In a class of 20 kids, that is 8 out of 12.
Do you know how to help them? Do you know what to tell their parents?
Imagine a child saying these words to you:
“I feel like I just use the same words over and [...]

The Universal Design for Learning, a concept developed at CAST (the Center for Applied Special Technology) was designed to provide:

Multiple means of representation, to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge,
Multiple means of expression, to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know, [...]

I have been looking for reading strategies to teach to kids for a long time. I have found some at: CAST UDL Book Builder’s web site
These are not my words - they are the words from the web site that I would like to remember.  I give full credit to the inspirational folks at CAST.

Reading [...]

Dr. David Rose recorded a podcast regarding the book, “Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age, Universal Design for Learning”.

The book is available here - http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
The podcast with captions is available here - http://snow.utoronto.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=384&Itemid=348

My notes regarding the podcast are below:Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age, Universal Design for LearningBy David Rose
What will education be [...]