Principle I: Multiple Means of Representation
A curriculum that is universally designed provides flexibility in the ways information is presented, in the ways students demonstrate knowledge and skills, and in the ways that students are engaged. The three principles of UDL provide the framework for creating this flexibility in curriculum design.
Representing information in a variety of formats provides the opportunity for all students to use their recognition networks. Select this link if you would like to refresh your memory on what the recognition networks do and how they help us learn.
Select the link to read an explanation of the guidelines for multiple means of representation.
Learn more about why font type NOT size matters: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/health/19mind.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0
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Watch the video below to learn more about how the type of font (form) and content matters to comprehension and meaning.
This video is an excerpt from John Maeda's presentation at Google in 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yc-_Ei2Yto