I think UDL should be in the classroom regardless of whether or not there are EC children in the classroom. No child’s brain works the same way and no child learns the same way. I myself am a very visual learner, I could sit in a lecture hall all day and not take one thing away from it unless I have some kind of outline to follow. On the other hand I know lots of people who learn just fine by hearing material. In the activity we did today, I was amazed by all of the learning styles that were incorporated. There was text on each page and the “tutors” kept kids engaged by asking them questions about what they were reading or either read what was on the page in case struggling readers were in the classroom.
In my classroom my ct uses centers as a way to incorporate all kinds of learning styles and I think it is a practice that I will use in my own classroom. All of the centers have to do with a certain skill, in one center, kids have a journal to free write, in another they have earphones to read along with a story, there are also games to help reinforce certain skills that she is trying to teach.
