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Universal Design For Transition: A Conceptual Framework For Blending Academics And Transition Instruction, Laron A. Scott, Lauren Bruno
Universal Design For Transition: A Conceptual Framework For Blending Academics And Transition Instruction, Laron A. Scott, Lauren Bruno
The Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship
This theoretical paper comprised the development of a conceptual framework for blending academic and transition content to help members of the special education field meet both the academic and transition needs of students with disabilities, including students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The current conceptual framework was used to explain how the components from Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and transition are blended to create the Universal Design for Transition (UDT) framework, which is a guide for implementing and promoting barrier-free transitions. In the current study, the final conceptual framework included multiple components that use the following UDL academic …