Variability Includes Poverty

Plan for It

Abstract

Students living in poverty are in classrooms across the United States. While educators believe UDL can help design environments that will support these students, they must acknowledge the over-arching experiences of students in poverty and how those experiences affect their learning. Educators can utilize the UDL framework to design flexible environments that will eliminate barriers these students face. This paper provides the foundational information used to build this argument, and suggests available supports.