The coronavirus impacts everyone. But it creates added challenges for some people, including kids with learning and thinking differences.

For our families and educators programs specifically, Understood provides support through free digital resources, online videos, and articles. These easily-accessible resources are personalized to address specific needs, foster conversations, and drive action.

Some examples of our materials include: 

• Helpful articles, videos, worksheets, and FAQs 
• Simulations of learning and thinking differences 
• Expert chats to provide helpful information
• Personal stories
• Secure community forums to help families connect
• In-depth information on learning and thinking differences
• Information on how disabilities and differences are defined 

We’re here for you. Find our latest COVID-19 resources that can help at home, at school, and at work. We’ll be providing updates on issues that impact learning, special education, talking with kids, and working from home. 

UDL Best Practices for Online Learning
Learning Without Barriers: Supporting English Learners During Distance Learning
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Online learning options provide the opportunity to engage, individualize instruction, and provide greater flexibility in academic offerings and learning environments, in a way that our traditional education system has often been challenged to do. For over two decades, online learning environments have redefined what it means “to go to school"; for hundreds of thousands of K-12 students; and over the past two months, millions of students and teachers have been thrust into teaching and learning online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This session provides insights regarding the history and growth of online learning in K-12 education in the U.S., provides a discussion on the benefits and challenges of online teaching and learning, and shares best practices for ensuring high-quality online learning implementations.

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In this webinar we discuss strategies on supporting learner comprehension in remote learning. See slides for links to resources and tools at bit.ly/RemoteComprehension. 

CAST and educators join together to share ideas, resources, and questions.