WiggleWorks was created in consultation with the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST). CAST specializes in designing interactive print and technology–based curricula that use the principles of Universal Design for Learning—alternative representation of information, multiple options for expression and control, and multiple options for engagement—to provide a flexible and customizable reading environment for all students.
At CAST, researchers have discovered that young readers, regardless of ability, are more engaged in and successful at learning to read if the literacy curriculum includes flexible, universally designed multimedia tools and inclusion strategies. WiggleWorks offers such a curriculum by challenging and supporting beginning readers through text, graphics, speech, sounds, and customizable access features.
View a Webinar by Dr. David Rose: Meeting the Needs of All Students Through the Universal Design for Learning (UDL)