udl-options

Maps a learning barrier or activity to specific UDL 3.0 checkpoints (Engagement, Representation, Action & Expression) with concrete classroom suggestions. References the CAST framework with attribution.

Read first — boundaries (references/security-and-safety.md §3). UDL options are universal design suggestions, not IEP/504 accommodations — they carry no legal force, and an accommodation a plan requires must come from accommodation-match and the plan itself. The output is decision support for a teacher to adapt. CAST checkpoint numbers and names are cited, never invented: if the mapping is uncertain, say so instead of producing a plausible-looking checkpoint. Never request, infer, or include real student data — placeholders only.

Input

{
  "barrier": "Students struggle to sustain attention during 20-minute reading passages",
  "activity": "Independent close reading of a historical text",
  "grade": "6"
}

Output

{
  "tool": "udl-options",
  "udl_options": [
    {"principle": "Engagement", "checkpoint": "7.2: Reduce threats and distractions", "suggestion": "Break the 20-minute reading into 3 chunks with a 1-minute partner share between each"},
    {"principle": "Representation", "checkpoint": "3.3: Guide information processing", "suggestion": "Provide a graphic organizer for students to fill in key ideas as they read each chunk"},
    {"principle": "Action & Expression", "checkpoint": "5.3: Build fluencies with graduated support", "suggestion": "Offer audio version alongside text for students who benefit from dual-modality input"}
  ],
  "framework": "CAST UDL Guidelines 3.0",
  "human_review_required": true
}

Do NOT use this atom for

• IEP-specific accommodations (use accommodation-match)
• Modifying content rigor (UDL removes barriers, not standards)
• Replacing teacher knowledge of individual student needs

Pipeline note

Follows references/method.md at the Differentiation step (UDL options). Output conforms to references/metadata-schema.md. human_review_required: true — UDL suggestions must be adapted to the specific classroom context.