David Rose's Profile

The optimal instructional environment offers options that, in the aggregate, reduce threats and negative distractions for everyone

Despite the great influence that innervation from the retina has on the structure
of the LGN, about 80% of the excitatory inputs to the LGN come not from the retina
but from the primary visual cortex!

which tends to confirm that the LGN is actually
the first location on the visual pathway where particular mental
states can influence our visual perception.

In this article, it is argued that one of the hitherto dominant positions in the fields of psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, and philosophy concerning the way in which genetic disorders inform the scientist about the innate specification of dissociated modules in the human brain should be replaced by a dynamic, neuroconstructivist approach in which genes, brain, cognition, and environment interact multidirectionally. The following quotations illustrate with respect to autism these two very different approaches (tagged as [a] nativist and [b] neuroconstructivist):

The Promise of Accessible Textbooks: Increased Achievement for All Students

Tomlinson, 1999

In recent years, federal law (IDEA, NCLB) has required states to provide students wi

With Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a blueprint, CAST researches and
develops ways to support all learners according to their individual strengths
and needs. 

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for designing curricula that enable all individuals to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning. UDL provides rich supports for learning and reduces barriers to the curriculum while maintaining high