Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje: un paradigma para el desarrollo de las habilidades lectoras en lenguas extranjeras a través de las redes afectivas / Universal Design for Learning: a paradigm for the development of reading skills in foreign...

Abstract

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) emerged in the early 90s as a new paradigm to ensure equity and quality across education. Its origins were due to the increasing need to reduce barriers which are often caused unintentionally and impede learning. Some of these barriers are caused by learning environments, which exert considerable influence on brain development and, therefore, on learning. In this respect, individual-context interactions and the relationship between affect and cognition can benefit the activation of affective networks and their responses to stimuli, which are essential for our engagement in the learning process. Their effective stimulus and the correct application of UDL principles can reduce barriers and help learners acquire reading skills in a foreign language.