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About Access for Success

Access for Success is the first educational resource to integrate principles and theories about Universal Design for Learning and language learning with research-based practices to address the diverse needs of today’s classrooms. This site offers access to additional resources and opportunities for extended learning. Select an access point to find all the related resources.

Collaborative Inquiry

Coming in Fall 2017. Join the Professional Learning Community to receive access to resources that support collaborative inquiry on inclusion within language learning.

About the Authors

Dr. Katy Arnett is a Professor of Educational Studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from OISE/University of Toronto. A former high school French teacher and Fulbright Scholar, Katy has focused on research and writing opportunities that allow her to help teachers make their second-language learning settings as inclusive as possible. She is also the author of Languages for All: How to Support and Challenge Students in a Second Language Classroom (Pearson Canada, 2013) and co-senior author of Points de connexion (Pearson Canada, 2015). Katy has designed and led over 100 workshops on inclusive second language teaching across Canada. She is an Honorary Research Associate at the Second Language Research Institute of Canada (L2RIC) at the University of New Brunswick.

Dr. Renée Bourgoin is a Faculty Associate and an Honorary Research Associate at the Second Language Research Institute of Canada (L2RIC) within the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick. Before becoming a member of the L2RIC’s research team on exemplary second-language teaching practices, Renée worked as an immersion teacher and an FSL subject coordinator for her school district. She is the author of several academic and pedagogical resources in the areas of literacy acquisition, biliteracy, at-risk second language readers, writing and reading instruction, and inclusion in language immersion programs. Renée presents her work at academic and educational conferences and delivers professional learning workshops and courses for educators in Canada and abroad.