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Unique Learning System

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What is Unique Learning System?

Unique Learning System (ULS) is a special education solution that supports students with disabilities from Pre-K through transition. It provides differentiated, standards-aligned lessons in ELA, math, science, social studies, and life skills with built-in assessments, progress tracking, and automated differentiation.

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Who Buys & Uses Unique Learning System

Pros

  • Provides highly differentiated instruction for diverse learners
  • Streamlines lesson planning, saving significant educator time
  • Integrates assessments, lessons, and progress monitoring in one system

Cons

  • Content requires expansion for more academic rigor and diversity
  • User interface and navigation can be confusing and time-consuming
  • Limited accessibility features for vision impairments

Unique Learning System works for all Students

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I utilize Unique Learning System as the primary curriculum to teach my class of 6th grade Alternative Learning Environment students. These are students with a large variety of disabilities and whom are at various stages functionally and socially as well as academically. Most are 4-6 levels below their current grade level and all have behavioral and functional needs that are addressed in the school setting.

Pros

  • differentiates reading lessons
  • provides paired visuals to text
  • uses thematic based units to repeat key concepts
  • incorporates functional skills

Cons

  • Incorporation of more Social Studies and Science resources
  • more cooking vocabulary and safety lessons to foundational lessons
  • assessments are confusing for new users

Return on Investment

  • data tracking
  • IEP support
  • ease of planning

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Vizzle by RethinkEd

Curriculum Review

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Unique Learning System as the core curriculum for the high school and transition lifeskills special education classrooms in our school. That is 11 classrooms Serving approximately 75 students. The product provides us a clear scope and sequence addressing curriculum standards and transition goals for our students.

Pros

  • Reading and comprehension activities
  • Digital display for interactive board
  • Leveled assignments for differentiation
  • Recipes and science activities for every unit
  • Access to all units across the curriculum to align with other needs

Cons

  • I would like the print options to be easier to use. I wish I could create a file of the pages I want to print instead of downloading the entire PDF across multiple levels and picking and choosing. My students do not all have digital access due to a variety of reasons and print is a better option for many.
  • I would like Unique Learning System to offer shared licensing. We have classrooms of 6 students where there may be 1 teacher, 5 paraprofessionals, 1 BCBA, 1 SLP, 1 OT, etc. It is a group effort to prepare learning materials for the students and deliver the instruction. I would prefer the licensing to be by student instead of by teacher, it takes a village.
  • I dislike how complicated materials have become with courses, the library, the units, etc. I wish there was a way it could all be organized a little better. I would also love small graphics to be paired with the materials so I don't need to open everything to find what I am looking for. Such as in the Transition Portfolio section.

Return on Investment

  • Time saved planning
  • Compliance meeting state standards

Usability

Unique fills a need

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use this for curriculum for our transition students, and students K-12 who have more profound disabilities.

Pros

  • Reading work for middle-transition
  • Transition lessons
  • Good use of visuals

Cons

  • Math needs more practice materials

Return on Investment

  • Saves time
  • Planning is a breeze

Usability

Other Software Used

News2you, SymbolStix Prime, IXL Learning

ULS curriculum review

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use the ULS curriculum every day for all subject areas in a self contained classroom setting.

Pros

  • Standards based curriculum
  • Authentic texts
  • Use of SymbolStix
  • Endless materials and resources

Cons

  • Student dashboard could be broken in subject categories
  • Color code subject areas
  • Having trouble finding Pathway assignments on student dashboards

Return on Investment

  • Curriculum planning
  • Evidence collection
  • Predictable and structured
  • Love it all!

Usability

Unique Learning

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use it in my middle school classroom. It is great because students can access it at any level. It is also engaging for my students.

Pros

  • Modify curriculum
  • Engaging
  • Visuals
  • Simple
  • Predictable

Cons

  • Longer stories
  • More details
  • Harder questions

Return on Investment

  • Ease of planning
  • Accessibility
  • Iep goal reporting

Usability

Alternatives Considered

News2you and Discovery Education Experience