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Remarkable resource for teachers. Online tools, lesson resources, activities referenced to standards. Various curricular areas and general tools that are useful across curriculum. Free.

American Association of School Librarians (AASL) selected sites that foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration in 6 categories: media sharing, digital storytelling, manage/organize, social networking, content resources, and curriculum collaboration.

Lists and other word resources at Spelling City website. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently. e.g., I am content with my blog content.

Rich variety of resources for classroom teachers, or anyone interested in educating teachers and children. Spend some time exploring. Not a quick stop.

Bring world knowledge to your students in interesting ways.

Jim Trelease is well-known journalist and author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook." His website links to many useful resources for teachers, parents, and other readers.

Great communication resources, research, policy statements, guidelines related to communication in individuals with significant disabilities.

Wonderful book and reading resources linked here. Not aimed at beginning readers.

Descriptions and links to lots of useful tools for teachers (especially those in bring your own device (BYOD) schools where resources have been ripped from the education system to balance budgets or cut taxes.

Useful blog with all sorts of helpful tech info and resources.

The National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities at the University of Delaware has a nice list of biographical and autobiographical texts and movie documentaries.

Barry Prizant, Amy Wetherby, and colleagues have a website full of information and resources. Evidence-based and experience-based approaches to autism.

Hiebert's thoughtful and practical website of information about text difficulty with classroom resources.

Just what it says. Search via categories. 2000 photos currently and 35 new ones added weekly. Great teacher and student resource.

Erin Sheldon, mother of child with Angelman syndrome, posted an open Dropbox folder of PowerPoint downloads of books her daughter likes. Nice resource if you want easy access and ability to print quickly.

John Elder Robison's blog addressing Asperger syndrome and ASD. Insightful. Links to his books and other resources.

EdTechReview. Useful resource for checking into tech efficiently. This link looks at online typing tutors.

Toby Scott' awesome information resource on alternative writing tools for students with disabilities.

Free podcasts on a variety of literacy and learning topics. Thoughtfu and you can't beat the price.

Great way to educate yourself in a time of lean resources for many teachers.

Videos, notes, all sorts of instructional guidance for teachers wishing to teach children with significant disabilities to read, write, and do math.

Great resource for teachers of children with significant disabilities.

Remarkable resource for beginning readers, their families, and teachers of beginning readers. Tens of 1000's of digital books that can be read online with or without speech support or downloaded for use offline. Each book can be accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Parents and professionals may write their own books as well, a great way to create materials targeted to the specific interests of a child or student.