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Summaries of 10 picture books that work for teens along with references to a variety of texts with ideas for teaching teens with picture books.

Edutopia links to a variety of short videos on teaching students with disabilities. Particularly useful for inexperienced teachers or teachers unfamiiar with a particular disability.

Slick iPad app intended for teaching, and certainly useful in that regard. But think about the writing and digital storytelling possibilities. Write or draw freehand, import photos or images, type text, record audio, share via email. Saves as a video (which captures process).

Video of Pat Cunningham, professor at Wake Forest, discussing in detail how to teach letters, sounds, and words within a Four Blocks Literacy Framework.

Typing requires teaching if you want to keep the tool from getting in the way of children's thinking. Here's a free way to get started.

Absolutely fabulous reading of Chris Raschka's "Charlie Parker Played Be Bop." Text visible throughout the reading. Great for independent (or teaching) experience to connect the words in the text to the sounds of Bebop jazz.

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.

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.

American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) chose apps in 5 categories (books, science/tech, org/mgmt, soc science, content creation) that foster innovation, creativity, active participation, collaboration, and are user friendly

Anne Cunningham's excellent and readable review of the impact of independent reading by children and reading aloud with children on vocabulary growth. Benefits accrue regardless of reading or cognitive ability when children are provided materials they can read with understanding.

Excellent blog by teacher of students with significant disabilities. Includes nice examples of classroom activities.

Cute kids talk about letting kids be kids in the classroom.