Dave's Literacy and Disability Links

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

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

Free typing practice lessons. No bells and whistles, but instant feedback. Great support for additional practice or in schools with technology access but no typing class.

Large collection of read-alouds aimed at young children. Some have text present. Many are quite good, some not so, but you can save search time by starting here.

Toby Scott's alternative pencils website is full of great ideas, video examples, and more. Great site to educate yourself to possibilities for students with significant disabilities.

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

Special school in Australia that does 4 Blocks instruction with students who have complex needs.

Literacy camp for kids who use augmentative and alternative communication and the professionals who are interested in supporting their literacy learning.

Based on Cunningham's strategy. 50 lessons. iPad or iPhone.

Sam Sennott's AAC, AT, inclusion, literacy, UDL, IOS, mobile tech blog. Lots of useful info.

The math, language, communication, reading, and writing online modules created by the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies for teachers of children with the most significant intellectual disabilities.

Interesting possibility for supporting flipped instruction or providing students with guided viewing experiences. Link to or upload video, edit with comments, directions, tasks, provide links, etc. Interesting instructional possibilities. Only possible downside for instruction is that all projects are made public--that's nice for a learning community but not so great for confidentiality for clinical/classroom vids.

Support families and students with homework, create greater student independence and understanding, support Flipped classroom activities, and more.

Mother of child with ASD tweets on life, education, communication. Lots of food for thought.

Blog by mother of a child with autism. Thoughtful, insightful, wide-ranging.

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

Opinion app for iPad allows up to 10-minute recordings and some editing. StoryCorps.me for iPhone or Android includes interview questions and does NOT require setting up StoryCorps account. Creating account allows you to publish recordings to StoryCorps website.

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

Free, online program with touch typing lessons. Intended for children who are non-disabled but practice might assist other digital keyboard user.

Scroll down to "Giving is Good" to see pictures of past True Friends Literacy Camp participants. And to read the good news that the MN Timberwolves Read-to-Achieve donated $5,000 to Camp True Friends Literacy Camp to support camper scholarships. Barb Wollak got to accept the check and HIGH five the Timberwolves players.