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This page contains many links to help parents, teachers and students.
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Literacy Links |
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(P) Parents--(T) Teachers--(S) Students |
| The following site offers articles, bibliographies, curriculum links, observations related to children's and young adult books with an emphasis on multiculturism, Native American Indians, Asian Americans, illustrators etc. Features include literacy award campaign and quarterly newsletter. | http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com | P,T,S |
| Online resource for educators seeking to interact with other educators as they expand their understanding of literacy teaching. | http://www.readinglady.com | P,T |
| What balanced literacy is all about. | http://www.harcourtachieve.com/ | P,T |
| The American Library Association's parent page includes tips, book lists and information on library use. | http://www.ala.org/parentspage/index.html | P,T,S |
| America Reads Challenge publications can be ordered at 1-877-4ED-PUBS and found. | www.ed.gov/americareads/resources.html | P,T,S |
| Information on literacy can be found on the Department of Education's America Reads Challenge Web site. | www.ed.gov/americareads | P,T,S |
| Reading is Fundamental's site has tips and research and book lists. | http://www.rif.org/home.html | P,T,S |
| A bedtime story web site for children of all ages. | http://the-office.com/bedtime-story | P,T,S |
| Education Place: Resources for elementary-school teachers, students, and parents. Includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies Centers, Intervention, Professional Development, searchable activity database, educational games, and textbook support. | http://www.eduplace.com | P,T,S |
| Reading Rockets is a site which offers help in identifying a child with reading difficulties and offers teaching techniques. It provides a list of great children's books and offers many helpful resources. | http://www.readingrockets.org/ | P,T |
| Information and publications on math are available on the U.S. Department of Education's web site. | www.ed.gov/americacounts | P,T,S |
| We like to think we eat healthfully, but here's a way to find out for certain. | http://www.usda.gov/cnpp | P,T,S |
| Information about Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) | http://www.national@chadd.org | P,T |
| Broad information about parenting | http://www.parenthoodweb.com | P |
| Helpful information for military families; military family support, moving and related military issues | http://www.sgtmoms.com | P,T |
| Website for the National Institute of Mental Health | http://www.nimh.nih.gov | P,T |
| Site includes links to more than 1250 websites on health and human services info. | http://www.healthfinder.gov | P,T |
| American Academy of Allergy and Immunology - Patient/Public Resource Center | http://www.aaaai.org | P,T |
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Websites
Supporting Students |
| Homework | Homework Central is an extensive student research site. Resources are categorized by subject and the site includes links to educational organizations and associations. | http://www.homeworkcentral.com |
| Ask an Expert connects you with hundreds of real world experts ranging from astronauts to zookeepers. These experts have volunteered to answer questions for free! | http://www.askanexpert.com | |
| Parents and Education | California Parent Center offers many resources and links designed to increase parent involvement in children's education. | http://parent.sdsu.edu |
| Connect for Kids - A virtual encyclopedia of information for adults who want to make their communities better places for kids. This project provides the tools to help people become more active citizens--from volunteering to voting--on behalf of kids. | http://www.connectforkids.org | |
| KidSource OnLine - An online community committed to providing knowledge and advice to help parents in raising, educating and providing for children. | http://www.kidsource.com | |
| The National Education Association site has tips in English and Spanish, and suggests ways to participate in a national reading campaign. | http://www.nea.org/readacross | |
| The U.S. Department of Education - electronic versions of popular pamphlets and brochures in English and Spanish designed to address parents' concerns about their children's education. | http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml?src=fp | |
| Parenting | The National Parenting Center (TNPC) is dedicated to providing parents with comprehensive and responsible guidance from nine of the world's most renowned child-rearing authorities. | http://www.tnpc.com |
| Parenting Q&A answers parent questions with the highest-quality information from experts in the field. Unlike other sites that answer only one question a week. Parenting Q&A guarantees every question gets an answer. | http://www.parenting-qa.com | |
| Parenting Link - information and referrals to parenting classes, in-home parenting programs, parenting workshops, special events for parents and families and support groups | http://www.informsandiego families.org | |
| Fatherhood | National Center for Fathering conducts research and distributes data on fathers and fathering. Practical resources are available for dads in nearly every fathering situation. | http://www.fathers.com |
| National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute highlights programs for serving Latino fathers and families. | http://www.nlffi.org | |
| Center for Successful Fathering works to increase awareness of the essential role of fatherhood. Timely and relevant skills are discussed. | http://www.fathering.org | |
| Fathers' Network serves fathers of children with special needs, namely, chronic illness and developmental disability. | http://www.fathersnetwork.org |
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