Listed below are some links with sites that are great resources for parents.
Also, check out the summer reading link on our SPE Libary page. There are
many websites on both of these pages that will help you keep your child
reading, thinking, and learning all summer long.
Scholastic Book Club
Scholastic Book Club
This site offers discounts on children's books, but also has many free
resources for parents.
http://www.scholastic.com/index.asp
Great Schools
A Parents' Guide to K-12 Success
http://www.greatschools.net/
National Association of School Psychologists Website
Helping children achieve their best. At school. At home. In life.
http://www.naspcenter.org/resourcekit/
A searchable site with ideas about food, parenting, education, travel,
gifts, crafts, and more.
http://family.go.com/
Developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, "Figure This!"
helps families enjoy mathematics outside school through a series of fun and
engaging, high-quality challenges. For some tips on helping your child with
math, check the Family Corner.
http://www.figurethis.org/index.html
A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child with Today's Math
http://www.nea.org/parents/images/PG_HelpingYourChildwTodaysMath.pdf
A Parent's Guide to Raising Scientifically Literate Children
http://www.nea.org/parents/images/PG_RaisingScientificallyLiterateChildren.pdf
Reading Rockets
http://www.readingrockets.org/
Read Write Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/beyondtheclassroom/summer/
The Reading Planet
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/
American Library Association: Resouces for Summer Reading
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/summerreading/recsummerreading/recommendedreading.cfm
Positive Behavior Support System
http://web.mac.com/strawberrypark/SHERRY/PBS_Podcast/PBS_Podcast.html