FAMILY EDUCATION Excellent website for parents on child development, education, references, etc. http://familyeducation.com/home/0,1669,00.html

http://www.floridamedia.org/associations/7436/files/brochureparent.pdf Brochure with reading advice and internet links to other helpful websites to help your child read more and better. Created by the Florida Media Specialist Association

USED BOOK SWAP SITE The following web address is for a paperback book swap that is free. Easy to use. www.paperbackswap.com

GOOD ADVICE on helping your children become lifelong readers. Getting Started

• Buy your kids books. They cost much less that cable TV and offer children ownership of the written word. • Put book baskets in the bathroom and at the breakfast table to make sure your kids always have something to read. • Put a good reading light over your children’s beds and let them stay up a little later when they are reading. • Turn on the closed caption feature of your televisions, but limit total TV viewing to a few hours each week. • Remember reading achievement is the best predictor of academic and career success. Suggestions from Jim Trelease, national speaker and reading advocate, from Galveson County Daily News, Mar. 6th, 2005.

 

On line resources for Parents with a learning disabled student: www.ScqabLearning.org This is a parent's guide to helping kids with learning difficulties. Deals with identifying your child's problem, managing your child's challenges at school and at home, connecting with support groups, and locating resources.

LD OnLine.org is the world's leading web site on learning disabilities and ADHD, serving more than 250,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals each month. http://www.ldonline.org/

Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. http://www.readingrockets.org/families