Pattie and Washington Reid Libraries

Parent Page

The sites below are meant to be helpful to parents who want to encourage 
reading at home.  These links are for informational purposes only and not a 
recommendation or an endorsement for the sale of any products.  As the World 
Wide Web changes on a daily basis, we do our best to maintain the most 
current links; however, it is impossible to monitor possible changes 
regularly.
READING TIPS
Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books-American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal.htm

John Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books-American Library Association
Some of these may not be appropriate for elementary school students.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.htm

Coretta Scott King Book Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookaward/corettascott.htm

National Education Association's Read Across America program in honor of Dr. 
Seuss' birthday
http://www.nea.org/readacross/parents.html

National Education Association's reading tips
http://www.nea.org/parents/index.html

Sponsored by U. S. Department of Education's--a resource for parents to help 
your child read
http://www.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/readingtips/index.html

SUMMER READING
Summer reading tips for parents sponsored by The Literacy Council of Alaska
http://www.ed.gov/parents/read/resources/readingtips/index.html

Summer reading advice for parents
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/summer_reading_5.htm

HOMEWORK HELP
Sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA)
This site has links to various subjects when help is needed.
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqreviews/networth/v31n4.htm

National Geographic helps with homework, too!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/index.html

CHILDRENS' SAFETY AND HEALTH

Internet Safety
http://www.getnetwise.org/

Netsmartz--Keeping Kids and Teens Safer on the Internet
http://www.netsmartz.org/index.htm

Kids Health
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html

http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html

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