America Reads Challenge: Read*Write*Now! Activities for Reading and Writing Fun
http://www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/
A site to help parents and teachers develop interesting reading activities for young children.
BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjenglish.html
Provides teaching materials for teachers, resources for students, and advice for parents about how to help their kids.
Estrellita.com:
Accelerated Beginning Spanish Reading
http://www.estrellita.com
This site includes
bilingual, Latino, and K-3 resource links.
Family Involvement Storybook Corner
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine/resources/storybook/
Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE) introduces a resource to strengthen family-school community partnerships -- children’s storybooks with family involvement content.
Info Please Homework Center
http://infoplease.com/homework/
This is a great site for homework resources and more, providing reference materials including an almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and biography database. They also provide maps and atlas materials and a map library.
ISLMC Children's Literature & Language Arts Resources
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm
Provides helpful resources for both children and parents.
Literacy Resources: LEARNS
http://www.nwrel.org/learns/resources/index.html
Resources related to adult and family literacy, setting up mentoring programs for young readers, and tutoring middle and high school students.
Reaching out to Hispanic students and families
http://www.colorincolorado.org/parents/
Blacklines and tips for involving parents.
Reading Rockets
http://www.readingrockets.org/helping
Site presents strategies to help kids who struggle.
School Success Info.Org
http://www.schoolsuccessinfo.org/index51ad.html
This website from the Success in School Equals Success in Life campaign, available in Spanish and English, is aimed at parents and provides tips for involvement at home and at school. Resources include a “School Success Tool-Kit” to help parents understand their rights and how to overcome barriers to school involvement.
