Parent Connection

Raising a Reader | School Library Impact | Helping Kids in School
Helping Kids with Technology | Sites to Share with Kids

Raising a Reader

• Helping Your Child Become a Reader
• KidBibs - bringing kids and books together; click on the leaf icon for the "grow a reader" page
• Born to Read from the American Library Association

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How School Libraries Affect Academic Achievement

• School Libraries Work! [pdf file]
• Key Findings from the Indiana Study of School Library Impact [pdf file]

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Helping Kids Succeed in School

• Helping Children Succeed in School - articles on helping kids with school stress, study habits, parent-teacher communications, and more
• Families and Schools - questions to ask at parent teacher conferences, fun ways to encourage children to read, fun summer activities, and more
• National Education Association's Parent Resources, including Helping Your Student Get the Most Out of Homework
• LDOnline - "the world's leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD"
• Need information for a school assignment? Check the Homework & Research section!

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Helping Kids Use Technology Wisely

• Center for Media Literacy - article entitled "Parents Can Help Defuse Bad News: What to do when violence, war and disaster dominate the news"
• Media Awareness Network - article entitled "Challenging Cyber Bullying"
• GetNetWise - safety tips covering different age groups and different kinds of online activities
• Internet Safety Coalition (iKeepSafe) Parent Resource Center - includes a series of short videos on Internet safety topics; Faux Paw's Fun Zone has safety activities for kids
• NetSmartz Parents & Guardians Workshop - "facilitate discussions with [your] children and teens about Internet safety"; kids' safety pledges; NetSmartz Kids has animated safety activities
• Parent's Guide to the Information Superhighway - a free downloadable guide, "written with the computer novice in mind"

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Sites to Share with Your Kids

• American Library Association's Great Web Sites for Kids
• Using the Internet for School Reports - questions to ask before using information found online
• Misunderstood Minds - a companion site to the PBS special on learning differences and disabilities; includes simulations of learning disabilities that will help kids understand challenges faced by their peers

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