~ http://saintclairsdesl.blogspot.com/ (Blog for our ESL students' families)

 

~ http://www.nifl.gov    (National Institute for Literacy, The Partnership for Reading)

                                     - click on "publications" in the top right corner of their page for excellent parent-friendly pamphlets such as: 

                                              - "Dad's Playbook, Coaching Kids to Read" 

                                              -  "Shining Stars, Kindergarteners Learn to Read" 

                                              -  "Shining Stars, First Graders Learn to Read" 

                                              -  "Shining Stars, Second & Third Graders Learn to Read"

                                              -  "Big Dreams, A Family Book about Reading" 

                                              -  "La Lectura es lo Primero"

 

~ http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml (parents' section of the U.S. Department of Edcation)

                                                                            (has Spanish resources)

 

~ http://www.readingrockets.org/families    (helpful tips and information for parents, as well as, ideas for activities to do with your child)

                ~ This site also has a link for http://www.adlit.org (Adolescent Literacy, for parents of children in grades 4-12)

                ~ This site also has a link for www.ColorinColorado.org (a bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners)

 

~ http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/    (resources and activities for you and your child) 

 

~ http://www.spellingcity.com/parent-spelling-resources.html    (vocabulary and spelling activities)

 

~ http://www.familyeducation.com    (offers a wide variety of helpful information and ideas)

 

~ http://betterkidcare.psu.edu/page01.html    (Penn State Better Kid Care site, playtime ideas and activities for parents and preschool children, as

                    well as, an option to sign up for their e-newsletter) *suggested in a newspaper article about our local YMCA / YWCA* 

                    (has Spanish resources and a document about kindergarten in a variety of languages.)

 

~ http://www.cultureforkids.com/ (source of bilingual and multicultural materials - Please let us know of any materials you recommend.)

 

  

~ http://www.bravemonster.com/pastwinners.htm    (listing of Caldecott and Newbery award winning books)

 

~ http://www.kidsreads.com    (book listings, book reviews, write to authors, and much more)

 

~ http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/parentsHome.jsp    (parents' section of scholastic's site)

                  ~ This site also has a link for http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/international/ (scholastic international)

                  ~ This site also has a link for http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/espanol/ 

 

~ http://www.pbs.org/parents    (parents' section of the PBS network's site)

                                                        (also in Spanish)

~ http://www.pbs.org/parents/bookfinder    (provides help in finding books by title, author, and/or category) 

 

                                                    (also in Spanish) 

 

~ http://www.crayola.com/parents/index.cfm?n_id=4    (craft ideas, greeting cards to print, coloring sheets, and more)

                                                                                                  (has links for Canada, Australia, UK, & Mexico) 

 

~ http://www.nepafamily.com    (Northeast Pennsylvania Family, The Region's Original Family Resource Guide)

 

~ http://www.rootsandshoots.org/parents (A program of the Jane Goodall Institute)