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Welcome to our family page. We hope you'll find these links and information useful in guiding your student(s) to be curious, lifelong learners at school and home. Please feel free to email me: lpreble@pps.net with suggestions for books to order, or links to add if you have found something helpful for your family.
"We lose ourselves in books. We find ourselves there too." Anonymous
Homework and Research Help
This site provides LIVE 1:1 help in English, Spanish and Vietnamese from 2-10 daily. Log in by using your MCL account.
Watch this video to learn about getting homework help from the Multnomah County Library (MCL).
Research Tips
Plan, find, create, present- these 4 skills are taught with helpful videos on this site.
Online encyclopedias, games, maps, and quizzes for students to explore. Sign in with Google using your student account and password @pps.net.
Internet Safety and Technology Tools
With movie, game, app, and book reviews, as well as internet safety tips, this site helps families build strong digital skills.
From cyberbullying to parental controls, this collection of resources is sponsored by the FTC.
This website offers online classes to help students of all ages learn coding, programming, and app design.
This site offers interactive games, technology tips, and info about staying safe online.
Learn about Library Connect which gives all PPS students a Multnomah County Library card!
Library Connect
Library Connect
Watch this video to learn about getting set up with a Library Connect account. An overview of the program and MCL's Library Connect website is also shown here.
To locate your student’s ID: log into Synergy ParentVue and click the “Student Info” link for your child. The ID number is also visible at the top of their report card.
Why do we need our school library?
See the PPS Digital Citizenship Curriculum through Common Sense Media.
See the research behind the benefits of school library programs.
The American Library Association (ALA) published this research about school libraries in 2019.
Grout's Library Catalog is linked below. Access your account with your pps.net login.
All PPS databases for elementary students are linked below: Remote log-in access info is linked here.
Reading Guidance
Multnomah County Library has created several lists of suggested books for elementary students.
See Tips for Parents of ELL Students.
Check out this Social Justice and Anti-Racism resource guide assembled by fellow PPS Librarian Aubrey Pagenstecher.
Starfall and ACBya are free websites with lots of interactive games, stories and activities for young readers.
Remind your child to ask these questions when stuck on a tricky word...
And, encourage him/her to use these strategies before you help out!
Just for fun-
Here's my son Zack, reading to our kitty named Orange Peel!
Before becoming Grout's Librarian, I worked as a Reading Specialist for many years. If you need additional resources such as sight word lists, graphic organizers, comprehension strategies and word-solving visuals (as shown on the cards shown above), or general information to help your child become a better reader, feel free to reach out!
Librarian Lynn- inspiring lifelong learning and a love of reading! lpreble@pps.net
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