Websites for Parents
~ http://saintclairsdesl.blogspot.com/ (Blog for our ESL students' families)
~ http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml (parents' section of the U.S. Department of Edcation)
(has Spanish resources)
~ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ (online dictionary with many different languages)
~ https://www.readingrockets.org/literacy-home (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)
~ https://www.readingrockets.org/literacy-home/literacy-tips-activities/parent-reading-tips-multiple-languages
(Ideas to help with reading - provided in many languages)
~ 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)
~ https://www.globetrottinkids.com/global-learning-resources-for-kids/ (National Geographic Kids)
~ http://www.storylineonline.net/ (videos of celebrities reading children's books with animated illustrations)
*Click on "All Books" at the top of the page to see all of the books that are available!
~ http://www.bravemonster.com/pastwinners.htm (listing of Caldecott and Newbery award winning books)
~ https://www.scholastic.com/parents/home.html (parents' section of scholastic's site)
~ http://www.pbs.org/parents (parents' section of the PBS network's site)
(also in Spanish)
~ https://www.pbs.org/parents/read/booklists (provides help in finding books by title, author, and/or category)
~ https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/parents (Reading is Fundamental)
~ https://firstbook.org/blog/2014/10/20/we-give-books/ (read books and help others at the same time)
~ https://www.crayola.com/featured/free-coloring-pages/ (craft ideas, greeting cards to print, coloring sheets, and more)
(has links for Canada, Australia, UK, & Mexico)
~ http://www.rootsandshoots.org (A program of the Jane Goodall Institute)
~ http://www.khanacademy.org/ (Khan Academy - math lessons / short video clips) Sign up for free.
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