Family Resources

Back to School Tips

10 Tips for Your Child's Success in School

10 Tips to Help Your Child Fall in Love with Reading

Developing Good Homework Habits

Take N.O.T.E.: A Step-by-Step Tool to Help Spot Signs of Learning and Thinking Differences (in partnership with Understood.org)

Boston Museum of Science At-Home Activities

Center for Family Math

National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement

Family Guides

Parents' Guide to Student Success

Resource Center

UNBOXED Digital Learning Kits

Helping Children Adjust to School (Pre-School and Elementary)

How to Connect Home Literacy Practices to School Literacy Practices

Literacy and Web 2.0: What Families Should Know

Reducing the Summer Slide

Simple Things Families Can Do to Help Their Child Become a Better Reader

Stress-Busting Holiday Literacy Tips for Families

Ten Tips for Families of Young Children

Ten Tips to Encourage your Teens to Read (Ages 13+)

Tips for Talking with Children (Ages Birth - 8)

Reading SOS: Expert Answers to Family Questions About Reading

Writing SOS: Expert Answers to Family Questions About Writing

Healthy Food Choices

How to Reduce Fat and Calories in Your Child's Diet

Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label: What Parents Need to Know

Promoting Physical Activity as a Way of Life

Colorín Colorado: How to Support Your Child's Social-Emotional Health ENGLISH ESPAÑOL

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Abuse Reporting Hotline        ph (800)252-2873

Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline    ph 877-863-6338

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline     ph. 800-273-8255

Heartlinks Grief Center     ph 618-277-1800

University Of Illinois Extension      ph  618-687-1727

Comwell    2517 State St., Chester, IL 62233    ph. 618-826-4547    24-hr. Crisis line 888-855-0034

Centerstone  200 North Emerald Lane, Carbondale, IL. 62901   ph. 877-467-3123 

Western Egyptian 1 Industrial Drive, Steeleville, IL. 62288   ph. 618-965-3458