Parent Internet Resources

College/Career Information for Parents

College for Texans- information for Parents
Texas Scholar Program- for 1998+ graduates under the Recommended High School Program
TEA Student Guide to Graduation 
No Child Left Behind - information and sites related to this national education initiative.
Ed.gov-government education site for parents.

Communication with Children

Children's Grief Education         
Listening Skills
Safety City- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Kid's site
Talk with your Kids
Talking with Kids about News  

Drug & Alcohol Education

National Institute on Drug Abuse

ESL Resources

Interesting Things for ESL Students 

Health Resources

Science

PBS Parents
TryScience - virtual field trips, experiments for ages8-15  
TAKScopes - Rice University student tutorial in K-5 science curriculum - contact school for login information

Interdisciplinary

Awesome Library
Blue's Clues for parents
Citation Machine
Fact Monster- interactive activities on a variety of topics, including spelling & geography
i Know That! - educational games
KnowPlay? Internet directory
ThinkFinity - Verizon education resources
The WebQuest Page  

Parenting in a Digital Age

Children's Safety Zone
Family Education Network
National Coalition for Parent Involvement
Parent-Teacher Conferences
PBS Parents Guide to Media (also Spanish)
Texas Kids Count
UTopia - UT Austin Family site
PreSchool- Kid Smart Early Learning   PTA - National PTA  Back to School

Reading

ALA Frequently Challenged Books - compiled by ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom
America Reads!- available in Spanish
Children's Books Forever- free downloads of classic titles
Get Caught Reading- promoting reading
Guys Read- Reading initiative for boys
International Children's Digital Library
Find A Book
Outstand Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learner
Parents & Children Together Online
Parent's Choice Award lists
Parent's Choice on Graphic Novels
Read & Rise- literacy program from the National Urban League
Read Kiddo - James Patterson's good reads for kids
Reading Planet 
Reading Suggestions K-3  
Storyline Online - Screen Actors' Guild members reading children's books
Summer Reading Ideas - make summer reading fun!

 

Science

PBS Parents
TryScience - virtual field trips, experiments for ages8-15  
TAKScopes - Rice University student tutorial in K-5 science curriculum - contact school for login information

Study Skills- teaching study skills to children  
Teachers & Families- preview site from TeachersFirst.com

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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