Academic Web Sites for Parents

Web sites for parents helping children to read:

• Kidsource — Activities for children from infancy to 10

• Eduplace — Parent resources for reading and language arts

• Put Reading First — Information on learning to read from the National Reading Panel

• Proactive Parent — Parent resources including articles and books

• Reading Rockets — PBS television series that examines reading strategies

Web sites for book recommendations:

• Bookhive — Book reviews and recommendations

• Horn Book — Book lists and award winners

• School Library Journal — Book of the Week and other recommended readings

• Voorheesville Middle School/Clayton A. Bouton High School Library — Book lists

Web sites with math manipulative activities:

• Interactive Mathematics

• Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.

Web sites with activities to do with your child:

• Computer Games — Educational computer games for elementary children

• Home Activities — Activities to do at home for grades K-3

• Reading is Fundamental (RIF) — Activity ideas broken down into age groups

Other informative Web sites for parents:

• For Parents: What is a Document-Based Question (DBQ)?

• A Parent's Guide to the Grades 3-8 Testing Program

• Study Zone