Colorin Colorado! ( Spanish: Colorin Colorado! ) |
| Family Involvement Storybook Corner |
Florida Partnership for Family Involvement in Education-Tip Sheets
Spanish: Partnership en la Florida Involucrando a Familias en la Education-Paginas de consejos |
A Guide for Parents — PDF (7.68 MB)
Spanish: Una Guia Para Padres de Familia — PDF (7.26 MB)
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Helping Your Child
Spanish: La serie de Ayudando a su nino |
National Alliance on Mental Illness- For Parents, Caregivers & Youth
Spanish: Recursos del Centro de Accion de Ninos y Adolescentes |
| National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) Resources for Parents and Families |
| NEA/PTA Parent Guides |
| Parent Resources from the Parent Teacher Association |
| Parents as Teachers (PAT) |
| Partnership for Learning |
PBS Parents: Games, Activities, Parenting Advice
Spanish: PBS Padres |
Standards Start at Home: A Parent's Guide to Early Learning — PDF (8.53 MB)
Spanish: Las pautas comienzan en el hogar: guia para padres sobre el aprendizaje infantil — PDF (2.2 MB) |
Tip Sheets from the Illinois Early Learning Project
Spanish: Paginas de consejos de Illinois Early Learning Project |
http://www.centerforparentleadership.org/ – Center for Parent Leadership at the Pritchard Committee – helping parents nationwide via lessons learned in Kentucky school reform, includes publications, workshops, etc. |
http://childparenting.about.com/od/parentschoolinvolvement/a/parentinvolveme.htm – About.com: Parenting of K-6 Children – how to enrich your child’s education at home and school and other links |
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/succeed/ - Helping Children Succeed in School from the University of Illinois Extension (En Espanol: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/succeed_sp/index.html) |
http://www.parentinvolvementmatters.org/ - Parent Involvement Matters (website) National ParentNet Association – Information from research articles to success stories, how to start a ParentNet at school, and links to professional development, parent workshops, and online publications and sites. |
Strategies for School Success - From NWREL Let's Talk - When students are self-confident and believe that they are capable of learning, they have taken a crucial first step toward school success. Parents can cultivate school confidence by helping their children view themselves as able learners. http://www.nwrel.org/comm/monthly/strategies.html |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION (ALL AGES) |
http://www.ldail.org/ – Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois –resources for parents, college students and adults, students, teachers, and more |
http://www.lekotek.org/ – Lekotek –source on toys and play for children with special needs. Illinois sites are listed at http://www.lekotek.org/lekotek.asp?selState=Illinois; many provide resources to both schools and homes |
http://www.beachcenter.org/ – The Beach Center on Disability –information on communities of practice, a family toolkit, current research, and more |
http://www.projectchoices.org/ – Project CHOICES – a "least restrictive environment" initiative funded by the Illinois State Board of Education; CHOICES supports school-age children and Early CHOICES supports preschool-age children to increase the capacities of school districts and educators to educate and provide supports and services to children and youth with disabilities in preschool, school, and community |
| SOCIAL EMOTIONAL |
| Death of a Child - http://www.compassionatefriends.org/ – Compassionate Friends –assists families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and provides information to help others be supportive |
| Trauma and Loss - http://www.tlcinstitute.org/ – The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children – includes information on suicide and other traumas, and a resource center for parents and professionals with information available in English, Spanish and Arabic |
| Mental Illness - http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=child_and_teen_support – National Alliance on Mental Illness’s Child and Adolescent Action Center – resources for parents, caregivers, youth and schools |
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