Reading Resources
Homework
Lexile Information
Internet Safety
- Reading is Fundamental - Click on an appropriate age group and you will find many resources to help you motivate your childrent to ead from preschool throughout all of their school years.
- Reading Tips for Parents is an article found in Scholastic that has 7 tips for parents to help keep reading lively and interesting and how to open up an incredible world to their children through books.
- How to Create a Literate Home is an article that has information from baby through grade school that helps the parents understand the necessity of reading.
- Three Ways to Help Your Child Read is a short video clip that gives three useful tips to help your child read.
- Helping Teens With Homework is an article with tips for parents to help their children with homework.
- GA Pines is the public library automation and lending network for more than 275 libraries and affiliated service outlets in almost 140 counties in Georgia. You can search books and see which library they are located.
Homework
- Everyday Mathematics is a website that helps parents and students with math problems in elementary and middle school.
- Khan Academy has an extensive library of content that includes interactive videos to assist students with math.
- The OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab is a resource that will help parents and students use correct grammar in your writing. It also offers examples on writing bibliographies and citing sources.
- www.atomiclearning.com This is a website that has video clips that give lessons on how to use specific technology and technology programs. To receive your login information, please contact Ms. Evans in the Media Center.
Lexile Information
- Lexile Book Database is a database that teachers, parents, and students can use to look up the Lexile levels for books they want to read.
Internet Safety
- FBI - Parent Guide to Internet Safety is an article written to parents by the Cyber Division of the FBI with warning signs on whether your child is at risk on-line.
- KidsHealth for Parents - Internet safety tips for parents
- NetSmartz.org is an educational resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. This website discusses various internet safety topics.