Child Safety on the Information Highway
Read about the issues, the benefits and the risks involved in online usage by children and teens.
Kids and the InternetQuestions and answers for parents on safe and effective use of the Internet at the public library.
Privacy and Security on the 'Net
The Federal Trade Commission has created this website for consumers and businesses as a source of information about computer security and safeguarding personal information.
Tools for Families
Information on 133 filtering products for families—from blocking hate mail or pornographic content, to limiting children’s time online, to filtered Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Sponsor: GetNetWise and the Internet Education Foundation.
Blocking Software Reports
For parents who are against filtering software. Contains reviews, critiques, and opinions about 10 of the most popular filtering programs. Sponsor: Peacefire, a free-speech organization for young people.
FamiliesConnect
Created for parents and children to use together - offers families (parents, kids, grandfathers, aunts, cousins - everyone) an opportunity to learn about the Internet and use it together.
Assists parents to find a filtered Internet Service Provider (ISP) that matches their moral or religious values. Sponsor: National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families.
K-12 Arts & Social Sciences Gateway (Cornell Theory Center)
The Cornell Theory Center Arts & Social Sciences Gateway is for all K-12 students and educators. Resources in the subject areas of language arts, foreign languages, the fine arts, social studies, and history are included." --Source.
Includes an online homeschooling information library, an offering of free email files, the Homeschool Information and Resources Guide, homeschool news, and free online newsletter. Sponsored by Home Education Magazine.
Homeschooler’s Curriculum Swap
An innovative Web service: homeschooling parents buy, sell, and trade used books and materials.
Help and encouragement in an interactive environment.
Jon’s Homeschool Resource PageAnswers to homeschooling questions, plus many resources.
The Teel Home Education Page
The homeschooling section includes homeschooling projects, craft ideas, several Alaska features, and links to other homeschooling sites.
Home School Legal Defense Association
Information about current legal cases involving homeschooling. Includes links to The Teaching Home Magazine (provides a Christian perspective on home education).
How to raise a Reader—American Library Association
Developed for National Bedtime Story Month by the National Center for Family Literacy.
A collection of nursery rhymes, with tips on how to share them with children of different ages.
A bibliography of books from the Cooperative Children's Book Center. These books contain a variety of characteristics: rhythm, rhyme, repetition, a controlled vocabulary, a clear, concise story with equally clear, concise picture clues to develop beginning readers' confidence in their newly acquired reading skills.
Helping Your Child to Learn to Read
Beginning to Read—more great reading activities
Teaching Word-Identification skills and Strategies
Discussion of ways to help children read by “using informative and entertaining texts, and providing clear, explicit instruction of important word-identification strategies and skills.”
Helping Children with Disabilities to Learn to Read
From the Child Development Institute
Provides parents with information on physical, mental and emotional growth and development in children and teenagers.
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
A national organization for those involved in special education and gifted education.
Includes parenting tools, suggestions for raising kids, activities and crafts, recipes, messages. Part of Disney Online.
Kidsource
The source for in-depth & timely education & healthcare information that will make a difference in the lives of parents and their children.Parenting.com
Lots of well-written articles from Time, Inc’s publications. Focused on pregnancy and early parenthood. Chat live with experts, participate in message boards.Parentsoup.com
Information for parents of children through teen age on education, discipline, siblings, developmental milestones and more. Part of iVillage.comZero to Three
Lots of information on infants and toddlers for both parents and professionals.
DEALING
WITH TRAUMA: Some Websites to Help Children and Their Adults
Compiled by Polly Farrington, P.A. Farrington Associates; Mary Fellows, UHLS;
Sue Rokos,MVLA; Katharine Winderlin,WSWHE BOCES; Becky Wright-Sedam,
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