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Activities For Kids
Reeko's
Mad Scientist Lab
http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/
Free science experiments
Brain
Food
http://rinkworks.com/brainfood/
Great critical thinking, logic puzzles
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Career Information
Community
Service
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4144.cfm
While your kids give something back, they can explore a career, develop
new skills and receive training, and make contacts for future employment.
Peterson's
Home Page
Study Abroad
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College Help
CT
Mentor
http://www.ctmentor.org/
A web site developed by the Connecticut Department of Higher Education
and the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges to provide helpful,
comprehensive information on accessing higher education, including how
to obtain college loans, grants and other resources available to Connecticut
families. It also includes online planners, college applications, and
FAFSA forms, as well as tools for high school guidance counselors.
Collegenet.com
Princeton Review
CampusTours: Virtual College Tours
SAT
http://www.collegeboard.com
Information on Registration, SAT Prep, sending scores,
financial information, Parent information.
Upromise
- The Way to Save for College
http://www.upromise.com/
Sign up and certain stores, credit cards, etc.
will deposit 3% into an account for a student.
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General Resources
About.com:
Adoption
http://www.adoption.about.com
Information about adoption/adopting
CT
Parents Plus
http://www.ctparentsplus.org/
CT Parents Plus is Connecticut's Parent Information
and Resource Center (PIRC) funded by the US Dept. of Ed. They're partnered
with United Way of CT, the State Dept. of Ed. and CT Parents as Teachers.
Families
Adopting In Response (FAIR)
http://www.fairfamilies.org/newsfromfair/index.htm#
FAIR is an all volunteer organization which exists to support, educate,
and advocate for adoptive families and children.
Family Education
http://www.familyeducation.com
Articles, resources, activities, great links
National
Center for Children Exposed to Violence
http://www.nccev.org/
Resources for administrators, teachers and parents
Parents' Choice Foundation
http://www.parents-choice.org
"Parents' Choice Foundation is the nation's oldest
not-for-profit evaluator of children's books, videos, toys,
audios, computer software, television, and magazines. The
Foundation's mission is to provide parents with information
to participate wisely in their children's learning. "
Personal MD
Online
http://www.personalmd.com/childrenshealth.shtml
A searchable database of health topics, medication information, and news.
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/ordering.jsp
Free publications on a wide range of education topics
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Reading
Public
Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (NC)
http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp
Online book reviews, reading lists and printable activities for preschool
and elementary age children
Reading
Rockets
http://readingrockets.org/
Booklists, articles on helping your child to read.
The
Brain and Learning Brain Teasers http://www.brainconnection.com/teasers/
Several games/tests with research and results for evaluating reading skills.
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Reference Sites
Grolier OnLine
Connecticut
Digital Library
htttp://www.iConn.org
Enter your public library card barcode number
Merriam-Webster
OnLine
Dictionary and Thesaurus
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Special Education/Gifted Education
Connecticut
Association for the Gifted
http://www.ctgifted.org/
Misunderstood
Minds
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/
In support of a PBS documentary, the Misunderstood Minds' Web site contains
sections on attention, reading, writing, and mathematic, as well as what
it may be like for a student struggling with a learning disability.
Schwab
Learning
http://www.schwablearning.org/
A resource for parents of children with learning differences.
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The
Parent Institute
http://tinyurl.com/2yy78
These short tips can assist parentson how to help their students in school.
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