LINKS FOR PARENTS:
General Sites:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger St Anthony's Messenger Magazine Online
Preschool/Early Elementary
http://www.beritsbest.com/ explore hundreds of recommended sites and create "collector cards" of your favorites. Excellent information for parents about keeping your child safe on the internet.
http://www.bookhive.org/bookhive.htm suggested books for young readers
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/tablek.html 100 School-Home Links activities for the kindergarten level
http://pbskids.org/lions/parentsteachers/resources/tips/ called "Literacy Tips for the Ten-Minute Parent", this site offers dozens of good suggestions for encouraging children's reading using junk mail, the newspaper, errands, cooking, even bath time!
http://www.surfnetkids.com/ a marvelous web resource for parents and children. Links to educational and child-friendly sites are continually updated
http://www.workathomecareers.com/library/raising-a-reader.htmlrising an excellent reader
Intermediate/Middle
http://www.familyguidebook.com/ helping understand risks in CyberSpace
http://www.middleweb.com/ParntInvl.html parent involvement in a child's education during the middle school years
http://www.middleweb.com/StdntMotv.html motivating your students