Parent Resources

Online Resources for Parents

National Coalition for Parent Involvement
Virtual Reference Desk
A wealth of resources for researching just about anything!
U.S. DOE
The U.S. Department of Education has a long list of quality resources. Try the section entitled, "Help My Child to Read" to learn more about developing your child's reading skills.
Read Kiddo Read
James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read includes interviews with authors, recommended books for boys, and 12 ways to get your kids reading.
The American Library Association
The American Library Association includes a long list of resources for parents including technology resources.
Reading Rockets
The parents' section on Reading Rockets has a wide variety of useful reading information including how to find 'just-right books' and grocery store reading activities.
Wisconsin State Reading Association
The Wisconsin State Reading Association includes great monthly reading activities to do with your child.
Guys Read
Guys Read provides recommended books for boys
International Reading Association Parent Resources
The International Reading Association provides parents with 7 different brochures containing information on reading with your child.
IRA
The International Reading Association also has a great site for children and teachers' choices of booklists
Great Books for Boys
As the title suggests...
Children's Literature Web Guide
Scholastic
Scholastic includes a valuable parent section with reading information grouped by grade levels.
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