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America Reads Challenge:
Activities for Reading and Writing Fun
This resource is filled with activities for parents and young children, such
as songs, rhymes and games, to enhance children’s reading skills.
American Federation of
teachers, AFL-CIO: The Parent Page
This resource provides tips on helping children with reading and homework,
and on communicating with school staff.
Barr-Harris
Children's Grief Center in Chicago
http://www.barrharris.org
The Center offers evaluation and treatment, when needed, for children who have
lost a parent through death, divorce or abandonment. Our web site has a
professional bibliography on loss, as well as recommended books for parents and
children.
A Call to
Commitment: Fathers’ Involvement in Children’s Learning
This publication describes research on the benefits of fathers’ involvement in
children’s education, strategies for increasing fathers’ participation, and
examples of programs that involve fathers in children’s learning.
A Compact for Reading &
School-Home Links
This resource includes information on family-school partnerships as well as a
set of research-based activities for reinforcing reading and language art skills
for grades K-3. A Spanish edition is available.
Books
for Parents of Autistic Children
http://autism.about.com/library/reviews/aatpbooksa.htm
Gary
Direnfeld's "YourSocialWorker.com"
http://www.yoursocialworker.com
Mr. Direnfeld is a social worker and expert on matters of family life. Courts in
Ontario consider Gary an expert on child development, marital and family
therapy, custody and access recommendations and social work. He is in private
practice (Interaction Consultants), writes and provides workshops and is the
developer of the "I Promise Program" - teen safe driving initiative. He has
authored numerous articles related to parenting and separation/divorce issues
which are available on his website and set up for anyone to freely access and
use. His goal is that they be of service to the general community.
Exceptional Parent Magazine
Familyeducation.com: Learning
Network Parent Channel
The Learning Network Parent Channel offers practical guidance, grade-specific
information, and family activities to help parents positively influence their
children’s education and overall development.
The Fathers Network
Fathers Network celebrates and supports fathers and families raising children
with special health care needs and developmental disabilities.
Illinois Fatherhood Initiative
The Illinois Fatherhood Initiative is concerned with connecting children and
fathers by helping men to be better
fathers and father figures.
Illinois PTA
The Illinois PTA website provides PTA news, information on children’s programs
and career-oriented education, and links to legislative updates and local PTA
sites.
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in
Education
This coalition of major education, community, public service and advocacy
organizations that believe in the improvement of learning through family-school
relationships.
National PTA: Parent Involvement
This section of the National PTA website offers advice on helping children
succeed and tips on parenting.
National Parent Information Network
The mission of this organization is to provide access to research-based
information on the parenting process
and family involvement in education.
Parents as Teachers
Parents as Teachers is a nonprofit parent and family support organization which
provides parents with practical information on child development, focusing on
the early years.
PTA
Central
http://www.ptacentral.org
PTA Central is a new educational information website which focuses on parental
involvement in schools. It provides relevant educational links for Parent
Teacher Groups on a local, state and national level. Thier goal is to become a
leading educational resource for Parent Teacher Organizations.
Strengthening Your Child’s
Academic Future
This is a series of pamphlets providing tips on helping their children succeed
in school.
Summer Home Learning Recipes
A collection of activities for parents and children from grades K through 12 is
present on this site.
 "Creating
a Path to Employment: Tips for Parents with Children with Disabilities" : Work
in the 21st century is more team-based than ever.
Start by exploring the world of work together.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/creating_path_to_Employment.pdf
"Essential
Skills to Getting a Job: What Young People with Disabilities Need to Know":
Often referred to as "soft skills", work ethic, communication, teamwork and
critical thinking are all must have's for youth in today's job market.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/essential_job_skills.pdf
"Shaping
Tomorrow's Workforce: Including Talents of Young People with Disabilities" :
Youth with disabilities bring fresh, new perspectives that enrich strategies for
meeting business challenges and achieving success.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/shaping_tomorrows_workforce.pdf
New
Transition Resources: Two new handouts to help parents of transition-age youth
are now available on the PACER Center Web site. The handouts are produced by
Project PRIDE, a parent information and training project funded by the
Rehabilitation Services Administration.
"Start Now to Chart Your Youth's Career Path After Graduation" (PHP-c162)
A high school diploma opens the doors to many exciting, new opportunities. This
handout looks at a variety of options available to young adults after high
school such as employment, postsecondary training or education and
self-employment.
"Help Your Young Adult Learn About Accessing Accommodations After High School"
(PHP-c165)
Although accommodation rights are provided to adults with disabilities through
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
services are not provided automatically. This handout discusses methods to
advocate for accommodations in postsecondary education and training, employment
and for independent living.
These and other PACER Center handouts for parents specifically on the Americans
with Disabilities Act and other transition issues can be found on the PACER Web
site at
http://www.pacer.org/publications/transition.asp#handouts
New
National Center For Parents with Disabilities and Their Families
Through the Looking Glass recently announced its new National Center for Parents
with Disabilities and their Families. This National Center is funded by NIDRR,
U.S. Department of Education. The Center targets three national populations:
parents with diverse disabilities; family members; and, service providers and
trainees who have a particularly critical impact on parents. The Center's
activities focus on priority issues facing parents with disabilities and their
families: custody and parental evaluations; family roles and personal
assistance; paratransit; and, intervention with parents with cognitive and
intellectual disabilities and their children. The overall goal of this
project is to improve the quality of life among parents with disabilities and
their families. Further information about the Center can be found at:
http://lookingglass.org/ncpd/index.php
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