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Reading

Reading Rockets

Get Ready to Read!
Reading is Fundamental Five Finger Test

Five Finger Bookmark

PBS Parents-Reading Story Place
Ready to Learn PBS KIDS Raising Readers
Goldilocks Rule  

 

 

 

 

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Math

PBS Parents- Early Math (Birth-2nd Grade)

Helping Your Child Learn Math

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Family FAQs and Activities)

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families

   

 

 

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Science/Social Studies

Science

Social Studies

Try Science  
Helping Your Child Develop Science Skills  
Houghton Mifflin Science (School Textbook)  

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Fine Arts (Art, Music, Dance & Theatre)

Crayola Crayons (Parent Page) At Home Music Activities (Dallas Symphony Orchestra)
Dramatic Play and Creative Movement (PBS Parents) Dallas Museum of Art

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Writing/Storytelling

   

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Language

Colorín Colorado (for parents of bilingual and ESL students)

Rosetta Stone Online

(You will need a Carrollton  Library card for access)

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Foreign Language

Rosetta Stone Online

(You will need a Carrollton  Library card for access)

Rosetta Stone offers online language learning in the areas of speaking, writing and reading in the following languages:

German, English (US & Britain), Spanish (Latin America & Spain), French, Russian, Greek and Italian

Primary Spanish (BBC)

 

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College &Career Preparation

Career Aisle (Parents Page)

 

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Giftedness

National Association for Gifted Children American Association for Gifted Children (Duke University)
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT)  

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Learning  & Physical Disabilities

LD Online

National Center for Learning Disabilities

Early Warning Signs of Learning Disabilities

Autism Speaks
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Internet Special Education Resources

 

 

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Discussing Difficult Issues

Talking with Kids About Tough Issues  

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Internet Safety

Safe Kids.com Wired Safety

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