Parent Link Rhode Island - www.parentlinkri.org
If you are a parent with a pre-teen or teen this Web site will link you with local programs like: Workshops on family communication, recreational activities for your teen or your whole family, counseling services, after-school programs and activities, educational services for your teen, services for kids with special health care needs, and more. This Web site is sponsored by the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island Department of Education in partnership with the Rhode Island Communications Coalition.

Parent Support Network of Rhode Island - www.psnri.org
The Parent Support Network of RI (PSN) is an organization of families supporting families with children and youth who are at risk for or have serious behavioral, emotional, and/or mental health challenges, having consideration for their background and values. The goals of PSN are to: Strengthen and preserve families, enable families in advocacy, extend social networks, reducing family isolation and develop social policy and systems of care. Parent Support Network accomplishes these goals through (a) providing advocacy, education, and training; (b) promoting outreach and public awareness; (c) facilitating social events for families; (d) participating on committees responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating policies and systems of care.

Rhode Island Advocates for Gifted Education - http://www.riage.org

RIAGE is a non-profit organization of parents, educators, and others who recognize the need to provide appropriate education and support for gifted and talented students in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island Board of Governor’s of Higher Education - http://www.ribghe.org
This Web site is meant to be a resource for students, families, and educators to help make the most of the 6th through 12th grade years and beyond. It will help answer questions and provide the tools needed to understand and to take advantage of available opportunities in higher education.

Rhode Island Parent Information Network - http://ripin.org/
The Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN) is a statewide, nonprofit agency that provides information, training, support and advocacy to parents seeking help for their children. RIPIN is the home of five projects that are made up of 11 programs and services to families with children in RI, including families of children with special needs.

Rhode Island State Advisory Committee on Gifted and Talented Education - http://www.ri.net/gifted_talented/rhode.html
The purpose of this web site is to provide the base for a statewide network of communication, resource and advocacy for children, parents and educators interested in gifted and talented education. The Advisory Committee exists to advise the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education on all matters relevant to gifted and talented education in Rhode Island. Toward that end, the Advisory Committee membership strives to determine the status of gifted and talented education, to identify needs and to make recommendations to the Commissioner. 
 

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Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html
This is an excellent resource for students, teachers and parents that includes all areas of the curriculum and all grade levels.

Federal Student Aid Gateway - http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/index.html
Federal Student Aid Gateway is a resource for free information, guidance and tools for federal student assistance from the U.S. Department of Education's office of Federal Student Aid.

United States Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml?src=pn
The United States Department of Education’s parent page offers parents the following: checklist/tips for parents, new parents can use, tool kit for Hispanic families, federal student aid information and more.

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Acoustical Liberation of Books in the Public Domain - http://librivox.org/
LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books and poetry in the public domain and then release the audio files back onto the net (pod cast and catalog).  Their goal is to make all books in the public domain available for free in audio format on the Internet!

CollegeBoard.com - http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/ 
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity.  This site features many helpful resources for parents such as finding scholarships, planning for college, and help in applying and paying for college.

Museums in the USA - http://www.museumca.org/usa/
This is a newly redesigned site with links to museums all over the USA.  Museums are listed by name, state and types.  A ‘reader’s pick of the best museum sites is included.  The site also links to museum websites all over the world!

National Education Association Parents Page - http://www.nea.org/parents/index.html
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 2.8 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs.

National Parent Teacher Association - http://www.pta.org/
This National Parent Teacher Association Web site provides extensive resources for parents including: student achievement, safety, media and technology, health and wellness.

National Gallery of Art - www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
The National Gallery of Art children’s page – a great site with information and activities for children of all ages!

PBS Parents - http://www.pbs.org/parents/
Here you will find information about your child's development from birth through the early school years. You will also find lots of fun educational activities for your children to help get them ready for school. PBS Parents Guides address important aspects of children’s early years such as school readiness and social and emotional development. In addition you can find information about children's favorite PBS KIDS programs: schedules for your local area, educational activities related to the programs, explanations of educational goals and even help throwing a birthday party with a PBS KIDS program theme!

School Psychology Resources for Psychologists, Parents and Educators
http://www.schoolpsychology.net/
School Psychology Resources for Psychologists, Parents and Educators has web-based links for research on learning disabilities, ADHD, functional behavioral assessment, autism, adolescence, parenting, psychological assessment, special education, mental retardation, mental health, and more.

WiredSafety - http://wiredsafety.org/911/
WiredSafety is dedicated to helping protect children in cyberspace. It does this by a combination of educational programs, awareness and prevention and one-to-one help delivered to its core audiences of parents, grandparents and caregivers, schools and community groups, law enforcement and school resource officers, as well as the children, tweens and teens themselves.

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Education Trust - http://www2.edtrust.org/EdTrust/Parents+and+Community
The Education Trust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, pre-kindergarten through college, and for closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from other youth.  The Education Trust is committed to providing parents and community-based agencies with the tools and help they need to make the most of the reform efforts that are underway in most communities.

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National Middle School Association - http://www.nmsa.org/
This is the excellent Web site of the National Middle School Association. Just a few of the resources are highlighted below:

• Parent involvement leads to student success – parents can receive a complimentary copy of “Tips for Parents” related to this topic.
• Teachers, Schools value help from parents of young adolescents
• How parents can help engage adolescents in reading.
• How to relate to your child as they enter their middle school years
• The elementary to middle school transition – five helpful hints for parents

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Education Development Center (EDC) - www.literacymatters.org/parents/index.htm
The greatest risk our children face online is being denied access. The Internet is essential to our The Education Development Center (EDC) houses Literacy Matters. The goal of the Literacy Matters project is to improve the literacy development of secondary school students, especially those students who are struggling to succeed. The content within this Web site focuses on what matters most in adolescent literacy development for teacher, parents, and students.

Interactive Learning Exercises (Early Childhood) - http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm#
The Literacy Center aims to provide safe learning activities for parents and teachers to share with young children. It follows a modified Montessori approach to teaching reading. This site provides online tutoring in identifying colors, creating basic shapes, phoneme awareness, and learning to write letters and words. It is available in English, Spanish, German and French.
 

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/spotlight/1_parents.html
Parental and family involvement in education is one of the priorities of the No Child Left Behind Act. This page provides links to the different sections of the NCELA website which provide resources for and about parents of English Language Learners.

The Partnership for Reading - www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/recommended.html
The Partnership for Reading site recommends publications designed to help teachers, parents, policy-makers, and other educators implement the findings of evidence-based research with the children, adolescents, and adults with whom they work. 

Reading Rockets - http://www.readingrockets.org/families
Reading Rockets, a national multimedia project that looks at how young kids learn to read, offers free downloadable print guides for teachers and parents. This includes a teacher's guide that contains instructional techniques and strategies based on what reading research shows is most effective, as well as a family guide available in Spanish, Hmong and Somali. The family guide is a great resource for teachers to share with the parents of English language learner students. The AFT (American Federation of Teachers) is a national partner with Reading Rockets, which devotes a section of its Web site on how to help kids who are struggling with reading. 

Scholastic - http://www.scholastic.com/parents/index.asp
This Scholastic site offers parents, Family Matters: All about Reading and Parent Guides. These guides provide parents with suggestions, activities, and book titles according to age levels. It is primarily focused on children from birth through 8th grade.

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Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles - http://www.cut-the-knot.org/index.shtm
This site is for teachers, parents and students who seek engaging mathematics. Many of the topics are accompanied by Java illustrations. There are nearly 800 Java applets.

Math Forum - http://mathforum.org
Parents The Math Forum is an online resource for improving math learning, teaching, and communication. This site helps teachers, mathematicians, researchers, students, and parents use the Web to learn math and improve math education.  The site offers problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem solving; collaborations; and professional development.

National Science Foundation - http://athomewithmath.terc.edu/
Ten Math Activities for Parents and Kids - The ten everyday math activities in this kit build math into the things most families already do—ordinary routines such as figuring out ways to save money, to share fairly, or to get somewhere on time. With these activities, children practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and using other important math skills while doing tasks that are a regular part of life. Geared to children ages 7 – 11. This site is also available in Spanish.

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center - http://www.careercornerstone.org/
The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is an ever-expanding resource center for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, and medicine. Almost everything on this site is also downloadable in PDF and PowerPoint formats. Explore degree fields, comprehensive education, networking, job hunting, career planning resources, and personal interviews with hundreds of people who offer candid insight into their own diverse careers.  

United States Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/math/index.html
This booklet is made up of fun activities that parents can use with children from preschool age through grade 5 to strengthen their math skills and build strong positive attitudes toward math. 

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