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Family Friendly Curriculum Guides (Pacing guides for reading and writing, mathematics, science, and social studies for grades pre-kindergarten - ten. Created by our families and presented in casual rather than formal English to make them more "family friendly."

OAT Family Resources (Understand what students should know and be able to do by the end of each grade. Help students get ready for grade-level tests in various subjects. See actual test questions,

OAT Family Resources (Get Involved With Your Child’s Test Preparation Surround your child with a variety of resources for the Ohio Graduation Tests. )

OGT Students Resources (Gives actual test questions that can be used to get ready for the OGT. After taking, scores are displayed on the multiple-choice section, a report can be given teacher to score the constructed response questions.)

Ohio Board of Regents (Good information for your students as they prepare for life beyond high school.)

Ohio Department of Education Learning (Links to Web sites from across the country that provide resources, contacts, and educational and family learning tools and tips. Some sites also include information on parent organizations and educational learning sites.)

College Testing Resources

Educational Testing Service Network: http://www.ets.org/

ACT Assessment Test: http://www.act.org/

Educational Resources

Helping Your Child Learn to Read: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Reading/index.html

Helping Your Child Use the Library: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Library/index.html

Helping Your Child Develop Reading and Writing Skills: http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/resource/ parent/reading.htm

Helping Your Child Learn Math: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html

Helping Your Child Develop Skills in Science: http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/resource/ parent/science.htm

Homework Helpers - Dr. Internet: http://www.ipl.org/youth/scipage.html

Homework Helpers - Homework Maniac: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/interact/longterm/safari/tours/maniac.htm#TOP

Parental Involvement Resources

Playing their Parts: http://www.publicagenda.org/specials/ parent/parent.htm

Strong Families, Strong Schools: http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/families/strong/ index.html#sfhomepage

Internet Resources

Get Sybersavvy: http://www.cybersavvy.org/.

The Computer Museum: http://www.tcm.org/html/resources/kdscomps/kdscomps-int.html

Parents Guide to the Internet: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet

Education Policies, Resources & Research that Impact Families

Bush Signs Education Reform Bill Into Law

The Changing Face of Parenting Education. ERIC Digest.

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