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Homework

Helping Your Child With Homework
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/homework.html

This information, on helping your child with their homework , is written for the elementary and middle school parent.

List of Homework Help Sites

New York State Education Department Resources

Resources for Parents

New York State Exams Information
Information on NYS Assessments, Regent Exams, NYS High School Regent Exam Prep Center, and Elementary Test Prep Center.

Parent Involvement

Put Reading First  
This is a parent guide to helping your child learn to read (preschool through grade 3) from the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL).

Reading with your child
Resources from ERIC, which is no longer being funded, on how parents reading to kids can make them better readers.

Helping Your Child Get Ready for School
A publication in the "Helping Your Child" series from the U.S. Department of Education.

Kidz Privacy   
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/
The Federal Trade Commission's site on how to protect your student's privacy while using the Internet.

Alcohol and Your Child  
http://www.abc.state.ny.us/training/alcoholandyourchild.pdf

"Alcohol and Your Child" is a pamphlet recently issued "to provide helpful information that will assist parents with underage drinking concerns." It is available in paper copy from the State Liquor Authority Enforcement Bureau zone office in Albany (518-474-0385).

PBS

PBS KIDS   
http://pbskids.org/
Games, stories, music, coloring and more for kids from PBS.

PBS Parents   
http://www.pbs.org/parents/
Parent, teacher, and caregiver information from PBS.

Summer

Are you looking for information on Summer Camps?  Check out information about hundreds of summer programs hosted at New York State Colleges at Summer Programs at Colleges in New York State for 8 to 18 year olds.

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