Internet Links for Parents

U.S. Department of Education

Helping Your Child Series U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Financial Aid Free Application for Federal Student Aid National PTA Web Site

Massachusetts Department of Education

MCAS website Massachusetts Department of Education Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System MCAS Test Items Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks Commonwealth of Massachusetts Web Site

Community Links

Brockton Historical Society Brockton Hospital Brockton Police Department Brockton Public Library Brockton Symphony City of Brockton Fuller Museum of Art Metro South Chamber of Commerce Rocky Marciano South of Boston - The Enterprise & Patriot Ledger WBET Radio Station

General Resources

African American Child America Links Up: A kids online teach-in about Internet safety. Boston Globe Parents Page Children's Partnership - This site contains the full text of its guide: The Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway: Rules and Tools for Families Online. Get Net Wise is a resource for families and caregivers to help kids have safe, educational, and entertaining online experiences on the Internet. It's a public service brought to you by a wide range of Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations. HealtyKids.com Help Center from the American Psychological Association is an excellent resource for adults who are raising adolescents. Family.com has oceans of content on educating, traveling with, nurturing, and feeding both children and pets. Fathering Magazine Massachusetts D.A.R.E. Massachusetts Association for Gifted Children National Association for Gifted Children Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance National Center for Missing and Exploited Children National Network of Child Care National Child Care Information Center Parenthood Web Parents Soup 700 Great Sites from the American Library Association Sitios para niños y niñas

College Planning Resources

Peterson's College Guide CollegeNET FinAid! College is Possible Kaplan SAT Prep College Board Online Princeton Review Online TOEFL Online

Libraries & Reference Tools

American Library Association Parents Page Library of Congress Berkeley Digital Library Sunsite Internet Public Library WWWebster Dictionary Information Please Roget's Thesaurus Elements of Style Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

General Educational Links

Helping Your Child Learn to Read - U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement The Learning Page of the Library of Congress Dyslexia - A site featuring the positive talents that give rise to dyslexia, and sharing of knowledge about the best ways for dyslexic people to learn. KidsCom National Center for Learning Disabilities NCIP - National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Schwab Foundation for Learning Information, support and hope for parents and educators helping kids with learning difficulties Virtuocity's Family Friendly Sites Parents and Children Together Online A project of The Family Literacy Center. Helping Your Child with Math A U.S. Department of Education publication. LD Online is a terrific resource for the parents and teachers of learning-disabled kids. National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education through Technology, Media and Materials. PBS Online - Education, culture and citizenship. Reading is Fundamental Tutor.com www.4kids.org is designed for kids (and their parents) to find fun, educational, and safe spots to visit on the World Wide Web.

Useful Downloads/Plug-ins

PKZip, is a program that can compress and decompress files. Adobe Acrobat Reader lets users view portable document format (PDF) files such as those in the Human Resource Department or on the Internal Revenue Service site. Real Player permits you to watch and listen to Net multimedia files.

Search Engines

Metasearch Services - These search engines search through several search engines simultaneously and then display the combined results. Metacrawler Dogpile Ask Jeeves

Search Services Yahoo Alta Vista Excite Hot Bot