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| MyPyramid.gov |
| One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid Plan can
help you choose the foods and amounts that are
right for you. For a quick estimate of what and
how much you need to eat, enter your age, sex,
and activity level in the MyPyramid Plan box. |
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| http://www.classroomplus.k12.pa.us/ |
| ClassroomPlus
is a $9,000,000 statewide initiative that provides
grants of up to $500 to parents of children who
are struggling in reading and math. Children
in kindergarten through ninth grade are eligible
to participate in the program if they score at
the basic level or below-basic level on the PSSA
or in the bottom half of state-approved tests. |
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| http://www.pde.state.pa.us |
| Recognizing that parents are children’s
first and most important teachers, the PA Department
of Education plans to use this space to make it
easy for parents to find some of the most useful
resources on our web site. |
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| Helping
Your Child Become a Reader |
| Other than helping their children to grow up
healthy and happy, the most important thing that
parents can do is to help them develop their reading
skills. This booklet offers pointers on how to
build the language skills of young children, from
infancy to age 6,and provides numerous activities
to boost children’s love of reading. It includes
a list of typical language accomplishments for
different age groups,suggestions for books children
will love, and resources for children with reading
problems or learning disabilities. (Available in
English and Spanish.) |
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| Helping
Your Child With Homework |
| Homework can help children to develop positive
study skills and habits, improve their thinking
and memory abilities, and encourage them to use
time well, learn independently and take responsibility
for their work. This booklet helps parents of elementary
and middle school students understand why homework
is important, and pro-vides suggestions for helping
children complete assignments successfully.(Available
in English and Spanish.) |
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| Helping
Your Preschool Child |
| How well children will learn and develop and
how well they will do in school depends on a number
of things, including their health and physical
well-being, social and emotional preparation, language
skills and general knowledge of the world. This
booklet highlights techniques parents can use to
encourage their children to develop the skills
necessary for success in school and life by focusing
on activities that make learning fun. (Available
in English and Spanish.) |
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| Helping
Your Child Through Early Adolescence |
| Learning as much as possible about the world
of early adolescents is an important step toward
helping children through the fascinating, confusing
and wonderful years from ages 10 to 14. Based on
the latest research in adolescent development and
learning, this booklet addresses questions, provides
suggestions and tackles issues that parents of
young teens generally find most challenging.(Available
in English and Spanish.) |
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| Helping
Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen |
| Just as children must be taught to read and write,
solve math problems and understand science concepts
and events in history, so must they be guided in
developing the qualities of character that are
valued by their families and by the communities
in which they live. This booklet provides information
about the values and skills that make up character
and good citizenship and what parents can do to
help children develop strong character. It suggests
activities that parents and school-aged children
can do to put those values to work in their daily
lives and tips for working with teachers and schools
to ensure that they act together to promote the
basic values they want their children to learn
and use. (Available in English and Spanish.) |
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| Helping
Your Child Learn Mathematics |
| Our increasingly technological world demands
strong skills in math, not only in the workforce
but also in every-day life, and these demands will
only increase over the lifetimes of our children.
The major portion of this booklet is made up of
fun activities that parents can use with children
from preschool age through grade 5 to strength-en
their math skills and build strong, positive attitudes
toward math.(Available in English and Spanish.) |
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| Helping
Your Child Learn Science |
| Every day is filled with opportunities to learn
science—without expensive chemistry sets
or books. Parents don’t need degrees in chemistry
or physics to help their children learn science.
All that is needed is a willingness to observe
and learn with them and, above all, to make an
effort and take the time to nurture their natural
curiosity.This booklet provides parents of children
ages 3 through 10 with information, tools and activities
they can use in the home and community to help
their child develop an interest in the sciences
and learn about the world around them. (Available
in English and Spanish.) |
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| Helping
Your Child Succeed in School |
| :Every child has the power to succeed in school
and in life and every parent, family member and
caregiver can help. This booklet provides parents
with information, tools and activities they can
use in the home to help their child develop the
skills critical to academic success. (Available
in English and Spanish.) |
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| Put
Reading First:Helping Your Child Learn to Read |
| This brochure, designed for parents of young
children, describes the kinds of early literacy
activities that should take place at school and
at home to help children learn to read successfully.
It is based on the findings of the National Reading
Panel. |
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| Questions
Parents Ask About Schools |
| This publication provides answers to commonly
asked questions on topics such as getting ready
for school, monitoring school, helping with reading
and working with schools and teachers. It is recommended
for parents of elementary- and middle-school-aged
children who want to help their children learn
and succeed. This brochure suggests effective ways
parents can support their children’s education.
The research-based tips in this publication provide
both practical guidance and valuable information
about a range of topics. (This booklet has both
Spanish and English text.) |
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| Reading
Tips for Parents |
| This English/Spanish bookmark is for parents
who want to encourage their child to read. It suggests
activities to help children become effective readers.
The bookmark also provides Web addresses for the
U.S. Department of Education, and the Department’s
toll free number, 1-800-USA-LEARN. |
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| Grow
Parent Website |
Welcome to the Grow Parent Website! This fall,
parents and guardians throughout Pennsylvania received
reports about their children's recent standardized
test results in Reading and Mathematics. On this
website, you will find more information about what
you can do to help your child grow. We hope you
enjoy the Grow Parent Website.
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| Library
in the Sky |
| The Library in the Sky is a database of interesting
and useful educational Web sites for those involved
in education. Find the information you want through
the Search, User Tabs, by Department, or Materials.
Currently there are 1584 educational Web sites
listed in the Library in the Sky. Search the entire
database of resource links, or narrow your search
to those Web sites that will most likely be of
interest to you. |
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| D.A.R.E. |
| “The New D.A.R.E. program is setting the
gold standard for the future,” says Charlie
Parsons, Executive Director of D.A.R.E. America, “Prevention
inside the 21st century school house will need
to be diverse, accountable, and mean more things
to more people, particularly with the safety issues
that have emerged since Columbine and terrorist
alerts. That’s one reason why every New D.A.R.E.
officer is also being trained as a certified School
Resource Officer (SRO).” |
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| It’s
All About U |
It’s
All About U is a campaign designed to educate
children, schools, families and the Allegheny
County community about the importance of mental
health and role stigma plays in preventing not
only treatment but simple dialog. The campaign
is being administered by the county’s Community
Connections for Families program (CCF) and will
pilot its work in five schools throughout Allegheny
County.
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