Helpful & Fun Sites
http://tn.gov/firstlady/read20/Kidcentraltn.com
Kidcentral
www.kidcentraltn.com
KIDS U.S.A.
Parents/Family Resources:
Children's, Parents and Educators Message Boards
Interact with your peers in a message board setting.
Babies and Books ( http://www.midhudson.org/virtual/babies)
Describes behaviors for newborns to age 3 and what activities
are good at each developmental stage. You will find suggested books for
each stage of development.
Birth to Six: Early Literacy (http://www.hclib.org/birthto6/earlylit)
Early reading tips and information. You will find reading tips in 12 languages.
Growing Up Reading (http://www.growupreading.org)
Describes development of reading and language skills from
birth to first grade. You will find book and activity suggestions for
babies, toddlers, preschoolers, to first graders.
Reading is Fundamental: Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers (http://www.rif.org/parents/resources)
Suggests types of books for each stage of development and tips for reading with your child.
PBS Parents Guide to Reading & Language (http://www.pbs.org/parents)
Learn how children become readers and writers and how you can
help them develop by talking, reading, and writing together every day.
Read me a Story - Reading Checkup Guide (http://www.aap.org/family)
Advice for parents about helping children develop reading skills, from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Hamilton County Department of Education (http://www.hcde.org)
Parents and family access to the local public education
information about administration, teachers, curriculum, school
information and school policy/procedures. Become involved with your
child’s education through the HCDE’s Department of Family Engagement!
Begin with Books - Center for Early Literacy
(http://www.beginningwithbooks.org)
TCAP Assessment - Practice Resources (http://www.internet4classroom.com/TCAP)
Extensive list of sites that have questions and information to prepare for standardized tests.
The Parent’s Guide to the Information Superhighway: Rules & Tools for the Family Online: (http://www.childrenspartnership.org)
Family Education (http://www.familyeducation.com)
Parent Soup (http://www.pta.org)

BOOKS- Books may be checked out for a 2 week period. If books are not on a reserve waiting list, you may renew for an additional 2 weeks. Check out limit for is14 items per patron. Fines on books are 10 cents per day per book with a one day grace period.