Link Community School -- Parent Resources

Link Community School
120 Livingston Street
Newark, NJ 07103
Tel 973-642-0529
Fax 973-642-1978
admission@linkschool.org
development@linkschool.org

Parent Resources

Click on the purple titles below to access some helpful websites:

Helping Your Child Succeed In School

Reading is Fundamental
Information on child literacy including tips on how to motivate children to read, lists of age appropriate books that will engage children.

Scholastic
Resources for parents and students including articles on family life, lists of age appropriate books for children, family activities and more.

Gifted Sources
List of many sites on arts and the humanities, language arts, math, science, social studies and more.

Hoagies Gifted
Resources and articles as well as links to other sites for parents of gifted students.

Middle School Study Skills

Article on how to help your child with better study skills in middle school and beyond. Contains links to other helpful topics.

Parenting

Values Parenting
Site offering tips to parents /guardians on how to raise children with the good values.

Most Valuable Parents
Research-based resource for with tips, ideas, and strategies for raising smart, strong, responsible kids.

Languages

I Love Languages
Catalog of language-related Internet resources including links to online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools, or just a little information on a language you've heard about.

Multilingual Children
Guide to raising multilingual children, including advice, parent discussions, tips, resource directory, articles and more.

Financial Planning

My Money.gov
U.S. government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education.

Practical Money Skills
Site on financial literacy for parents and students.

Math

Math.com
Site providing interesting for students and parents to learn math which includes a "Help" section, an online calculator and other tools of math and games.

CoolMath.com
Site dedicated to making math interesting and fun, including lessons, math games and puzzles.

Learning Disabilities

Great Schools
Site with a great section on learning disabilities---how parents can help their children cope both in school and at home.

LD Online
Site offering information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD, featuring hundreds of articles, multimedia, monthly columns by noted experts, first person essays, children's writing and artwork, a comprehensive resource guide, active forums, and a Yellow Pages referral directory of professionals, schools, and products.

Computers & Technology

Safety on the Internet
Site with much information on how to keep your child safe while using the Internet.

Stop Cyber Bullying
Site which defines cyber bullying, provides information on prevention and the laws against it.

Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
Site which provides research and outreach services to address issues of the safe and responsible use of the Internet.

Health and Wellness

Kids Health
Site provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence with separate areas for separate areas for kids, teens, and parents including thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources - all original and all developed by experts in the health of children and teens.

Child and Family Web Guide
Site offering hundreds of links to research and practical information on family/parenting, education/learning, typical child development, health/mental health, and resources/recreation.

American Academy of Pediatrics
Comprehensive site including articles, resources and links on children's' health topics.

Bilingual Families

Colorin Colorado
Free web-based service that provides information, activities and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners.

Test Preparation

Standardized Test Prep Kit
Kids Test
What Should Parents Know About Standardized Testing in Schools?

We would appreciate your input. If you encounter websites that you think would be helpful to other parents, please email the links to Mrs. Sharon Machrone at smachrone@linkschool.org.