Parent Resources

Parents, guardians, and caregivers play a vital role in student success. Parents face similar issues from helping a beginning reader to applying for college financial aid. The resources listed here provide great ideas for building the home-school partnership.

General  |  Early Childhood  |  Elementary Grades  |  Middle/High Grades  |  College  |  TV Programs

General Parent Sites

• National Parenting Center

• National Parent Teacher Association - PTA

• ABC's of Parenting

• Family Education Network

• After School Exchange

• NetSafeUtah - Internet Safety for Utah's Kids

• NetSmartz Parents

• Woogi World - Educates children and their parents on what TO DO and what NOT TO DO while using the Internet.

• Colorin Colorado: A Letter to Parents

Early Childhood

• PBS Parents

• PBS Talking & Reading Together

• A Compact for Reading Guide

• Utah Integrated K-2 Curriculum

• Utah Kids Ready to Read

• Little Bites, Big Steps: Nutrition and Fitness for Young Children (Librarian Training)

• Utah Kids Ready to Read - Early Talkers (pdf)

• ReadySetSchool

• Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers

• Get Ready to Read!

Elementary Grades

• Utah Core Curriculum and Resources

• Utah State Office of Education

• Publications for Parents - U.S. Department of Ed

• Helping your Child

• Kid Friendly Search - Ask for Kids

• Kid Friendly Search - Yahoo Kids

Middle/High School

• Thinkfinity Education Resources

• Pioneer, Utah’s Online Library

• Utah Mentor – Career and College Planning

• Prospective Student Guide to Utah’s Colleges and Universities

• Utah Electronic High School

• Distance Learning and Concurrent Enrollment

College

• Student Aid on the Web (U.S. Dept. of Education)

• Utah System of Higher Education

• Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority

• Utah Electronic College
  

TV Programs for Parents

• Adult Education (GED)

• TV for Thinkers

• College Courses on TV