For Parents

 www.familyeducation.com website for parents, teachers and students. It has printables for teachers, expert advice for parents, and homework helpers for students.

www.parentstages.com website for parents with interesting articles mostly for pre-K and early elementary age children.

http://specialed.freeyellow.com/ A website for parents and teachers with listings in alphabetical order of specific learning disabilities websites. 

http://www.ldonline.org/ Great website for parents, teachers, and other professionals who work with children with learning disabilities.

http://www.ncld.org/ National Center for learning disabilities website with articles and information about learning disabilities.

http://www.schwablearning.org/ Website with information about learning disabilities for parents. Many different topics about resources and managing learning disabilities.

www.read-to-learn.org Webite with information for third grade students and how to help them with reading comprehension.

www.justreadfamilies.org Website with suggestions for summer reading.

http:portal.dadeschools.net/Child/index.htm E-guide to grade level and courses level requirements.

MyPyramid incorporates recommendations from the 2005 Dietary Guidelines For Americans, which provide authoritative advice for people two years of age and older about how proper dietary habits can promote health and reduce the risk of major chronic diseases. MyPyramid was developed to carry the messages of the dietary guidelines and to make Americans aware of the vital health benefits of simple and modest improvements in nutrition, physical activity and lifestyle behavior. MyPyramid can be found at http://www.mypyramid.gov/

The English version of the Student Assessment and Testing Programs 2004-2005 brochure is now available at www.dadeschools.net/9023/SAET/Assessment.htm under the heading "Products." The brochure provides information about the large-scale student assessment programs in which Miami-Dade County Public School students participate. 

The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) has a new web-based product called the About the FCAT Web Brochure. This brochure is an updated HTML version of the FCAT Parent Brochure that was delivered in print to districts in 2002. It provides general information about the FCAT in a "frequently asked questions" format, and covers topics such as who takes the test, content areas tested, types of scores reported, and so on. In addition, the brochure provides links to other FLDOE web sites and resources including the Sunshine State Standards and the Accountability web pages, and the FCAT Sample Test materials and Keys to the FCAT www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/fcatpub1.htmpublications. You may access the English version of the brochure at http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/fcatpub1.htm  For your convenience, the FLDOE's brochure may be accessed through a link on the district's Assessment and Data Analysis (ADA) home page at http://www.dadeschools.net/9023/