STUDY SKILLS,TEST
TAKING, and HOMEWORK HELP
COLLEGE and FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION
Parents and Teachers
Association: http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/tragedy/index.asp
The PTA’s website contains the excellent resource “Helping Children Cope With Tragedy”.
Resilence: http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=6
This is the American Psychological Association’s web site. Contains the article “Tips for Recovering From Disasters And Other Traumatic Events” as well as additional resources.
KIDSAID (2 Kids 4 Kids By Kids): http://kidsaid.com/
“Kidsaid” is a safe place for kids to share and to help each other deal with grief about any of their losses. It’s a place to share and deal with feelings. KIDSAID is owned and run by “GriefNet” and was created and designed by Elyzabeth Lynn.
Antiterrorism Personal Protection Guide: http://www.dodea.edu/offices/safety/docs/CJCS_Guide_5260_Feb08.pdf
The Self-Help Guide site is designed to assist in making you and your family less vulnerable to terrorists. You should review its contents and incorporate protective measures applicable to your particular situation.
MCEC: http://www.militarychild.org/
The Military Child Education Coalition works to solve the challenge of helping schools and military installations deliver accurate, timely information to meet transitioning parent and student needs.
Article “How to prepare our children and stay involved in their education during deployment”.
BENTON FOUNDATION – “CONNECT FOR KIDS”: http://www.connectforkids.org/index.htm
“Guidance for Grown-ups”- Articles, advice, and ideas for helping children and adults.
Parents and Teachers Association: http://www.pta.org/2885.htm What you can do: As a parent (substance abuse, bullying, etc.)
PARENT
SOUP: http://www.parentsoup.com/?arrivalSA=1&arrival_freqCap=1&pba=adid=6352816
Award winning site
that offers a wealth of information on parenting. “Helping parents since 1996”.
POSITIVE
DISCIPLINE: http://www.positivediscipline.com/
This site promotes
and encourages the development of life skills and respectful relationships. A
discipline philosophy based on being “Kind” and “Firm”.
THE FAMILY: http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
Information for
parents on “your little kids”, ages 0 to 8; “your kids”, ages 8 to 13; “your
teens”, ages 14 to 18; and your family” at home, school, and play.
TALKING WITH KIDS: http://www.talkingwithkids.org/
“Talking with Kids
about Tough Issues” is a national initiative by “Children Now” and the “Kaiser
Family Foundation” to encourage parents to talk with their children earlier and
more often about tough issues.
FAMILY FUN: http://familyfun.go.com
This site offers
“Great Ideas”, “Practical Advice”, and “Fun Stuff To Do”. Some of the
categories included are Arts and Crafts, Raising Kids, and Life With Kids.
MILITARY ONE: http://www.militaryonesource.com
[user ID:
military] [password: onesource]
This site is your
“Military One Source” for advice, support, practical solutions, and online
resources concerning “life”, “family”, “money”, and “work”. The service is
pre-paid and confidential.
STUDY
SKILLS, TEST TAKING, and HOMEWORK HELP 
STUDY GUIDES: http://geosoc.org/schools/pass/
The University of St. Thomas Study Guides and Strategies includes sections on “Preparing to Learn”, “Studying”, “Classroom Participation”, Preparing for Tests”, and “Taking Tests”.
STUDY SKILLS: http://www.how-to-study.com/
This site contains information on a number of study skills topics such as, “Preparing to Study”, “How to Listen Better”, “Taking Notes”, etc. The site is designed for elementary, middle and high school students.
TEST TAKING: http://www.geosoc.org/schools/pass/tsttak.htm
This site contains “Tips for Terrific Test Taking”, information on “Dealing With Test Anxiety”, and suggestions for taking true/false, multiple choice, essay, and short answers tests.
HOMEWORK CENTER: http://www.infoplease.com/homework/
At this site you can find answers to your homework questions as well as receive tips to improve your homework skills.
HOMEWORK: http://www.homeworkspot.com/
A free homework information portal that features the very best K – 12 homework sites. Also contains a powerful reference center that provides free immediate access to many of the world’s best libraries, museums, and current event sources. Since you can always use a “study break”, they “have also included a wide assortment of fun, mind-stretching, horizon-expanding activities, diversions and events”.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY HOMEWORK CENTER: . http://www.multcolib.org/homework/index.html
The
Multnomah County Homework Center allows you to “explore thousands of links to
librarian-reviewed sites on K-12 homework topics”.
COLLEGE and FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION
PREPARING FOR COLLEGE:
This is your step by step pathway through college preparation. The site is free, easy to use, and filled with preparatory tips for students and parents from eighth through twelfth grade. Preparing for College is provided as a public service by the University of Southern California and is open to anyone.
COLLEGE BOARD: http://www.collegeboard.com/homepage/0,,,00%2ben-USS_01DBC.html
The College Board is a national nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to prepare, inspire, and connect students to college success and opportunities. This well organized site contains college selection tips as well as data on more than 3200 two and four year schools.
COLLEGE FOUNDATION: http://www.cfnc.org/
The College Foundation of North Carolina contains information and resources to help students and their families make smart decisions as thy plan for college and a career. This site also compares over 100 N. Carolina colleges, contains links to their web sites, and helps students find the best way to pay for college.
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS: http://www.college411.org/
This is the internet’s largest FREE search tool for college
scholarships. It offers information for students and parents with questions
about planning, choosing, paying for, and making the most out of college.
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH: http://www.studentservices.com/
Fast Web is a leading scholarship search service. This site helps
students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying
for college, and finding jobs during and after college.
COLLEGE RESEARCH: http://www.princetonreview.com/?popup=no
Explore schools, obtain SAT information, apply to college, and learn
about paying for school all at this site. You also have access to the Princeton
Review’s “Best 351 Colleges”.
VIRTUAL TOURS: http://www.campustours.com/
This is your source for virtual colleges tours. Virtual tours provide
many students with their first glimpses of college.
Campus Tours gives students an opportunity to learn about a college
prior to your campus visit.
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