Information and Activities
Sites for Teachers- Instructional Resources
Sites for Students- High School Middle School Elementary
Learning To Read - the 5 areas of reading development
Rhode Island's Early Learning Standards were developed to provide guidance to parents, teachers and administrators on what children should know before they enter Kindergarten. Created by representatives from early care and education, Head Start, parents, and private and public schools, The Standards are divided into eight domains which early learning is based upon. The Early Learning Standards were piloted in five communities who went through a series of professional development and mentoring sessions before they brought the Standards into their schools. The Early Learning Standards were released in December 2003 by the Rhode Island Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education and Human Services, along with Rhode Island KIDS COUNT. http://www.rikidscount.org
What is Mathematics? Designed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Focuses attention on children's early lives before they enter school. http://www.edu.uwo.ca/essofamilymath/fmlinks.asp (Posted 6-05)
Illuminations for Parents and Teachers This site is part of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics web site called "Illuminations". It provides parents and teachers with a dynamic menu to selectively search over 1100 carefully reviewed Internet math resources. Parents can find material to assist children who might not understand a particular math concept, as well as materials that will extend children’s understanding. The site also provides parents with an increased appreciation of how the teaching and learning of mathematics has changed. http://illuminations.nctm.org/swr/index.asp (Posted 6-05)
eWorkshop Created by the Ministry of Education and its development partner, TVOntario. The site is aimed at supporting effective reading and math instruction in elementary schools. It is an excellent site for parents to see how mathematics is being taught and provides many ideas for helping children at home. http://www.e-workshop.on.ca/ (Posted 6-05)
Starfall This online program was put together by a talented team of artists, teachers, and computer animators to improve reading acquisition by using the Internet to help make it fun for the children and easy for the educators. http://www.starfall.com/ (Posted 6-05)