Alaska Association of School Boards
http://www.alaskaice.org/
This Alaskan web site covers information from early childhood through the teen years.
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/
Parents will find lots of information about Alaska’s education system, school districts across the state, information on state testing, and much more.
Alaska PTA
http://www.alaskapta.org/
Wanting to get involved in your local PTA? Don’t have a local PTA? This site can help you get connected with PTA.
Anchorage Public Library Ready to Read Resource Center
The Anchorage Public Library offers free literacy resources to anyone who works with infants and toddlers statewide. Click here for a brochure that gives further information.
http://www.besstbeginningsalaska.org
Best Beginnings supports early learning and literacy statewide. The site includes Early Learning Activities, Imagination Library, current issues, and tips and guidelines.
Colorin Colorado
http://www.colorincolorado.org/
A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners.
Great Schools.net
http://www.greatschools.net/alaska/
This web link features information about School Report Cards, as well as information about public, private, and charter schools in Alaska, (although parents in other states can access information for their state as well through here). Parents can get profiles of schools in their area based on Standards Based Assessments and compare them against other schools. There are also tips on a variety of school-related issues (tips on math and reading, college prep, learning disabilities, etc.) that parents can access. Lots of great information.
Nine Star Education and Employment
http://ninestar.com/
Nine Star is a non-profit dedicated to developing Alaska’s workforce. They are a resources for GED, high school completion, trades math, and more.
Parents as Teachers
http://www.ruralcap.com/
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an early childhood parent education and family support program designed to empower parents to give their children the best possible start in life. To get more information, click on ‘child development’ on RurAL CAP’s home page.
Project Appleseed
http://www.projectappleseed.org
A wealth of information on parent involvement and school improvement.
Reading is Fundamental
http://www.rif.org
Reading is Fundamental (RIF) is the nation’s largest child literacy organization. Parents can find tips and activity ideas for different age groups on this site to help motivate their children to read. Resources are also available in Spanish.
Reading Rockets
http://www.readingrockets.org/
This site is full of great ideas on how to help your child be a stronger reader.
Stone Soup Group
http://www.stonesoupgroup.org
Supporting families who care for children with special health needs. They offer a wealth of resources, programs, and workshops for families.
Thread
http://www.threadalaska.org
This Alaskan resource can help connect you to early childhood care and education. Thread is also hosting a Parent Action Center that allows parents to be kept up to date on legislative issues of interest.
Washington Learning
http://www.walearning.com
This site has resources that include twenty home and community activities for adults and children birth to three that encourage early language and literacy development. They are appropriate for children with disabilities as well as children who are developing typically.
The materials are specifically designed to address the three key skills of 1) language development, 2) sounds and rhythms, and 3) general book and print awareness.
The files are in PDF format to allow easy and secure downloading and are available in several languages.