• Glebe Street Elementary School’s Accelerated Reader Program
• Pleasant Avenue Elementary School’s Accelerated Reader Program
• Warren Street Elementary School’s Accelerated Reader Program
• Kidsource — Activities for children from infancy to 10
• Put Reading First — Information on learning to read from the National Reading Panel
• Proactive Parent — Parent resources including articles and books
• Reading Rockets — PBS television series that examines reading strategies

Web sites for book recommendations:

• Bookhive — Book reviews and recommendations
• Horn Book — Book lists and award winners
• Johnstown High School Library — New Book Recommendations

Web sites with math manipulative activities:

• Interactive Mathematics
• Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.

Web sites with activities to do with your child:

• Computer Games — Educational computer games for elementary children
• Home Activities — Activities to do at home for grades K-3
• Reading is Fundamental (RIF) — Activity ideas broken down into age groups

Other informative Web sites for parents:

• For Parents: What is a Document-Based Question (DBQ)?
• A Parent's Guide to the Grades 3-8 Testing Program
• Study Zone
   

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