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Helpful Resources for Parents and Students
Popular Educational Resources
- - Tutoring site that allows students to email questions and get responses.
- - The most comprehensive dictionary on the internet.
- - Good tips and tricks for acing exams.
- - Search Engine for young students.
- - Website dedicated to youth.
- - Free Encyclopedia for reference.
- - Helps students build vocabulary and study skills.
- - Unique maps for geography fans.
Reading List for Students
- – Join students all across Florida as they take on the Summer Literacy Adventure Challenge and pledge to read everyday.
- – Age appropriate activities that helps to develop highly skilled readers.
- – Suggestions to help build your child’s reading skills.
College Bound
- - An interactive website from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
- - Great test preparation and practice resources.
- - Learn about which colleges are similar to your interests and your strengths.
- - Standards based test preparation for kids, parents and teachers.
- - Student gateway to the US Government.
- Getting Ready for Campus Visits: A GEAR UP Handbook for Providing Campus Visits for Middle and adopted from Washington State GEARUP. Includes best practices and resources to help plan meaningful on-campus experiences. Contains replicable, customizable tools.
- - An interactive website from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
- - Great test preparation and practice resources.
- - Learn about which colleges are similar to your interests and your strengths.
- - Standards based test preparation for kids, parents and teachers.
- - Student gateway to the US Government.
- . A comprehensive education and career planning system that will help you succeed in the increasingly competitive global economy.
Fun Educational Games
- - Quiz game where correct answers help raise money for global hunger.
- - View Earth from the Sun, the Moon or from any of a host of satellites in orbit.
- - Math based racing game that helps improve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills.
- - Math games based on bingo and hidden pictures, and a variety of flash cards.
- - Fun interactive quizzes.
Resources for Parents
- - Parent Teacher Association Webpage.
- - A middle school parents' preparation for college guide.
- - A database of health information for kids and adults.
- - Resources to help parents with their child's literacy.
- - Valuable information for both parents and teachers.
- - Search for student aid resources by state.
Financial Aid
- . The Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance offers a variety of student financial aid. se this guide to learn how you can begin finding and applying for money to finance your education!
- - The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) compiled a list of available resources to assist Foster and Homeless Youth with locating community resources for the purpose successful completion of higher education.
- ? This website and resource guide centralizes resources available to youth and alumni of foster care in Florida.
- - Resources to assist undocumented students with finding free money for college.