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Find a Book with Lexiles Try the new "Find a Book" feature on the Lexile Framework site. Choose the reading that you like most - adventure, humor, comics and more. "Find a Book" will help you find the perfect read. |
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Guys Read A web-based literacy program to help boys find stuff they like to read. |
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Homeschooling Resources Includes weblinks and books and magazines available from the Springfield-Greene County Libraries. |
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Missouri Parent Information and Resource Center This web site provides parents and families with many resources and links to other sites that will assist in their children's learning. |
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Mommy and Me Find playgroups for your child and discover great family activities, parenting articles, and mom blogs. |
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National Center for Family Literacy The mission of the National Center for Family Literacy is to create educational and economic opportunity for the most at-risk children and parents. |
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Netsmartz Guide for Parents and Teachers Keeping kids and teens safe on the internet |
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PBS Parents PBS education and resources guide for parents |
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Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers Booklists, Guides and more to help Parents and Teachers launch young readers. |
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Scholastic Families Everything you need to encourage a love of learning from Scholastic Publishers. |
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Sesame Street Parents Parenting essentials for moms and dads who grew up on Sesame Street. |
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Springfield Public Schools Information on all Springfield public schools, School Board, home pages, departments and other features are located on this site. |
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U.S. Department of Education Parents Page Go straight to the source for help and information on your child's learning needs. |
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Connect for Kids This nonprofit site provides news and information on issues affecting kids and families, over 1,500 helpful links to national and local resources, and two e-mail newsletters. |
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FCC Parents' Place The FCC has an array of information to help parents deal with, decipher, and monitor the communications that their children can access. |
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GeoParent This site covers a range of topics from universal parenting issues and concerns, to a vibrant and growing area devoted to local resources. |
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Kid's Directory of Springfield The Kids Directory provides parents, grandparents, foster parents, or anyone involved in nurturing a child with a targeted shopping resource for goods and services. |
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Moms Like Me Connect with other moms in your local area. Get advice, share stories, or just take a few minutes to relax! |
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National Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies NACCRRA is the national network of more than 850 child care resource and referral centers located in United States. |
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National Parenting Center The National Parenting Center was founded in July of 1989 with the intention of providing the most comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents everywhere. The advice provided is furnished by some of the world's most respected authorities in the field of child rearing and development. |
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Parents Action for Children Formerly, I am Your Child, this site is dedicated to advancing the interests of families and young children. Parents' Action develops parent education materials, connects parents with one another, and fights for issues such as early education, health care, and high quality and affordable child care. |
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American Academy of Pediatrics The organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. |
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Cox Health Kids Page Designed for children who need the services of Cox Hospital. |
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Kids Health This page is especially for Parents, from the Nemours Foundation. Check out the Featured Article and the Q&A sections. |
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St. John's Children's Hosptial St. John's Children's Hospital has launched a Web site designed for children, parents and health care providers. The kids' section features short videos of St. John's medical staff children might encounter on a visit to St. John's, and explains what the staffers do at the hospital. |
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WebMD Children's Health Center WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information. This page is devoted to Children's health. |
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WIC Women, Infants, and Children serve large numbers of low-income families and their infants and young children. Here, you can find information on services, benefits, and resources. |