Helpful Websites

For children and the adults who care about them.

By:  Sheryl Sulima

Prairieview Elementary

2002-2003


Helpful Websites-
Standardized Testing

Illinois State Board of Education

http://www.isbe.net/ils/

http://ilsi.isbe.net/

 

Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT)

General Information about ISAT testing

http://www.isbe.net/assessment/isat.htm

Interactive Sample Tests

http://tp1.clearlearning.com/ISBE/index.html

Third Grade Math Word List

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/assessment/g3mathwordlist.htm

Fifth Grade Math Word List

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/assessment/g5mathwordlist.htm

Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)

General Information about ITBS testing

http://www.uiowa.edu/~itp/itbs.htm

Practice Math Skills for the ITBS test

http://zone.cps.k12.il.us/Projects/TestSuccess/

Other Helpful Websites

Keep your children safe on the Internet.  

“Safe Surfin' for Kids and Teens”
Parents, take this quiz, to review Internet safety, with your child to see if they are Internet savvy.  There are even certificates for those who pass the test!

http://www.safesurfin.com/drive_ed.htm

“Safe Parents”

SmartParent.com is a resource dedicated to educating parents on the best ways to safeguard their children from the dangers presented by cyberspace.

http://www.smartparent.com/

 

Here are a couple sites to help your

children improve their keyboarding skills.

http://www.easytype.com/

http://www.kidsdomain.com/brain/computer/type.html

 

Check out these wonderful websites.

“Great Sites”

This is a website with over 700 website links

for children and the adults who care about them.

http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/

 

Special Education Websites

  “Council for Exceptional Children”

http://www.cec.sped.org/index.html

“ABC’s of LD/ADHD”

http://www.ldonline.org/abcs_info/articles-info.html

“LD Online” - The leading website on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and other professionals.

http://www.ldonline.org/

Special Education Resources on the Internet

http://seriweb.com/serihome.htm

“National Association for Gifted Children”

http://www.nagc.org/

“Gifted World”

http://www.gtworld.org/

 

Academic Subject Related Websites

“Ask Dr. Math”

Ever have any questions about your child’s math homework? 

This is the site to visit.  (Elementary through College level)

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

“Get Smarter”

This is a helpful math and science website for students K-12.

http://www.getsmarter.org/  

“Fun Brain”

This is a site with fantastic games in the areas of Math and Language Arts.

http://funbrain.com/

“Science Made Simple”

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/

“Kid Authors”

Read stories written by other children.  Submit a story of your own.

http://www.kidauthors.com/default.asp

Miscellaneous

http://www.ajkids.com/

http://www.eduplace.com/parents/

Websites Just for Parents

Helpful parenting tips can be found at any of these wonderful websites:

http://www.parentsoup.com/

http://www.parenthoodweb.com/

http://www.parenting.org/

http://family.go.com/

http://www.familyeducation.com/home/

http://www.parents.com/

Here are some things parents should know about testing:

http://www.hbem.com/library/parents.htm

 

Don't forget about our district website:

www.ccsd66.org