RRISD Research Resources- please contact campus library for login information. Each database includes a tutorial or help file to guide parents and students using these extensive online resources.Round Rock ISD Secondary Reading List - titles used in RRISD curriculum listed by author/title/course with links to reviews and criticism in the subscription online databases. Contact campus librarian for passcodes.
College for Texans- information for Parents
Texas Scholar Program- for 1998+ graduates under the Recommended High School Program
Communication with Children
Children's Grief Education Listening Skills
Safety City- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Kid's site
Talk with your Kids
Drug & Alcohol Education
ESL Resources
Health Resources
Interdisciplinary
Awesome Library
Blue's Clues for parents
Citation Machine
Fact Monster- interactive activities on a variety of topics, including spelling & geography
i Know That! - educational games
KnowPlay? Internet directory
ThinkFinity - Verizon education resources
Parenting in a Digital Age
Children's Safety Zone
Family Education Network
National Coalition for Parent Involvement
Parent-Teacher Conferences
PBS Parents Guide to Media (also Spanish)
Texas Kids Count
UTopia - UT Austin Family site
Reading
ALA Frequently Challenged Books - compiled by ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom
America Reads!- available in Spanish Children's Books Forever- free downloads of classic titles
Get Caught Reading- promoting reading
Guys Read- Reading initiative for boys
International Children's Digital Library
Lexile
Description of Lexile System
Find A Book
Outstand Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learner
Parents & Children Together Online
Parent's Choice Award lists
Parent's Choice on Graphic Novels
Read & Rise- literacy program from the National Urban League
Read Kiddo - James Patterson's good reads for kids
Reading Planet Reading Suggestions K-3
Storyline Online - Screen Actors' Guild members reading children's booksSummer Reading Ideas - make summer reading fun!
Science
PBS Parents
TryScience - virtual field trips, experiments for ages8-15 TAKScopes - Rice University student tutorial in K-5 science curriculum - contact school for login information
Study Skills- teaching study skills to children
Tools for Evaluating Web Sites