Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Parent's Resource Guide Here are a selected group of organizations and resources for parents and otheradults public education campaign launched to help pediatricians, parents, http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/reading/resourceguides/parents.asp
Extractions: Home ... Resource Guides Resources for Parents Here are a selected group of organizations and resources for parents and other adults who interact with children and teenagers. Note: Providing a link does not constitute National Campaign endorsement of a particular site, nor is the National Campaign responsible for the content or materials posted on other sites. Talking with Kids about Tough Issues
Home Helpful Links to Special education related resources Parents Rights Brochure Parents and/or guardians of children who receive special education http://foxborough.k12.ma.us/fsepac/
Extractions: No Child Left Behind.....Our Children's Voice Helpful Links to Special Education related resources Parents Rights Brochure FSEPAC Meeting Minutes Mission ... Contact Information The DOE special education regulations specify: The Mission of the Foxborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council (FSEPAC) is to work towards the understanding, respect, support, and appropriate education for all children with special education needs in our community. Promote and support an innovative educational environment where children with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities and a school and community environment where all children are encouraged to reach their full potential. Promote a network for parents of children with disabilities and provide a forum to share information and discuss matters of relative interest and concern regarding our children. Promote communication and programs within the community to encourage understanding, respect, acceptance and inclusion of children with disabilities.
Selected Resources For Pregnancy And Family Issues massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and education Teen Pregnancy/Parenting.Crittenton Selfsufficiency resources for high-risk young families http://www.brighamandwomens.org/womenshealth/online_res.asp
Extractions: home find a BWH doctor request an appointment about BWH ... Clinical Services by Department We have put together a list of outside Web sites covering various aspects of pregnancy, childbirth and newborn issues that may be of interest to you during and after your pregnancy. Note: The following pages are not maintained by Brigham and Women's Hospital. We are not responsible for any information found on them. Car Safety The Governor's Highway Safety Bureau: Saftey information and contacts
Parents Siblings The Federation operates a parent Center in massachusetts that offers a varietyof services to HEATH Resource Center American Council on education http://www.pridemobility.com/Rehab_Zone/Links___Resources/Parents___Siblings/par
CitySoft - Community Enterprise - Resources For Parents CCRC serves parents, early care and education professionals and Parents HelpingParents is a massachusetts based nonprofit organization working to http://www.mspcc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=205
Extractions: Are you in the process of researching financing options for education? Want to get an estimate of your monthly payment amount? These questions and more are answered in the Information Center. In addition, helpful financial aid and lenders links are provided. Links To Education Information Resources The mission of the Pathways to College Network is to focus research-based knowledge and resources on improving college preparation, access, and success for under-served populations, including low-income, underrepresented minority, and first-generation students. The Pathways Clearinghouse provide resources for improving college preparation, planning and success for under-served students, including reference and referral services, fact sheets, policy briefs, bibliographies, reports tool kits, databases, and professional development activities. Massachusetts Department of Education
Extractions: The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism is affiliated with WebED, Inc., one of the nation's leading Internet-based education companies. Both organizations work together to provide a comprehensive series of online autism courses for parents and teachers. WebED will provide professional development credits to educators that take the fee-based autism courses. These courses have been developed by the finest academics and practicing professionals in the field of autism. Topics covered in the courses include, but are not limited to, behavioral intervention, applied behavior analysis, sensory integration, Internet resources for autism, language development and social stories. For each course fee received, WebED will make a donation to the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc. In addition, the Company is offering these courses free to parents of children with autism or related developmental disabilities. If you are the parent of a child with autism, and would like to take part in this unique opportunity, please register at:
Extractions: For other information about special education, such as implementing an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), check out V.I. Guide's Special Education Services page This law establishes guidelines for Federal agencies for electronic and information technology accessibility designed to ensure, regardless of the type of medium, that individuals with disabilities can produce information and data, and have access to information and data, comparable to the information and data, and access, respectively, of individuals who are not individuals with disabilities.
ParentResources The Office of Special education and Rehabilitative resources (OSERS) Their parent education NETWORK (PEN) is Pennsylvania s statewide parent Training http://www.caryloberman.com/ParentResources.html
Extractions: PARENT RESOURCES Kindly note that listing does not imply endorsement. ASPERGER SYNDROME ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AUTISM DISABILITY - GENERAL ... ASCEND Group, Inc. , an Asperger Syndrome information alliance for Southeastern Pennsylvania, founded in 2001. This is a volunteer, parent-run organization. O.A.S.I.S. O nline Asperger Syndrome Information and Support Return to top ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO) provides information on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in elementary classrooms. Center of Disabilities Assistive Technology Training (CSUN) National Assistive Technology Research Institute (NATRI) conducts assistive technology ( AT ) research, translates theory and research into AT practice, and provides resources for improving the delivery of AT services.
Media Education Foundation: Index_html MediaL http//www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/resources/media-l.html Asian Americanresources from the massachusetts Institute of Technology. http://www.mediaed.org/resources
Find Help: Parent Resources (CSN National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center, education Crisis intervention information, action steps and resources for parents from the http://www.jointogether.org/gv/help/parents/resource/
Extractions: The AAP and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. AAP offers parents sound pediatric advice through an extensive array of parent education materials and brochures on a host of physical, developmental, behavioral and social topics, including violence prevention. AAP recommendations include removing handguns from the environment in which children live and play and reducing the romanticism of gun use in the popular media. (AAP, 141 North West Point Boulevard, P.O. Box 927, Elk Grove Village, IL 60009. Phone: 800-433-9016; Web: www.aap.org American Association of Suicidology (AAS) AAS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. They serve as a resource for anyone concerned about suicide, including AAS members, suicide researchers, therapists, prevention specialists, survivors of suicide, and people who are themselves in crisis. In 1996, 53 percent of all gun-related deaths were suicides. Fifty-eight percent of all suicides are committed using firearms. (AAS, 4201 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 408, Washington, DC 20008. Phone: 202-237-2280. Web: www.suicidology.org
UCP: Education - Resources UCPs education Channel provides resources for parents, teachers, Statewideresources (massachusetts). Americans with Disabilities Act http://www.ucp.org/ucp_channelsub.cfm/85/12/76/national,Parents
Extractions: Your UCP: MetroBoston UCP AffNet Entrance [password required] Go back to top Looking for help? In addition to the many resources below, United Cerebral Palsy has developed comprehensive One-Stop Resource Guides to help you locate the assistance you need. These state-based Guides are free and can be downloaded as Microsoft Word® documents or as PDFs. Download the One-Stop Resource Guide for your state now!
Extractions: Child care resource and referral agencies (R&Rs) provide referrals and counseling to parents who are seeking child care. R&R agencies also help to coordinate local child care training efforts and serve as a clearinghouse for training information. Lending libraries of training resource guides, books, and toys for child care providers also are maintained. NACCRRA also offers a phone service that parents can call to find their local R&R (1-800-424-2246). "Learning Options" is a series of online courses that NACCRRA offers for child care professionals.
Resources: Parenting Education Bibliograpy Research on parenting education Programs and Their Effectiveness A ChicagoFamily Resource Coalition. Halpern, R. 1990. parent support and education http://p2001.health.org/PIP/res3.htm
Extractions: (compiled from the following sources) Carter, N. 1996. See how we grow: A report on the status of parenting education in the U.S. Philadelphia: The Pew Charitable Trusts. National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information National Criminal Justice Reference Service Smith, C.A., D. Cudaback, H.W. Goddard, and J. Myers-Walls. 1994. National extension parent education model of critical parenting practices. Manhattan, KS: Kansas Cooperative Extension Service. Allen, M. L., P. Brown, and B. Finlay. 1992. Helping children by strengthening families. Washington, DC: Children s Defense Fund. Alvy, K. T. 1987. Black parenting. New York: Irvington. Alvy, K. T. 1994. Parent training today. Studio City, CA: Center for the Improvement of Child Caring. Barnett, W. S. 1985. The Perry preschool program and its long-term effects: A benefit-cost analysis. Ypsilanti, MI: High/Scope Press. Berrick, J. 1988. Parental involvement in child abuse prevention training: What do they learn? Child Abuse and Neglect
National Professional Resources - Parent Resources Integrating General and Special education for the Benefit of All Students.by Wayne Sailor A Comprehensive Schoolwide Approach A Resource Manual http://www.nprinc.com/parent_res/
CISE: Library Resources Of Interest To Parents parent feelings, parent education, and decisions about the future are also LP 1472 Three Rs for special education rights, resources and results http://www.cise.missouri.edu/library/parent-education.html
Extractions: This 256-page book emphasizes home programs and explains how to formulate and write programs of behavioral and educational tasks for use by parents and professionals in teaching autistic children. This book is volume two of the Individualized Assessment and Treatment for Autistic and Developmentally Disabled Children series, which includes teaching strategies and activities.
Family & Community - Massachusetts Department Of Education Today, there are many alternative schooling options in massachusetts, includingCharter Schools, Educational Collaboratives, Dual Enrollment and School http://www.doe.mass.edu/FamComm/
Extractions: State Government State Services Select Program Area DOE HOME Advisory Councils Board of Education Career/Vocational Technical Education Charter Schools Compliance/Monitoring Curriculum Frameworks/Institutes Early Learning Services Education Reform Educational Technology Educator Licensure Tests (MTEL) Educator Licensure Employment Opportunities English Language Learners Family Literacy Forms Directory General Educational Development Grants: Information Information Services Health, Safety and Student Support Services MCAS MCAS Appeals MECC - (Career Center) METCO "No Child Left Behind" Federal Education Law Nutrition Programs Proprietary Schools Reading Office School and District Accountability School and District Profiles/Directory School Finance School-to-Career Education Security Portal Special Education Special Education Appeals Title I Virtual Education Space - VES News District/School Administration Educator Services Assessment/Accountability ... Alternative Education HEADLINES:
