PARENT and TEACHER RESOURCES |
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| Reading | |
| Lexile | http://www.lexile.com - The Lexile Framework for Reading is a measure of reading comprehension that can be used by teachers and parents to take the guesswork out of selecting books that can help improve reading skills by matching readers to appropriate literature appropriate for the student comprehension level. Your child’s Lexile score is included in the NWEA progress report for grades 2-8 beginning Fall 2005. |
| Online Encyclopedias | |
| Encarta Britannica Encyclopedia.com |
http://encarta.msn.com/ |
| Search Engines for Kids | |
| Ivy's Search Yahooligans Kids Ask Jeeves KidsClick! Awesome Library Berit's Best Search Engine Watch Internet Public Library: Kidspace ALA.org |
http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html This site includes all of the search engines listed below and several more. This is a great resource page. http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/ http://www.ajkids.com/ http://www.kidsclick.org/ http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ http://www.beritsbest.com/ http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156191 This is an article entitled "Kids Search Engines" which contains links to many search resources for kids, parents, or teachers. Also included is information about filtering options for parents. http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsiteskids.htm |
| Winnebago School Student, Staff, and Parent Resources | |
| HomeLogic login Study Island login EBSCO |
We are no longer using Edline to view current grades, missing assignments, and classroom attendance. This year we are switching to HomeLogicXE. It is available at https://homelogic.winnebagoschools.org. http://www.studyisland.com Winnebago Middle School students only http://search.epnet.com/login.asp All Winnebago School Students and Staff EBSCO can be used at school or at home. It includes articles from magazines, newspapers, Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, and a current events database. Home users require a login username and password which can be obtained from the student's school librarian or building technology specialist. |
| Illinois State Police and Sex Offender Information | |
| Illinois State Police | http://www.isp.state.il.us/ |
| Illinois State Sex Offender Info | http://www.isp.state.il.us/sor/sor.cfm |
| College and Careers | |
| College Zone | http://www.collegezone.com - A free service to parents and students to to explore careers, choose a college, apply for admission and find ways to finance their college education |
| Teacher Resources | |
| Education World | http://www.education-world.com/ |
| NETS-S Frameworks for Illinois | http://elearning.k12.il.us/nets-sframework/ |
| Barry's Clipart Server | http://barrysclipart.com |
ISAT Assessment Frameworks |
Math Grades 3-8- .pdf format or .rtf format Reading Grades 3-8 - .pdf format or .rtf format Science Grades 4-7 - .pdf format or .rtf format Social Science Grades 3-8 - .pdf format or .rtf format Writing Grades 3-8 - .pdf format or .rtf format |
Other State Testing and Learning Standards Resources |
Illinois State Board of Education http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ Illinois Learning Standards http://www.isbe.state.il.us/ils/Default.htm Interactive Illinois Report Card http://iirc.niu.edu/iirc/ |