Illinoisparents.org

2. Illinoisparents.org Provided by Illinois State Board of Education In partnership with Academic Development Institute And Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative (ECAP) at UIUC

3. Why is this important ?

4. Because parent-child interactions and patterns of family life impact student learning.

5. There is much that families can do to support learning at home.

6. In fact, learning improves when parents are a part of the process.

7. But, knowing how to help might not always clear.

8. Illinoisparents.org… Resources for Parents is a good place to start.

9. Select an age group Any Group Early Childhood K-12(all grades) Elementary (only) Middle School (only) High School (only) Special Ed (all ages) ELL (all ages)

10. Select a topic School-Home Communication Parenting information Parent-student activities Parent education resources Parent tips sheets Family involvement in Education Recursos en Español

11. View your search results…

12. Your resource…

13. Teachers like the Parent Resources too!

14. Because… parent tip sheets make great handouts at conferences, workshops, or meetings with parents.

15. Resources for Parents provide educational activities to enhance learning at home.

16. Illinoisparents.org also has: • Calendar of workshops and trainings • Directory of statewide services • Directory of services by county • Statewide hotlines • Other useful parenting information

17. Illinoisparents.org offers… Information on Illinois services and events.

18. Family services by county

19. Click on your county or… Select a county Select a service type Select an age group Select a service Use filters to narrow your search.

20. View your search results… Click on a service to view.

21. View the organization’s services How to contact this agency What services the agency provides Other areas of the state the agency provides services …and how to contact them.

22. A calendar of workshops & trainings

23. Select the month and year. You can use this link to post your events on the calendar Select the month and year to view calendar events

24. Select an event to view

25. View the event’s description The event’s sponsoring Organization Date and location Who to contact Who the workshop or training is for …and how to contact the sponsoring organization.

26. Statewide Hotline Listing

27. View the hotline directory of… Illinois hotline numbers.

28. We have something for educators too!

29. Illinoisparents.org has… Resources for Schools.

30. Select an age group. Any Group Early Childhood K-12(all grades) Elementary (only) Middle School (only) High School (only) Special Ed (all ages) ELL (all ages)

31. Select a topic. School-Home Communication Parenting information Parent-student activities Parent education resources Parent tips sheets Family involvement in Education Recursos en Español

32. View your search results…

33. View your selected resource…

34. Illinoisparents.org… has the School Community Journal.

35. ADI’s online, open access journal… Search by issue Search by keyword Search by author has research, field reports, and more.

36. Your search results

37. View your selected resource.

38. Illinoisparents.org A clearing house of resources for families • Supporting children’s learning at home • Helping families to build quality partnerships with the schools that serve them • Connecting families to events, organizations and services that help build solid parenting practices

39. Illinoisparents.org Quality resources and tools for educators • Valuable tools and best practices • Educational research from top researchers • SchoolResources to help connect families and schools

40. Illinoisparents.org Share it’s resources with your colleagues and the families you know. Thank you!

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