Hogarth Country Day School
Established 1980
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Early Childhood/Educational/Miscellaneous Links
Disclaimer: The internet can be an excellent source of information, but not all of the information is excellent. Information on the internet is unedited and therefore not subject to any standards. These links are not meant to be the last word on any of these subjects.
A website for my children's writing.
Hogarth kids from bygone days.
This Compact for Reading Guide and School-Home Links Reading Kit were developed for teachers, families, and reading partners through the Compact for Literacy Initiative, an activity of the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education at the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of this effort is to encourage greater family, school, and community involvement in the education of children so as to improve their skills and achievement in reading and other language arts.
The Child and Family
Web Guide
Due to the expanding volume of information
on the Web, parents and students often have difficulty finding the information
they want. Equally problematic is that they have difficulty determining the
credibility of the information they do find. The Child & Family WebGuide
describes and evaluates web sites that contain research-based information about
child development.
New Hampshire Homeschooling
Coalition
A good place to start for anyone with an interest in homeschooling.
The National Parent Information Network
The mission of NPIN is to provide
access to research-based information about the process of parenting, and about
family involvement in education.
U.S.
Department of Education
Parent pages at the U.S. Department of Education.
Ready
Set Read
The "READY*SET*READ Early Childhood Learning Kit" was developed by the
Department of Health and Human Services, the Corporation for National Service,
and the Department of Education to advance President Clinton's challenge to help
every child in America read independently and well by the end of the third
grade. Although the calendar is outdated, the basic information is still
valuable.
Children's Music Web
Children's Music Web is a group of like-minded websites. The common goal is to
bring the often overlooked and underemphasized genre of children's music into
the public eye.
Scholastic
Parents
Online magazine and resources from Scholastic.
Welcome to the Planets
Perfect for your little astronaut.
KidsClick!
KidsClick! was created by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library
System, as a logical step in addressing concerns about the role of public
libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web
sites.
Leddy Center for the Performing Arts
A local treasure! Check out the upcoming concert and theater season as
well as the class schedule.
Harvey-Mitchell Memorial Library
Don't overlook this local resource with its friendly, helpful and knowledgeable
staff.
The New Hampshire Almanac
Everything you ever wanted to know about the great State of New Hampshire.
Children's
Book Council
The Children’s Book Council (CBC) is a non-profit trade organization dedicated
to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children’s books.
Amazon
A great place to check out books. You can search by subject matter,
title or author. Run a search on Kathleen W.
Deady, Muriel L. Dubois or
Diane Mayr
to learn about books written by these wonderful New Hampshire authors
who happen to be good friends of mine.
SCBWI
The Purple Crayon
Children's Book Insider
ICL
Interested in writing for children? Check out any of these links for
excellent nuts and bolts information.
My most excellent critique group.
Blue
Matter
My brother's band's web site. They're fabulous!
The Tax and Budget Priorities Page at The National Women's Law Center outlining tax credits for families.
POTTY TRAINING TIPS: Each spring I always hear from parents of young students in my upcoming fall classes who are struggling with potty training. One suggestion I have for parents in the process of potty training is to be careful about associating using the toilet with going to school. If you do talk about school and potty training, always keep it positive. Visit the blog page and look at the pictures of the children. Talk about how "big" your little one is getting (just like the kids in the pictures), and how much fun s/he's going to have in school. For many children, it works like a charm and is just the incentive they need to make the leap from diapers to potty. For some children, it adds to the stress and can even create a negative view of school for the child. You'll know pretty quickly if it's going to be a help. I'm including several links to articles on the subject. Maybe the tip you need is waiting to be discovered on one of these sites!
Links to preschool-related and parenting articles on the web. You'll find lots of links to articles about the positive impact play has on intellectual development, a subject I feel is incredibly important. Over the last 20 years or so, what was once a 1st grade curriculum has become a kindergarten curriculum, and what was once a kindergarten curriculum is now a prekindergarten curriculum. Along the way, free play has been cut from the curriculum almost to the point of extinction in many schools. Not so at Hogarth, where we recognize the importance of balancing developmentally appropriate direct instruction with free play experiences. Check back from time to time, as I will add links as I find interesting articles.
Learning Point Associates. From their website: For more than 20 years, Learning Point Associates has worked to improve teaching and boost learning in schools across the country. We impact the education system by offering research findings and direct experiences that inform funding, policy and programming decisions. There is much free content at Learning Point Associates, and it might be worth a few minutes of your time to click around the site. You may find these pieces particularly interesting: Reading: Birth to Age 5 and A Closer Look at the Five Essential Components of Effective Reading Instruction: A Review of Scientifically Based Reading Research for Teachers
Preschool Rock. This is what they have to say on the website: PreschoolRock.com is the first and largest network on the Internet dedicated to parents and teachers of preschoolers. Our network provides parenting information, craft and project ideas, activities, games, toys, books, nutrition, fitness and everything else related to children between the ages of three and five.
When Should A Kid Start Kindergarten? from the New York Times Magazine. You may have to sign up as a member to access New York Times content, but it is free and worth it.
Looking at Play the Healthy Way from the National Institute for Early Education Research.
Training Young Brains to Behave for more on play from the New York Times Magazine.
Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills on the importance of executive function and the role play has in its development from NPR.
The 3 R's? A Fourth is Crucial, Too: Recess on the critical importance of play from the New York Times Magazine.
In Kindergarten Playtime, A New Meaning For Play on the "pushing down" of curriculum and the importance of play from the New York Times Magazine.
Kindergarten Cram for a mother's take on the pushing down of curriculum from the New York Times Magazine.
How to Raise Our I.Q. speaks to the impact of quality early childhood education on intellectual development from the New York Times Magazine.
6 Food Mistakes Parents Make from the New York Times.
It's Too Mushy! It's Too Spicy! The Peas are Touching the Chicken! (Or, How to Handle Your Picky Eater) from the folks at Zero to Three, a national nonprofit organization that informs, trains and supports professionals, policymakers and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.