Resources for Parents

Literacy

6 Early Learning Skills
Learn about the six early learning skills your child needs for school success.

Bibliotherapy Bookshelf
When young children are experiencing difficulties in their daily lives, reading about characters with similar problems can help them cope.

Ele, which stands for Early Learning Environment, was created by the Fred Rogers Center. It's a place for parents, caretakers and educators of young children to find and share digital resources to support early learning and development in children from birth to age 5.

Get Ready to Read (GRTR) is a national program to build the early literacy skills of preschool children by bringing research-based strategies to parents, early education professionals, and child care providers to help prepare children to learn to read and write.

Reading is FUNdamental Pittsburgh
Dedicated to reducing the literacy gap by providing children with access to books that motivate children to develop a life long love of reading.

The Reading Rockets project, from WETA Washington DC, is comprised of PBS television programs and this website, which includes a section for parents. See also their Colorin Colorado, a bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners.

Scholastic's Parents site offers tips for parents of preschool, grade school and middle school children.

Child Development

The ABC's of Child Development
Developmental milestones from PBS for your child's first five years in physical, social & emotional development and in thinking and communication skills.

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC): Child Development
An online source with tools to promote health, prevent disease, and become prepared for new health concerns.

Healthy Children
A parenting site provided by American Academy of Pediatrics dedicated to providing general health information & guidance on various issues such as, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

PNC Grow Up Great
Founded by The PNC Financial Services Group, the site provides tips for parents to help prepare your child, ages birth to 5, for school readiness.

Zero to Three
Information for parents to promote the health and development of infants and toddlers.

Child Care & Early Education

Child Care and Early Learning
Resources from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.

Early Learning Programs & Providers Search
Search for early learning programs at the Compass site from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.

Pennsylvania's Promise for Children
Promotes the importance of providing young children in Pennsylvania with access to quality early learning programs.

The site of the Pittsburgh Public Schools with information for parents regarding information about the district, early childhood & elementary education.

Internet Safety