Learning and School Issues

Dyslexia the Gift--Information and Resources for Dyslexia

Introduction to Mental Retardation

The Black-White Test Score Gap

Find Out What Your Child Should Know!

Learning Disabilities from the AACAP

Mental Retardation from the AACAP

Parents and Family Resources at Berkeley also contains numerous links and aids covering disabilities, legal rights, and services

Sharpen Kids' Reading Skills from TechTV

Kids

Ask Dr. Universe--Ask Dr. Universe, who happens to be a cat, any and all sorts of questions, including "Why don't we just print up enough money to pay off the national debt?"

Information Please Home Page--Great for those "But it's due tomorrow!" projects when no encyclopedia is handy

Gorillas - Learn about gorillas and talk to one! This site has had gorillas trained in ASL "talk" to the scientists who typed in their responses to real questions in real-time chat.

Peoria Astronomical Society--a cool site for the heavens, but only for Internet Explorer or Netscape 4.0 Browsers

PIGS Sanctuary Home Page--well, ... it's about PIGS!

Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com--a cool site for the older child who would enjoy wandering through a museum (sometimes touching everything that says don't)

Welcome to Snoopy.com!

Welcome to Surf Monkey's Kids Channel

Parents and Families

Internet Top Web Sites for Parents and Kids--a PCWorld list of safe and useful web sites, including TalkCity--a site for parents to meet other families on-line

Teaching and Learning on the Web

A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety from the FBI