Family Resources
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The
Occupational Therapy Products list includes information
regarding supplies or products that Irving ISD Occupational Therapists
typically recommend to students, teachers and parents to assist students
with handwriting, typing and/or sensory processing needs. If there are any
questions about supplies, teachers or parents can discuss the need or
appropriate use of equipment with their campus Occupational Therapist. When
ordering equipment, it is encouraged that you check several sources to find
the most economical supplier, we do not endorse any one company.
Zero to Three
Information specific to babies and toddlers is provided by
this wonderful site. Check out their quicksheets in PDF format for
tracking developmental milestones. Great site!!
Parents as Teachers
National Center
This
site provides information about nationally recognized family
education and support program. For parents, the site suggests
activities that encourage language development, intellectual
growth and social and motor skills, explains the components of
the program and features testimonials from other parents.
Professionals discover the benefits of the program and many
adaptations, training opportunities, program effectiveness and
PAT's cutting edge neuroscience project.
Parentsplace
Parentsplace
is a sort of virtual community offering many live chats on a
variety of topics. It also offers a library of articles with a
search engine. There is also the "reading room" where
parents can find information for all kinds of parents.
Children's
Television Workshop Online
This
site offers articles for all age groups (divided into birth-two,
two-five, six-eleven). General parenting information and
activities for children.
Children
Youth and Family Consortium
This
site is a product of the University of Minnesota. It's also the
host for FatherNet, which deals with the effect of fathers on
children's development. The search engine is a quick way to find
articles related to development, or you can browse the articles.
Crayola.com
Crayola provides
activities and online games for children, parents, and teachers. Register
for free and gain access to all kinds of art resources.
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