Ypsilanti District Library | Parents & Teachers

The Librarian’s Guide to Cyberspace for Parents & Kids	http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/availablepiomat/librariansguide.htm
Parents Guide to the Internet	http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/index.html
A Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety	http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
Latch Key Kids	http://www.psparents.net/Home%20Alone.htm
Put Reading First	http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first2.html
Helping Your Child Learn to Read	http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/learread.html
Book Adventure (free reading motivation program, from Sylvan Learning Centers)	http://bookadventure.org
Encouraging your child to read: tips for parents	http://www.kathleenodean.com/tips.htm
Helping Your Child Use the Library	http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Library/index.html
Michigan Teacher Network - all links on this site have been evaluated by a school library media specialist (school librarian).	http://srb.npaci.edu/cgi-bin/nsdl.cgi?uid=/2004-01-07T01:59:49Z/0381F310A8DBF512319559E23242CD1C/2.index.html

Jim Trelease, children’s reading expert	http://www.trelease-on-reading.com
Jon Sciezska’s Guys Read, a program to connect boys with books they will want to read	http://www.guysread.com
Esme Raji Codell’s Children’s Literature site features reviews, recommendations, storytime theme ideas, etc.	http://www.planetesme.com
Kids Reads.com features reviews of kids books, information about authors and series, and book-related games and trivia	http://www.kidsreads.com
Index to internet sites for Children and Young Adult Authors	http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
Carol Otis Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site	http://www.carolhurst.com
The Children’s Literature Web Guide	http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

	The following is a partial list of schools in the Ypsilanti area. Please click here for a complete listing available as a Microsoft Word document.
	Washtenaw Intermediate School District
	Ypsilanti Public Schools
	Lincoln Consolidated Schools
	Willow Run Schools
	Van Buren Public Schools (Belleville)
Charter Schools
	Fortis Academy
	New Beginnings
	South Arbor Charter Academy
Private Schools
	Center for Occupational & Personalized Education (COPE) Ypsilanti-Willow Run Center
	Huron Valley Catholic School
Tutoring
(free to qualifying families)	Family Learning Institute

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