Reading Resources

Ways to help your child read:

  1. Reading Rockets
    Reading Rockets is pleased to offer free print guides created for parents, teachers, and others who want to improve the reading achievement of children.  You’re welcome to download and print these guides for your own use or to distribute to others.


  1. Reading Rockets for Families
    These pages are a step-by-step guide to what parents can do to raise a reader.

        Click below for information on how to:

    1. Build your child's early reading skills at home

    2. Recognize early signs of trouble

    3. Tap into the power of a high-quality preschool

    4. Find good schools and good teachers

    5. Know when your child is struggling in school

    6. Get extra help through tutoring

    7. Stand up for your child

    8. Get extra help through special education


  1. colorincolorado Bilingual Reading Help
    Simple, but powerful ways to help your child become a successful reader. There are fun reading tips and activities, suggestions for choosing books to read with your child, ideas for getting involved at your child's school, and much, much more.


  1. What you can do at home

  2. Helping your child succeed at school

  3. Building Strong Parent-Teacher Partnerships

  4. Let's read: Fun reading tips, activities, and more!



Testing Resources

Links regarding the STAR California Standards Test (CST):

  1. Released Questions by grade and subject
    The California Standards Tests (CSTs) measure students’ achievement of California’s content standards for English– Language arts, mathematics, science, and history–social science.


   These links will open a new window to download a PDF to your computer

  1. Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2009 CA STAR Program

  2. Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Standards Tests

  3. Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Writing Standards Test

  4. Parent/Guardian Guide to the Standards-based Tests in Spanish

  5. What Kinds of Score Reports Will Parents and Guardians Receive?


  The California Physical Fitness Test (PFT)  Grades 5,7, & 9.

  1.     Overview of the California Physical Fitness Test (PFT)


Resources

Parent Student Handbook

Uniform Complaint Form