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Oak Middle OMS Events Calendar Contact Administrators and Staff Local Area High Schools Shrewsbury High School Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School St. John's High School Notre Dame Academy Our Team Contact the Teachers Homework Site Report Card Standards Team Documents Student and Parent Resources Online Resources Academic Help Study Strategies Successful Note Taking Homework Help Successful Reading Tips Long Term Planning and Organization Learning Disabilities General Resources ADD/ADHD Dyslexia Adolescent Issues For Students For Parents Help With Bullying Project Bread Walk for Hunger Technology Discussion Board Google Docs OMS Curriculum Links Language Arts Summer Reading Summer Reading List OMS Summer Reading Info 'How to Annotate' Guide InfoTrac Student Edition EasyBib Bibliography Tool Homework Discussion Class Handouts Writing and Grammar Reading Comprehension Specific Unit Resources Persimmon Tree Science Fiction Medieval Life Elizabethan Drama Harlem Renaissance World History Mysteries of the Ancient World Science Elements and Compounds Motion and Energy Earth Science 8 Gold Science Fair Other Science Resources Science Olympiad Resources Water Rockets Design Mentos and Diet Coke Going Green Mr. M's Forensics Site Unexplained Mysteries Math CMP Site for Parents
Online Resources Atomic Learning Fantastic tutorials for many programs including Word, Excel, and Photoshop. Students have automatic access in school. See Mr. M for a username and password to access it at home. Online Graph Creator MUCH easier to use than Excel! The graphs can be easily customized and come out looking great! MLA "Citation Maker" No more excuses for not citing your sources! Academic Help Study Strategies Study Skills Self-Help From Virginia Tech, excellent strategies and checklists How to Study A great site for students, with many tips on keeping on top of information Study Tips From a "teen who's been there" - some great advice Study Habits & Test Anxiety Some good tips on your study area, and a checklist Study Skills About.com's collections of ideas, tips, and strategies for studying and test taking Successful Note Taking Note Taking and In-class Skills From Virginia Tech, how to be focused and attentive Taking Notes From Factmonster.com, a great collection of tips to help you get organized Note Taking Techniques Advice from college students on how to take notes How to Study A good, easy to follow sheet that gives tips on good note taking in class Homework Tips How to Win the Homework Wars Great list of steps to take to help your child be successful Positive Parenting How to help your child with her / his homework Homework Strategies for Parents Set up as a "When the student..." "Then the parent..." format Avoiding the Back to School Homework Blues Some great suggestions for dealing with common problems WikiHow Some interesting articles - take some with a grain of salt - with a wide range of suggestions Education Articles Aimed at the parent and teacher, some great, detailed articles on how to help kids be successful LD Association of Texas Homework tips for students, teachers, and parents - focusing on the LD student. Berkeley Parents' Network Some interesting discussions about homework issues Successful Reading Tips Reading Better and Faster Tips from Glendale Community College When Reading is Rough A guide to helping your child read, from FamilyEducation.com Tips for Tutoring your Teen in Reading From Suite101... some solid suggestions Speed Reading tips Some suggestions for improving your speed, without losing comprehension Long Term Planning and Organization Schwablearning An article on how to help your child plan long-term assignments Mission: Organization How to help your child become organized and plan out assignments IVillage How to motivate your teen to get organized Ask the Organizer How to help your teen get organized Let's Get Organized (PDF) Has some good tips for helping out your teen Google Calendar A FREE online calendar for long-term planning! (requires a free Google account)
	Learning Disabilities General Resources Learning Disabilities Worldwide A wide-ranging site focusing on a variety of LD issues. Schwablearning.org "A parents' guide to helping kids with learning difficulties." National Center for Learning Disabilities Many, many resources LDOnline.org Well organized, with a lot of information ADD/ADHD CHADD A support group for children and adults with ADD/ADHD About.com Resources for teens with ADD / ADHD ADDvance Information on ADD and ADHD - for teens and parents ADHD Homework Help Solid strategies for helping the ADHD student plan and complete work Dyslexia International Dyslexia Organization Frequently asked questions about dyslexia Kids Health An article describing what dyslexia is, and how the dyslexic perceives things. Dyslexia Teacher Resources regarding how to help people with dyslexia Adolescent Issues For Students OMS Counselors Student Links Teenagers Want to Know: A solid site out of England, covering a wide range of issues, organized by topic. From body image to peer pressure, to just looking for a job, this site covers it all... Teen Help An organization where teens can find help and advice Teen Central An anonymous support site - you can create a login, then access a variety of topics Teenhelp.com A site designed for both teens and their families - well organized Teenline Online A help line by teens and for teens - need someone to listen? This place may help Gravityteen Teen voices, and a teen forum - discussions on a number of topics Helpingteens.org A non-profit site run by volunteer teens, designed to help other teens It's My Life By PBS, a site where kids can share thoughts and learn about important issues School and Jobs From Teen Health, advice on many topics from dealing with teachers to studying Medline Plus Teens' Page Another good advice page, covering many aspects of teen life Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention A hotline website for teens. For Parents OMS Counselors Parent Links Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services Parenting Teens A site dedicated to helping parents cope with - and help - their teenagers! For Troubled Teens Lots of information about how to tell and what to do if your child is having trouble Troubled Teen 101 A resource for parents, in coping with - and addressing some important issues Teen Help Support for families with teen challenges Help with Bullying Bullying.org A help site for people who are suffering from bullying Stop Bullying Now! A national organization dedicated to just that. Aimed at adults and professionals who work with kids Love our Children A good article about bullying and what each of us can do to stop and prevent it