Helpful sites for Parents of Children with Special Needs:
http://www.ldonline.org
Which is a WETA television (PBS) offering
http://www.interventioncentral.org
Ideas for teachers and parents of how to help students with myriad problems
http://www.cec.sped.org
The website of the Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.ncld.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.fcps.edu/DSSSE/prchomep.htm
Fairfax County Parent Resource Center for the Dept. of Special Services

Helpful sites for SOL Studying:

http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/
http://www.aaamath.com/B
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/sol.html  
Virginia State SOL website
http://SOLreform.com
This link is the website for a group called Parents Across Virginia United to Reform SOLs
http://www.virginiasol.com
This website has information students can use to prepare for SOL testing including practice tests and flash cards.
http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/rsrcs/pubs/19998.htm
This website is packed with information on the Virginia Standards of Learning and the No Child Left Behind act including their histories and tips for parents. I have also attached the Parents Guide to the SOLs.
http://www.fairtest.org
This link is to the National Center for Fair & Open Testing which is an advocacy organization working to end the abuses, misuses and flaws of standardized testing and ensure that evaluation of students and workers is fair, open, and educationally sound.

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