Resources for Parents & Families
Remote Learning Tools and Tips for Families
- Family Guide to At-Home Learning: This guide has practical strategies that work for helping children with or without disabilities of all ages who may be struggling with an at-home learning task. In English and Spanish.
- Parent and Family Learning Guide: This guide helps parents and caregivers understand best practices for distance learning. It includes helpful questions to ask yourself, your child and their teachers. You'll find links to many other resources.
Helping Families Meet Basic Needs
- No one should be going through this pandemic without enough food at home. Please call 211 for help or visit 211ct.org.
- CT Children's Medical Center has toolkits with general information for families. Check out these kits on mental and behavioral health, and remote learning:
Children with Special Education Needs
The Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center is Connecticut's resource for children with disabilities. Phone number: 860-739-3089; Email: cpac@cpacinc.org; Website: www.cpacinc.org.
The CT State Department of Education and SERC created a list of tips and tools for families on a range of remote learning and special education topics.
This list of selected resources for remote learning from the CT Regional Education Service Centers includes videos and guides for families of young children.
Academics and Home Learning
The CT Learning Hub provides open access to high-quality tools and resources anytime, anywhere. The CT Learning Hub puts resources in the hands of CT families, students and educators. The Hub is a free and interactive web page of digital resources to support online and offline learning.
Check out the Parent Learning Hub for a range of resources on home learning and COVID-19. If you are interested in curriculum and priority learning standards for students, you will find information in the K-12 Model Curriculum Hub.
Did you know CT has a definition of Family Engagement?
"Family Engagement is a full, equal, and equitable partnership among families, educators and community partners to promote children’s learning and development from birth through college and career.” Find out more about the CT Family Engagement Definition and Framework.