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Useful Links for Parents

 Charleston County Public Library
The Charleston County Public Library have several locations including Mt. Pleasant, Downtown, and Sullivan's Island.  Check out the CCPL website for information about library cards, print and digital resources, programming, and more.  The library hosts programs specifically for children including story time and summer events. 

​Parent Concerns with Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media provides information regarding back to school, cyberbullying, internet safety, marketing to kids, reading, screen time, social media, special needs & learning disabilities, and much more. 

​Reading Rockets for Parents
Reading Rockets provides information regarding reading strategies and skills, how to assist struggling readers, reading topics, and children's books and authors.  

Scholastic Literacy Tips for Parents
Scholastic provides book lists, reading resources, reading guides, homework help, activities, and much more. 

Print Resources

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Destiny allows students to view information regarding the print materials that are available in the library at Laurel Hill Primary School.  Destiny allows users to identify search limiters to locate books that are a good fit. 

Digital Resources

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Clever

Clever allows students to access MyOn, MackinVIA, Lexia, Dreambox, and other educational resources.  Students will practice using some of these resources in the library and computer lab.  Please contact your child's teacher for login info. 
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MyOn

MyOn allows students to access to ebooks. Students can listen to the books and use tools (highligher, sticky note, etc.) to support comprehension. MyOn is a resource that can be accessed through Clever. 
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MackinVIA

MackinVIA provides students with access to ebooks, databases, and other educational resources. These are great resources to locate information for research projects. MackinVIA is a resource that can be accessed through Clever.
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Discus​

SC Discus is South Carolina's virtual library, providing residents with access to  resources ranging from books and magazines to search engines and databases. Please contact Mrs. Smoak or your child's teacher for the login information. 

Mrs. Smoak recommends these resources!

Kids InfoBits
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Kids InfoBits is an engaging database for researching a variety of topics including animals, geography, people, sports, and more. 
PebbleGo
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PebbleGo provides information on many different topics including animals, science, biographies, and social studies.  The desired information is easy to locate in the small, organized sections.  
TumbleBooks Library
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Tumblebooks is an ebook library that allows you to read a variety of books, listen to stories read aloud, and/or read along with the closed captions. 
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    • Biographies
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    • Weather