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  • ENRICHri: (this resource is a great place to get started)
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Great Resources for Parents

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  • OPEN – Tools for Creating an Active Home
  • The Ounce – Resources and tips to help your children prepare for a life of learning
  • Power up! – Apps for Kids with Special Needs and Learning Differences
  • Kid’s Link RI – The state’s first centralized emergency services 24-hour hotline for children’s behavioral health
  • Verywell Health – How to calm a child with autism
  • Wikilawn – Create a sensory safe yard for children with special needs

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ABCmouse @ The Library

ABC Mouse
With 3,500+ interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities, ABCmouse’s award-winning online curriculum is an invaluable resource for young learners (ages 2-6+). From Age of Learning, Inc.

More Information

The Children’s Department is happy to work with parents and homeschoolers to find books and other resources. Please do not hesitate to call us (401-847-8720, x204) or email nptjuv@newportlibraryri.org to discuss how we can help you.

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