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New to Homeschooling?
For Our Members
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Books Children Love, Elizabeth Wilson - A comprehensive guide to the
very best in children's books. Each book included has been carefully read
and evaluated by the author. Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manual (Elementary and Jr./Sr. High Editions), Cathy Duffy - An EXCELLENT resource to help with deciding on a curriculum. Author discusses learning styles and teaching styles, in addition to writing a review on available curriculum choices. Also includes helpful reproducible forms. Educating the WholeHearted Child, Clay and Sally Clarkson - Great book explaining Home Centered Learning with ideas, tips encouragement, motivation and inspiration from a home schooling family. For the Children's Sake, Susan Schaeffer Maccaulay - A wonderful book outlining the foundations for home education, supporting the home environment for learning. Handbook for Texas Home Schoolers, Texas Home School Coalition - A resource all first time home schoolers should have on their shelves. This book has Texas home school laws, history, questions/answers, and many additional helpful resources for home educators. Teaching Children, Diane Lopez - A curriculum guide based on the home environment teaching style. Lists suggestions for what children need to know at each level through sixth grade. The Big Books of Home Learning, - Mary Pride - thorough guide to home education including getting started, preschool, elementary and teen through college information. The How and Why of Home Schooling, Ray E. Ballmann - Give reasons to home school and practical guidelines for teaching your children at home. The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook, Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore - Give alternatives to hard-to-use curricula, and suggests ways to educate your children at home with low stress, low cost and high success. The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling, - Debra Bell - Written by a former public school teacher who has home schooled her own four children from elementary through high school. Tons of information from planning, curriculum advice to avoiding burnout in homeschool. You Can Teach Your Child Successfully (and the 3 R's Books), Ruth Beechick - The author is a big supporter of parents as teachers and gives straightforward information on the how-to of teaching your children. She answers questions and gives simple, yet effective information on the mechanics of teaching. The books listed can be found in many of the catalog recommendations and some can be found at our local library. |
Texas Law and Home Schooling
Learning and Personality Styles Teaching Styles/Modes of Learning Recommended Reading Ten Strategies for Successful Homeschooling
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