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| contents | The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start. Prima Home Learning Library. Dobson, Linda Childhood Needs Cognitive Style Curriculum Educational Practices Elementary Secondary Education Home Schooling Multiple Intelligences Nontraditional Education Parent Student Relationship Parents as Teachers State Regulation Student Evaluation Teaching Methods Noting that an increasing number of parents turn to home schooling to avoid what they see as limited, inadequate, or even dangerous school options, this book provides a comprehensive guide for parents in their first year of home schooling. The chapters are: (1) "Thinking about Homeschooling?" considering the motivation for home schooling; (2) "Homeschooling as Grand Experiment," encouraging parents to think of home schooling as an experiment with the purpose of finding out their child's individual learning process; (3) "Homeschooling Nuts and Bolts for Every Parent," focusing on obtaining and sharing information, putting together an educational philosophy, assessing student progress, and finding learning materials; (4) "See, Hear, Touch? Catering to Your Child's Learning Style," including information on learning readiness and the learning-style portfolio; (5) "In a Way that Fits Your Family, Begin Where You Are," provides information on various ways to home school to fit into a family lifestyle; (6) "A Week in the Life," presenting a glimpse into the daily routines of nine families involved in different types of home schooling; (7) "Half a Dozen Homeschooling Myths," addressing misconceptions of socialization, achievement, and expectations; (8) "What To Expect When Starting at the Beginning," highlighting the challenges unique to starting home schooling with children who have never been to school; (9) "What To Expect When Bringing a Child Home from School," dealing with additional challenges of home schooling a child who has been to school; (10) "First-Year Hurdles," presenting common obstacles faced by parents, including family relationships and housework; (11) "Gold-Medal Hurdle Jumpers," describing the experiences of several home-schooling families; and (12) "After Your First Year," including reflections from parents regarding home schooling's benefits. Each chapter includes learning activities for home-schooled students and comments from home-schooling parents. Two appendices list print and web site resources for a variety of areas related to home schooling and delineate state requirements for home schooling. (KB) |
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| spellingShingle | The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start. Prima Home Learning Library. Dobson, Linda Childhood Needs Cognitive Style Curriculum Educational Practices Elementary Secondary Education Home Schooling Multiple Intelligences Nontraditional Education Parent Student Relationship Parents as Teachers State Regulation Student Evaluation Teaching Methods The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start. Prima Home Learning Library. Dobson, Linda Childhood Needs Cognitive Style Curriculum Educational Practices Elementary Secondary Education Home Schooling Multiple Intelligences Nontraditional Education Parent Student Relationship Parents as Teachers State Regulation Student Evaluation Teaching Methods Noting that an increasing number of parents turn to home schooling to avoid what they see as limited, inadequate, or even dangerous school options, this book provides a comprehensive guide for parents in their first year of home schooling. The chapters are: (1) "Thinking about Homeschooling?" considering the motivation for home schooling; (2) "Homeschooling as Grand Experiment," encouraging parents to think of home schooling as an experiment with the purpose of finding out their child's individual learning process; (3) "Homeschooling Nuts and Bolts for Every Parent," focusing on obtaining and sharing information, putting together an educational philosophy, assessing student progress, and finding learning materials; (4) "See, Hear, Touch? Catering to Your Child's Learning Style," including information on learning readiness and the learning-style portfolio; (5) "In a Way that Fits Your Family, Begin Where You Are," provides information on various ways to home school to fit into a family lifestyle; (6) "A Week in the Life," presenting a glimpse into the daily routines of nine families involved in different types of home schooling; (7) "Half a Dozen Homeschooling Myths," addressing misconceptions of socialization, achievement, and expectations; (8) "What To Expect When Starting at the Beginning," highlighting the challenges unique to starting home schooling with children who have never been to school; (9) "What To Expect When Bringing a Child Home from School," dealing with additional challenges of home schooling a child who has been to school; (10) "First-Year Hurdles," presenting common obstacles faced by parents, including family relationships and housework; (11) "Gold-Medal Hurdle Jumpers," describing the experiences of several home-schooling families; and (12) "After Your First Year," including reflections from parents regarding home schooling's benefits. Each chapter includes learning activities for home-schooled students and comments from home-schooling parents. Two appendices list print and web site resources for a variety of areas related to home schooling and delineate state requirements for home schooling. (KB) |
| title | The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start. Prima Home Learning Library. |
| topic | Childhood Needs Cognitive Style Curriculum Educational Practices Elementary Secondary Education Home Schooling Multiple Intelligences Nontraditional Education Parent Student Relationship Parents as Teachers State Regulation Student Evaluation Teaching Methods |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED458012 |