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Foreword | 7 | |
Preface to This New Edition | 9 | |
Part 1 | What's It All About? | |
1. | What's So Great About Homeschooling? | 13 |
2. | How Has Homeschooling Changed? | 19 |
3. | Answers to Your Questions About Homeschooling | 25 |
4. | Why Do So Many Families Homeschool? | 39 |
5. | Ten Things You Need to Know Before You Get Started | 47 |
6. | You Can Do It! | 55 |
Part 2 | Steps to a Successful Homeschool | |
7. | Finding Your Goals | 65 |
8. | Making Your Plan | 75 |
9. | What to Join | 81 |
10. | What to Read | 85 |
11. | Where to Shop | 95 |
12. | What to Expect | 101 |
Part 3 | How Kids Really Learn | |
13. | The Five Steps of Learning | 113 |
14. | Your Child's Discovery Channels | 121 |
15. | Your Child's Thinking Style | 127 |
Part 4 | Education 101 | |
16. | Getting Them Ready to Learn | 137 |
17. | Preparation of the Environment | 143 |
18. | Twaddle, Begone! | 147 |
19. | What Goes In | 153 |
20. | Thinking It Through | 159 |
21. | What Comes Out | 163 |
Part 5 | Popular Homeschool Methods | |
22. | Back to Basics | 171 |
23. | The Charlotte Mason Method | 177 |
24. | Classical Education & Great Books | 187 |
25. | Contests | 201 |
26. | Laptop Homeschooling | 207 |
27. | The Maloney Method | 215 |
28. | The Montessori Method | 225 |
29. | The Principle Approach | 233 |
30. | The Robinson Method | 239 |
31. | Unit Studies | 247 |
32. | Unschooling | 253 |
33. | The Eclectic Method | 263 |
Part 6 | Taking the Mystery Out of Unit Studies | |
34. | Ingredients of a Successful Unit Study | 267 |
35. | Mary's Secret Unit Study Recipe | 277 |
36. | Create Your Own Character Unit | 295 |
37. | Create Your Own History & Geography Units | 301 |
38. | Create Your Own Science Unit | 311 |
Part 7 | Planning & Record Keeping | |
39. | How to Get Organized | 323 |
40. | How to Keep Great Homeschool Records | 339 |
Part 8 | Testing & Standards | |
41. | National & State Standards | 359 |
42. | Evaluating & Testing | 371 |
Part 9 | Homeschooling Your Special-Needs Child | |
43. | Special-Needs Homeschooling: You Can Do It! | 387 |
44. | How Real Are Learning Disabilities? | 393 |
45. | Beating the Labeling Trap | 403 |
46. | Help for Distractible Learners | 413 |
47. | Help for the Challenged | 425 |
Part 10 | Homeschooling Your Gifted Child | |
48. | Help for the Gifted | 439 |
49. | Talent Searches | 451 |
50. | What About Acceleration? | 457 |
Part 11 | Homeschooling with a School or Group | |
51. | Co-ops & Clubs | 467 |
52. | Private & Christian Schools | 481 |
53. | University Model Schools | 483 |
54. | Public School Classes & Activities | 487 |
55. | What About Charter Schools? | 491 |
Part 12 | Homeschooling Away from Home | |
56. | Field Trips | 505 |
57. | Family Educational Travel | 513 |
58. | Conferences, Retreats, & Homeschool Days for the Whole Family | 517 |
59. | Specialty Camps for Kids | 525 |
60. | Outdoor Adventures for Kids | 533 |
61. | Worldview & Leadership Training for Teens | 539 |
62. | Homeschooling Around the World | 545 |
Quick Resource Guide | ||
Where to Find Curriculum | 555 | |
Appendixes | ||
1. | What the Research Shows About Homeschooling | 569 |
2. | Homeschool Laws by State & Territory | 577 |
3. | Homeschool Groups by State, Province, & Country | 589 |
4. | Contests Homeschoolers Can Enter | 597 |
5. | What to Do If There's a Social Worker at Your Door | 607 |
6. | Meet the Reviewers | 609 |
Index | ||
General Index | 613 | |
HSLDA Information & Application | 621 |
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