Essential homeschooling : everything you need to know to educate your child at home

Linsenbach, Sherri. (Author).

Summary: This hands-on practical guide addresses all the issues you'll face when you set up school at your house.

Item details

ISBN: 1598691309
ISBN: 9781598691306
Physical Description: print
xii, 305 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Avon, Mass. : Adams Media, c2006.

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Homeschool orientation -- Learning and teaching styles -- Getting started -- Types of homeschooling -- Understanding unschooling and unit studies -- Answering the socialization question -- Choosing a curriculum -- Homeschooling schedules -- Homeschooling one or several -- Typical homeschool days -- Record keeping -- Organizing your homeschool -- Homeschooling and the single parent -- Homeschooling and the two-career family -- Homeschooling in the early years -- Homeschooling in the elementary years -- Homeschooling in the middle years -- Homeschooling in the teen years -- Homeschooling special-needs children -- Veteran homeschoolers and burnout -- College and beyond -- Adult homeschoolers.