Vanna Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Hi! One of my homeschool groups is doing a Meet and Greet event at a local bookstore in a couple of weeks. We will be talking to shoppers about homeschooling and featuring literature from our group, HSLDA, etc. on our table as well as "homeschooling books." Well, aside from The Well-Trained Mind (which will be featured on the table) what other books do you recommend for an outright newbie to homeschooling? I'm especially interested in books that have been helpful to others who brought children home from brick-and-mortar schools and especially targeted for those homeschooling high schoolers for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Some ideas: The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start by Linda Dobson Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School by Rebecca Rupp 100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing The Right Curriculum And Approach For Your Child's Learning Style by Cathy Duffy You Can Teach Your Child Successfully: Grades 4-8 by Ruth Beechick and, for those planning on homeschooling high schoolers, Homeschooling High School: Planning Ahead for College Admission by Jeanne Gowen Dennis Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanna Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 Thanks, Kareni!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Gotta have that Cathy Duffy book! That was invaluable to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 When I first started research, I was inspired by WTM and For the Children's Sake, by Susan Schaeffer Macauley (sp?) I also liked Mary Pride's Complete Guide to Homeschooling (or something like that) Although I differ with her about a great many things, she covered nearly all of the different types/styles of homeschooling and gave me a jumping off point for further research. That, or something like it which discussed different methods would be nice. Personally, I already knew that I wanted to homeschool, I just wasn't sure how. Oh, and The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto might get generate some interest!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Dumbing us Down by John Taylor Gatto Anything/Everything by Ruth Beechick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 My favorite new homeschooler book about the basics of homeschooling is Homeschooling for Success. The author is the lady who runs Homeschool.com, actually...not a fan of the site, but her book is very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Hirsch's What Your _______ Grader Needs to Know Cafi Cohen's books on homeschooling high schoolers, such as Homeschool to College Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Although I'm a Christian, I think you should definitely have secular things out. I also think a selection of curriculum materials would be very interesting for parents who wonder if they can teach their child. Easy things, like WP schedules, Sonlight books (to show that homeschoolers can control the lit their kids read and go with the great stuff), and of course, you should have SOTW and the AG, maybe even with some AG projects or an album of pictures of some. In fact, a poster or two of kids really having fun homeschooling could be quite convincing! Just think of those Sonlight catalogue pics...:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I thought of one more. This is a book for younger children about homeschooling; I've seen great reviews of the book. I Am Learning All the Time by Rain Perry Fordyce Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 One of the stores around here has a monthly "How to Homeschool" meeting once a month and on their table they have a learning styles book, the Cathy Duffy book, a book on hsing laws for our state and some books like TWTM, Kathy Andreola's Charlotte Mason Companion, and some of the Stewardship products. They also carry the Ferg-N-Us homeschool planner so they set that up there as well. I think that's kind of a nice representation on some of the facets of homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Gotta have that Cathy Duffy book! That was invaluable to me! :iagree:This and WTM were immensely helpful for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanna Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 ...I appreciate your suggestions as well. I actually came back to copy-and-paste Kareni's suggested books and because my emails have been winding up in the "cyberspace abyss" (I can't find them anywhere and my friends are not receiving some of them -- it's the strangest thing). I'm glad to have a few others to add in. I'll try to post about how the Meet and Greet went (it'll be in mid-Aug.). Ciao for now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I like this because it gives several glimpses into various homeschooling needs and styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 "And the Skylark Sings with Me" "Family Matters" Another good one for that is "Homeschooling, a Patchwork of Days" but I think that it might be OOP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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