Southwest Iowa Library Service Area
Pathfinder: Homeschooling
Web Resources:
Jon's Homeschool Resource Page is one of the oldest homeschool sites on the web at http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs.
Home Schooling in the United States: Trends and Characteristics Abstract. The U.S.
Census Bureau offers this article by Kurt J. Bauman providing an overview of social,
demographic, and geographic characteristics of households that participate in home
schooling.
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0053.html
Statistics regarding Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home
School Students in 1998. http://www.hslda.org/docs/study/rudner1999/Rudner0.asp
National Home Education Network (NHEN) -- A nonprofit organization providing support and
information for home schoolers throughout the United States. Features support group and
resource listings. Provides links to sources of state-level information. http://www.nhen.org/
American Homeschool Association -- Offers links to home schooling resources and support
groups, and the AHA discussion list and newsletter. http://www.americanhomeschoolassociation.org/
Home School Internet Resource Center -- The center offers details on such topics as
accreditation, dealing with learning disabilities, how to purchase used books and
curriculums, Christian school resources, and more. http://rsts.net/home/
Fantastic Free Stuff for Homeschoolers, Students, and Teachers. A collection of Web sites
offering free materials related to education. Includes sites featuring lesson plans,
posters, learning kits, tutorials, software, and more. http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/FreeStuff.html
Homeschooling Email Lists and Free Newsletters provided by the "Home Education
Learning Magazine (HELM)." http://www.helmonline.com/pages/res/elists/index.html
American Home-School Publishing -- One resource for educational materials and products for
home schooling families from over 40 publishers. Includes a list of publishers. http://www.ahsp.com/
Books on Home Schooling:
The following books were highly rated by purchasers and are available through SILO
interlibrary loan.
The Complete Home Learning Source Book: TheEssential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers,
Parents, and Educators . . . by Rebecca Rupp
The Homeschooling Handbook: From Preschool to High School, a Parent's Guide by
Mary Griffith
Homeschooling for Excellence by David Colfax, Micki Colfax
The Home School Manual: Plans, Pointers, Reasons and Resources by Theodore E.
Wade
Homeschooling Almanac, 2002-2003: How to Start, What to Do, Where to Go, Who to Call,
Web Sites, Products, Catalogs, Teaching Supplies, Support Groups, Conferences, and More!
by Mary Leppert, et al
Complete Idiot's Guide to Homeschooling by Marsha Ransom, John Taylor Gatto
Homeschooling, The Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the
3- to 8-Year-Old Child by Linda Dobson, Jamie Miller (Editor)
And What About College?: How Homeschooling Can Lead to Admissions to the Best Colleges
& Universities by Cafi Cohen, Patrick Farenga (Editor)
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