Homeschool Helps

GETTING STARTED

HSLDA's You Can Homeschool

www.youcanhomeschool.org/starthere/default.asp?bhcp=1

GHEA's How to Get Started

www.ghea.org/pages/resources/gettingStarted.php

Simply Charlotte Mason's free e-book Getting Started in Homeschooling

http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/getting-started/

SPECIAL NEEDS

HSLDA's Homeschooling a Struggling Learner

https://hslda.org/teaching-my-kids/special-needs

NATHHAN National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network

www.nathhan.com

Homeschooling the Challenging Child by Christine M. Field

THE EARLY YEARS

HSLDA's Preschool thru Middle School

http://www.hslda.org/earlyyears/default.asp

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS K-8

The GPS (Georgia Performance Standards) exist to instruct Georgia Deptartment of Education teachers what to teach when & how to assess student comprehension, & is directly related to school funding. Every homeschool is blessedly different. You, as the homeschooling parent, make these decisions for your students regarding what to teach when & how to assess your student's comprehension.

Still we always get the question but how do you know what the standards are? So, according to the state of GA .... here they are. (click on the title above)

HIGH SCHOOL

HSLDA's Homeschooling thru High School

http://www.hslda.org/highschool/default.asp

High School Curriculum Requirements for the University System of Georgia

http://www.usg.edu/student_affairs/documents/Staying_on_Course.pdf

BOOKS

102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy

The Three R's and You Can Teach Your Child Successfully by Ruth Beechick

Educating the WholeHearted Child by Clay & Sally Clarkson

I Saw the Angel in the Marble & I Carved the Angel in the Marble by Chris & Ellyn Davis

http://www.homeschoolmarketplace.com/products.html

The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling by Debra Bell

For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

The Shaping of a Christian Family (& everything else) by Elisabeth Elliot

What the Bible Says About Child Training by J. Richard Fugate

Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp

Age of Opportunity by Paul David Tripp

Growing Kids God's Way course by Gary & Anne Marie Ezzo (http://www.gfi.org/java/jsp/cust_store.jsp)