Synopses & Reviews
What does home education involve? What are the advantages and disadvantages? How can you decide whether it is right for your child? If it is right, how do you go about it? And where can you go for help, advice for information. This practical self-help book for parents provides a one-stop resource for parents contemplating or embarking on home education with their children. This book:--helps parents to decide if home education will work for their family--provides information on the first steps to home education and answers parentsÆ most common questions--provides guidance as to subjects and curriculum, methods of teaching and how to deal with special circumstances--acts as parenting guide to parents with children in school to help support their childrenÆs learning outside of school--helps more experienced home educators refine their own approaches to their childrenÆs learning>
Synopsis
More parents than ever are choosing to educate their children at home. Educating Your Child at Home provides an authoritative guide for all those thinking about home education. This book explains: - what home education is and how it could work for your family - methods of teaching, subjects and the curriculum - how to adapt home education for special circumstances - how to discover what suits your child best An informative handbook, Educating Your Child at Home provides a clear and positive way of approaching home education. Jane Lowe is a founder trustee of the Home Education Advisory Service, the national home education charity. Dr Alan Thomas has researched home education extensively in the UK and Australia. He is Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Education, University of London and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Synopsis
What does home education involve? What are the advantages and disadvantages? How can you decide whether it is right for your child? If it is right, how do you go about it? And where can you go for help, advice for information. This practical self-help book for parents provides a one-stop resource for parents contemplating or embarking on home education with their children. This book:--helps parents to decide if home education will work for their family--provides information on the first steps to home education and answers parentsÆ most common questions--provides guidance as to subjects and curriculum, methods of teaching and how to deal with special circumstances--acts as parenting guide to parents with children in school to help support their childrenÆs learning outside of school--helps more experienced home educators refine their own approaches to their childrenÆs learning>
Table of Contents
1. Thinking about home education?2. Learning at home is not like learning at school3. Informal aspects of home education4. Learning to read5. Starting out6. The curriculum7. Activities outside the home8. Meeting the emotional and social needs of home-educated children9. Children with special needs10. Options as children grow older.Appendix: resources and contacts