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How to Start Homeschooling

You are the best teacher your children will				might be more time
ever have
				required at first. In order to find the time
because you love them more than anyone else				for homeschooling,
possibly
				you may have to make a decision to eliminate
could. Your mandate comes from God, and your				unnecessary

				activities, wasted time.Teaching PhonicsAll
"certification" far surpasses what				school subjects will be built upon the
governments or colleges				mastery of reading.

could give. Add a commitment to				Today many parents with children in public
homeschooling, and you				or private

are well on your way to giving your children				schools find themselves having to re-teach
the best				reading. This

education possible.But what about skills and				shouldn't be, as the school has the child
knowledge? Although it is helpful				many hours per

to know how to read and write, even these				day to teach this basic of basics. In the
things can be				schools and in the

learned, or re-learned, right along with				home, the exclusive use of phonics will
your children. You				result in children

can teach what you know, and when your				who can read well.There are many tools
knowledge of a				available for teaching phonics. But

subject isn't quite what you think it should				most are far too expensive. You can teach
be, you can read				phonics for free!

aloud and learn together, or your children				Mothers, tutors, and governesses have been
can learn to teach				teaching this

themselves.Low CostWould it surprise you if				way for hundreds of years. Your tools are a
I told you that homeschooling can be				book such as a

free or nearly-free? There are options that				Bible, a paper and pencil or a black or
can keep costs				white board. With

down, if you choose to use them. We spent				your choice of tool, teach the sounds of the
very little on				individual letters,

homeschooling. Each year we have purchased				starting with the short vowels. Then teach
some items,				the consonants,

but only because I wanted to, not because we				and finally the combinations ("sh," "ch" and
needed them.				so forth). Then

Spending on curriculum should be done				after your children know several letter
prayerfully, even if				sounds, use a simple

you can afford it, because many items are				playground slide diagram to help them blend
purchased and				the sounds

not used. Books can be resold, but usually				into words. Write the "ch" at the top and
for a fraction of				the "at" at the

what has been paid for them.The LibraryThe				bottom. Then tell your child to make the
library can save you a substantial amount of				"ch" go down the
money and
				slide and run into the "at." Go on to the
offers a cornucopia of books, from				long vowels. You can
non-fiction for science
				also emphasized patterns in groups of words
and history to classic literature and				(such as
biographies, as well as
				"gate," "mate," "grate" and "plate").If you
other materials as varied as current events				want to purchase a phonics course, I suggest
magazines,				Simply

research volumes, Shakespearean videos and				Phonics or Alpha-phonics.As soon as your
tapes,				child knows how to read a few words, he or

painting technique videos, homeschooling				she needs practice. You can borrow Hop on
programs,				Pop or similar

foreign language tapes, phonics tapes and				phonics based books from the library, or use
computer				a simple

equipment.Christians are sometimes cautious				phonics based reader. Don't try to use a
about the library. But if				Dick and Jane

you read-aloud, you can skip over				book. These see-say books have too many
objectionable parts.				sight words in

Recently I discovered that Charlotte Mason,				them, and will just frustrate your new
in her book, A				reader. We used

Philosophy of Education, also suggested this				McGuffey's, which we received as an
skipping of				introductory offer from

anything not appropriate for children. You				a book club. You needn't continue with
could even skip				reading classes until

the book entirely. If a book that you are				you have completed the books. I am very much
reading has an				against all

anti-Biblical view, such as evolutionary				the unnecessary work for both teacher and
theory, you can				student that

discuss what the Bible does say. Children				some "experts" consider to be part of a well
need to know				rounded

opposing thought to better defend the faith				program. Such things as spelling and
and become				comprehension do

independent thinkers.Another fine resource				not need to be learned separately. If a
is the library in your home which you				child is read to,

can build by finding high quality old books				learns to read phonetically, is read to,
at auctions,				starts reading fluently,

garage sales, thrift stores, and library				is read to, and continues to read
sales or right here at				individually, he or she will

				learn and learn well all the peripherals of
				our language.WritingWriting goes hand in hand
l! We have been collected for so many years				with reading, for a winning
and had such
				"language arts" program. Encourage your
great books here at home that we eventually				children to be
used our own
				storytellers. If they can't yet write, write
library more than the public library. I				their stories down for
prefer this as it keeps
				them. If you have a tape recorder let them
us home and saves us time.Reading AloudThe				record their
actual schooling process begins with the
basics - the				stories, and replay them. Have them draw a
				picture to go
skills that your children will need to use
almost every day				with their story. As soon as they can write,
				have them write
throughout their lives. Professionals'
opinions back up our				their own stories, but don't pay any
				attention to errors at this
family's experiences - reading aloud gives
children the best				point. You don't want to discourage them! If
				your children
possible start in education.An emphasis on
the written word at all ages (especially				want you to spell the words for them, do it.
				Eventually they
important when very young) rather than on
visual				will know several words. Then you can point
				out those that
stimulation
				are misspelled for them to learn. (Your
will result in bright children. Reading				student can either
aloud or reading
				write each word ten times or spell them
silently will "exercise" your child's brain				aloud several times
as he builds hisvery
				to learn them.) Save all your students'
own "pictures," based on the words that are				papers, or at least the
read. When
				best ones - they will be treasures
good books are read, those "pictures" will				someday!ArithmeticFor arithmetic make your
stir up proper				own flashcards for drill. And for all

judgment, rational thought and result in				other subjects, first plan what you want to
wise children with				teach over the

character. Contrariwise, with the visual,				school year. Then using the library or your
the work has been				own library,

done for them. No need to think; no growth				read-aloud together. Have your children tell
in maturity.What if your children are not				back, or write on
interested in hearing you read
				what you have read. We gathered for
aloud, or in reading themselves? In this				read-alouds sessions
case, proclaim a
				even when our children were perfectly
fast from videos, TV and computers. Keep				capable of
reading, and
				independent study.After all, isn't being
before long they will develop an appetite				together as a family what
for good books.Starting to HomeschoolIf
homeschooling is started when children				homeschooling is all about?If you have been
normally start				thinking and praying about homeschooling,

school (5-7), there can be an easing into				or if you have been feeling overwhelmed or
routines. One				financially

subject can be taught at a time, staying				burdened by what you think you must do - or
with that subject				must buy - to

until some measure of achievement is				homeschool, I want to encourage you.
reached. Start with				Homeschooling

phonics, then, none at a time, go on to				need not be expensive nor difficult. The
reading, handwriting,				public schools give

creative writing and finally basic math.				us a great example that spending does not
This simple				equal quality

technique keeps the pressure off, which in				education. A better choice is to use simple,
turn keeps a love				tried and true

for learning alive. Moreover, there is only				techniques and reap the fruit of Godly,
a minimum time				well-educated

requirement. If your child is older and you				children.Lorraine Curry is the author of 5
are taking him or				Star Easy Homeschooling

her out of institutional schooling, there				books.

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