| Reading and Phonics |
 | Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
by Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, and Elaine Bruner (I'd buy the book anywhere and
use it alone; supporting materials can be found here
if needed). Highly recommended. |
| Test your child's reading level with tests from Back
Home Industries |
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| Spelling |
| Spelling Mastery from SRA/McGraw-Hill ...
Highly recommended, but pretty expensive (you can't order at the website.
Call 1-888-772-4543 and ask for a catalog. Make sure SRA gives you a homeschooler
discount.) |
| A spelling program based on The
Writing Road to Reading -- several are available; I don't know
which ones are better than the others. |
| Homophones Resource Book from Instructional
Resources Company |
| For older learners and adults, try The
Surefire Way to Better Spelling by Bob Dixon (order
from ADI) |
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| Grammar |
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| Writing |
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| Poetry and
Literature |
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| Vocabulary |
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| Mathematics |
| I love Singapore Math and have
written up a chart of suggestions for use
-- here are the websites for purchasing the materials:
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| OR Saxon Math - tried and
true; you may want to use this curriculum one year earlier than the age
indicated -- Saxon Publishers |
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| History |
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| Geography |
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| Science |
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| Critical Thinking and Logic |
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| Rhetoric |
| Classical Rhetoric for the Modern
Student by Edward P.J. Corbett |
| Classical Rhetoric with Aristotle
from Memoria
Press |
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| Foreign Language |
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| Music |
| How to Introduce Your Child to Classical
Music in 52 Easy Lessons from Emmanuel Books |
| Raising Musical Kids by
Patrick Kavanaugh |
| Be sure to check whether your city or
a nearby city, even if they are small, has a symphony orchestra.
Some smaller orchestras have reasonably priced tickets; others have
endowments that allow for deep discounts. |
| Piano
Education Page |
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| Art |
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| Tutorials |
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| Other Neat Stuff |
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| Catalogs You'll Want
to Browse! |
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