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Recommended Reading List

If you're new to homeschooling, or just want some great reading on the topic, we have compiled this list of books to use as a springboard for ideas for you.

Items marked in blue may be found in the PEC Resource Library (see membership information). For more information, contact Jessica at 832-5140.

General Homeschooling Information

How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren

Educational Travel on a Shoestring, Judith Allie and Melissa Morgan

Beautiful Girlhood, Karen Andreola

In Their Own Way, Thomas Armstrong

Is There Life After Housework? Don Aslett

The How & Why of Home Schooling, Ray E. Ballman

An Easy Start in Arithmetic, Ruth Beechick

A Home Start in Reading, Ruth Beechick

A Strong Start in Language, Ruth Beechick

The Three R's Series, Ruth Beechick

You CAN Teach Your Child Successfully, Ruth Beechick

The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling, Debra Bell

For the Love of Reading, Valerie Bendt

Reading Made Easy, Valerie Bendt

The Educated Child, William Bennett

If It Weren't for Eve, I'd Be a Perfect Wife, Terri Camp

Igniting the Fire, Terri Camp

I'm Going to Be the Greatest Mom Ever, Terri Camp

The ABC's of Homeschooling, Vicki Caruana

And What About College? Caffi Cohen

Homeschooling for Excellence, David & Micki Colfax

You're Going to Do What? Laurajean Downs

Christian Home Educator's Curriculum Manuals, Cathy Duffy

Home Educating with Confidence, Cathy Duffy

Hot House Transplants, Matt Duffy

The Hurried Child, David Elkind

Miseducation: Preschoolers at Risk, David Elkind

How a Man Prepares His Daughter for Life, Michael Farris

The Future of Home Schooling: A New Direction for Value-based Home Education, Michael Farris

The Homeschooling Father, Michael Farris

The Spiritual Power of a Mother, Michael Farris

A Sacred Foundation: The Importance of Strength in the Home Schooling Marriage, Michael Farris and Reed Elam

A Mom Just Like You: The Home Schooling Mother, Vickie and Jayme Farris

Crayons to Career, Cheri Fuller

Unlocking Your Child's Learning Potential, Cheri Fuller

When Children Pray, Cheri Fuller

When Families Pray, Cheri Fuller

Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond, Lauramaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski

The Simplicity of Homeschooling, Vicky Goodchild

Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense, David Gutterson

Little House in the Classroom, Christine Hackett

A-Z Guide to Educational Field Trips, Gregg Harris

The Christian Home School, Gregg Harris

Let the Authors Speak: A Guide to Worthy Books Based on Historical Setting, Carolyn Hatcher

The Relaxed Homeschool, Mary Hood

Wisdom Way of Learning Series, Marilyn Howshall

Home Schooling from Scratch, Mary Potter Kenyon

Books That Build Character, William Kilpatrick and Gregory & Suzanne Wolfe

Home Schooling in the U.S.: A Legal Analysis, Christopher J. Klicka

The Heart of Homeschooling, Christopher J. Klicka

The Right Choice: Homeschooling, Christopher J. Klicka

Reading, Writing & Parents Who Care, John Kostor

Faith of Our Founding Fathers, Tim Lahe

Guide for the College Bound, Larry Linamen, Ed.D.

The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education, Grace Llewellyn

Teaching Children, Diane Lopez

For the Children's Sake, Susan MacCauley

For the Family's Sake: The Value of Home in Everyone's Life, Susan Schaeffer MacCaulay

Homeschooling All the Way Through High School, Rene Mason

401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home, Bonnie McCullough

The Stomach Virus and Other Forms of Family Bonding, Kathy Peel

Big Book of Home Learning, 4 Volumes, Mary Pride

Schoolproof, Mary Pride

Let Us Highly Resolve, David and Shirley Quine

Happy Organized Family, Deniece Schofield

Lessons Learned from Years of Homeschooling, Andrea Schwartz

Survivor's Guide to Home Schooling, Luanne Shackelford and Susan White

Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+U+La, Barbara Shelton

Kindling a Kindred Spirit, Cheryl M. Smith

Gaining Confidence to Teach, Debbie Strayer

Bringing Out the Best in Your Children, Cynthia Ulrich Tobias & Carol Funk

The Way They Learn, Cynthia Ulrich Tobias

How to Homeschool (Yes, You!), Julia Toto

The Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, Paul David Tripp

Shepherding a Child's Heart, Tedd Tripp

Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining & Bad Attitudes in You and Your Kids, Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller

The Home School Manual, Theodore Wade

Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant-Life Homeschooling, Diana Waring

Creative Correction, Lisa Whelchel

So You're Thinking About Homeschooling?, Lisa Whelchel

The Facts of Life, Lisa Whelchel

Any Child Can Write, Harvey Wiener

Hlep! I'm Married to a Homeschooling Mom, Todd Wilson

Homeschooling But Still Married, Todd Wilson

The Well-Trained Mind? Jesse and Susan Bauer Wise

Unit Studies

How to Write Your Own Unit Studies, Valerie Bendt

Success with Unit Studies, Valerie Bendt

The Unit Study Idea Book, Valerie Bendt

How to Homeschool: A Practical Approach, Gayle Graham

Special-Needs Children

Choosing and Using Curriculum for Your Special Needs Child, Joyce Herzog

Learning in Spite of Labels, Joyce Herzog

Children with Autism, Michael D. Powers

Learning Disabilities: A to Z, Connie Smith and Lisa Strick

The Moore Books (Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore)

Better Late Than Early

Home Built Discipline

Home Grown Kids

Home Made Health

Home Spun Schools

Home School Burnout

Home Style Teaching

School Can Wait

The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook

Classical Education

The Well-Trained Mind, Susan Bauer and Jessie Wise Bauer

Educating the Whole Hearted Child, Clay and Sally Clarkson

Charlotte Mason Methods

Charlotte Mason Companion, Karen Andreola

Charlotte Mason's Original Home Schooling Series

For the Children's Sake, Susan Shaeffer-Macaulay

Reading/Book Lists

Honey for the Child's Heart, Gladys Hunt

Read for Your Life (older children), Gladys Hunt

How to Raise a Reader, Elaine McEwan

Good Books for Teenage Girls, Amy Beth Roe

Books for Boys, Chris Roe

Great Reading for Girls, Chris Roe

The New Read Aloud Handbook, Jim Trelease

Books Children Love, Elizabeth Wilson

Big Book of Books and Activities, Dinah Zike

Vendors

The following vendors made their services, classes, or products available at our Back to School Day 2005 event.

A.C.C.E.S., Inc./Central Christian Academy
ACE curriculum and private school services for homeschooling families
Contact: Leslie Rawle
(800) 806-2140
cca@acces-inc.com

ArtVanGo
Art programs
Contact: Sue Carlson
624-1312
Sue@artvangostudio.com

Christian Homeschool Athletic Association (SAINTS)
Homeschool athletic programs
Contact: Rick Andreassen
(954) 717-4428
www.chaasaints.com

Dance Arts Conservatory
Ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, dance classes
Contact: Rocky Duvall
296-1880
danceartsconservatory@yahoo.com

F.I.R.S.T. Robotics and Lego League
Club opportunites
Contact: Lydia Runkle
242-4814
runklel@trgofct.com

Florida Christian Homeschool Choirs
Choral opportunities/classes
Contact: Dot Horstman
596-7076
yanesd@hotmail.com

Florida Classical Ballet Theatre
Dance classes
Contact: Colleen Smith
630-8235
smithojea@bellsouth.net

HomeLink Education
Classes for middle/high schoolers
Contact: Anne Mejeur
588-5039
annemejeur@bellsouth.net

Home Times Family Newspaper
Serves the homeschooling community
Contact: Dennis Lombard
439-3509
Hometimes2@aol.com

IMACS of Palm Beach
Logic/math/computer classes
Contact: Jeff Piskun
296-5577
jpiskun@imacs.org

Interactive Education
Hands-on science workshops
Contact: Cherry Brannon
204-2049
cabrannon@msn.com

Jarvis Learning Studio
Piano/music lessons
Contact: Suzanne Jarvis
753-9215
suzjazz@bellsouth.net

KidzArt
Art classes
Contact: Cheryl Baldwin
746-9806
kidzartfl@adelphia.net

Many But One
Christian dance and performing arts
Contact: Patricia Detweiler
654-4088
Treasha1@bellsouth.net

Palm Beach Zoo
Classes for homeschoolers
Contact: Cynthia Buckley
533-0887
Zoo_education@hotmail.com

Spanish for Homeschoolers
Spanish classes
Contact: Jael Nolan
683-1138
R4nolans@earthlink.net

USA Tennis Florida
Tennis team opportunities
Contact: Janet Sprague
(772) 871-1670
Sprague@florida.usta.com

Usborne/Solomon's Secrets
Educational books
Rich Krulikas
(828) 658-0081
Solomonssecrets@aol.com

Miscellaneous

 
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