Recommended books for a core

 homeschooling collection

These works are listed alphabetically by title.

 

Anyone Can Homeschool; How to Find What Works for You Terry Dorian and Zan Peters Tyler, Lafayette , LA : Huntington House Publishers, 1996, ISBN: 1-56384-095-2

The Basic Steps to Successful Homeschooling Vicki A. Brady, Lafayette , LA : Vital Issues Press, 1996, ISBN 1-56384-113-4 *

Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant Life Homeschooling Diana Waring, Lynnwood , WA: Emerald Books, 1996, ISBN 1-883002-37-0

The Blueprint for Excellence in Home Education Terri Lustig, Memphis : 1994, ISBN 1-882626-20-6.

Dumbing Us Down, John Taylor Gatto. New Society Pub; ISBN: 086571231X

Family Matters, David Guterson, Harvest Books; ISBN: 0156300001 *

Home School Primer : an Introduction to Family Learning    Tonasket , WA : Home Education Press, 1989, ISBN: 0-945097-08-5 [pbk.]

Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond, Laura Maery Gold and Joan M Zielinski, 2000, ISBN 0-76152513-0 *

Homeschooling on a Shoestring, Melissa L. Morgan and Judith Waite Allee, Wheaton , IL : Harold Shaw, 1999

Homeschooling: A Parents Guide to Teaching Children, Samuel L. Blumenfeld, Carol Publishing Group, 1997, ISBN: 0-80651911-8 *

How Children Fail, John Holt, Perseus Pr; ISBN: 0201484021

How to Home School : A Practical Approach Gayle Graham, Hawthorne , FL : Family Learning Center , 1992, ISBN 1-880892-40-5 *

How to Homeschool (Yes, You!)  Julia Toto, Lafayette , LA : Huntington House Publishers, 1994, ISBN: 1563840596

Learning All the Time, John Holt, Perseus Pr; ISBN: 0201550911

No More Public School Harold Bennett, New York : Random House, 197, ISBN 0-394-70768-0

School's out : educating your child at home  Jean Bendell, Bath : Ashgrove Press, 1987, ISBN: 0-906798-76-0; 0-906798-77-9 [pbk.]

Teach Your Own, John Holt

Teenage Liberation Handbook, Grace Llewellyn, Lowry House Pub; ISBN: 0962959170 *

The Homeschooling Book of Answers: 88 Important Questions Answered by Homeschooling's Most Respected Voices, Linda Dobson, Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing, 1998, ISBN 0-7615-1377-9 *  

The Homeschooling Handbook: From Preschool to High School, a Parent's Guide, Mary Griffith. Prima Publishing, 1999 ISBN 0-7615-1727-8 *

The Question is College, Herbert Kohl, Heinemann; ISBN: 0867094346

The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Debra Bell, Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, ISBN 0-8499-3988-7 *

The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home,Jessie Weise and Susan Wise Bauer W. W. Norton, 1999, ISBN 0-393-04752-0 *

Things We Wish We'd Known, Bill Waring and Diane Waring, Emerald Books, 1999, ISBN: 1-88300242-7 *

You Can Teach Your Child Successfully: Grades 4 to 8  Ruth Beechick, Pollock Pines, CA: Arrow Press, 2d ed. 1992, ISBN 0-940319-05-5; 0-949319-04-7

 

 

Specialized How-to Books

Art Adventures at Home: A Curriculum Guide for Home Schools Pattye Carlson and M. Jean Soyke; illustrated by Pattye Carlson ( Baltimore , MD : M.J. Soyke, c1993)

At Home with Montessori Patricia Oriti (edited by David Kahn) ( Cleveland , OH : North American Montessori Teachers' Association, c1994)

Creating Books with Children Valerie Bendt ( Tampa , FL : Common Sense Press, c1993. (ISBN: 1-88089-222-7)

Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum; A Guide to Catholic Home Education Laura M. Berquist (Minto: Bethlehem Books, revised edition 1995) (ISBN: 1-88393704-3)

Early Education at Home: A Curriculum Guide for Parents of Preschoolers and Kindergarteners M. Jean Soyke (Baltimore, MD: Jireh Press, 1991)

Encouragement Along the Way: a Devotional Guide & Journal for Home-Schooling Parents Howard, Bobbie Lee. ( Gresham , OR : Noble Publishing Associates, 1995 223 p.: ill.; 21 cm. ISBN: 1568570287

Ensenanza Montessori en el Hogar Hainstock, Elizabeth G. (translated by Rene Cardenas Barrios) (Mexico: Diana, 1972) (ISBN: 968130231-1) Translation of Teaching Montessori in the Home

An Exceptional Resource Guide for the Gifted: For Home Schooling and/Or Supplementing Education Patty Rendoff (Denver: Diggie's Do It All, 1994) (ISBN: 0-96444791-6)

Family Learning Co-operatives: Getting Started Williams, Jane A., 1950- ( Placerville , CA : Bluestocking Press, c1992. ISBN: 0-942617-12-6 (pbk.)

From Homeschool to College & Work; Turning Your Homeschool Experiences into College & Job Portfolios Alison McKee (Madison: Bittersweet House, 1997) (ISBN: 0-96578060-0). 65 pages.

A Guide to Homeschooling for Librarians David C. Brostrom (Fort Atkinson, WI: Highsmith Press, 1995). (ISBN: 0-91784646-X [pbk.]) 

The Guidance Manual for the Christian Home School: A Parent's Guide for Preparing Home School Students for College or Career David Callihan and Laurie Callihan (2000) (ISBN 1-56414452-6 [pbk.])

Home Schooling Children with Special Needs Hensley, Sharon C. ( Gresham , OR : Noble Publishing Associates, 1995 181 pages. (ISBN: 1568570104) *

Homeschooling High School Jeanne Gowen Dennis (2000) (ISBN 1-88300269-9 [pbk.])

Homeschooling: The Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3- to 8- Year-Old Child Linda Dobson and Jamie Miller (Rocklin, California: Prima Publishing, 1999) (ISBN 0-7615-2028-7) *

Homeschooling: The Teen Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- To 18-Year Old  Cafi Cohen ( Rocklin , California : Prima Publishing, 2000) (ISBN 0-7615-2093-7 [pbk.]). (Prima Home Learning Library) *

How to Write a Low-cost/No-cost Curriculum for Your Home-school Child Borg Hendrickson (Sitka, AK: Mountain Meadow Press, 1995) (ISBN: 0-945519-21-4).

Math for Your First- and Second-grader: All You Need to Know to Be Your Child's Best Teacher Steve Slavin (New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1995) (ISBN: 0-471-04242-0). (Family Learning series).

Modern Montessori at home: a creative teaching guide for parents of children six through nine years of age Heidi Anne Spietz. (Rossmoor, Calif.: American Montessori Consulting, 1989 ISBN: 0-929487-02-8)

Modern Montessori at home II: a creative teaching guide for parents of children 10 through 12 years of age Heidi Anne Spietz. ( Rossmoor , Calif. : American Montessori Consulting, 1990 (ISBN: 0-929487-10-9)

Montessori at home: a complete guide to teaching your preschooler at home using the Montessori Method Spietz, Heidi Anne, 1954- EDITION: Rev. and expanded. ( Rossmoor , Calif. : American Montessori Consulting, c1991. ISBN: 0-929487-37-0)

Physical Education for Homeschoolers: An Easy to Use, Low Equipment Cost Program for Homeschooling Families L. S. McClaine ( Moscow , ID ( P.O. Box 9335 , Moscow 83843 ): Nutmeg Publications, 1994

Special Needs Resource Guide: For Home Schooling And/Or Supplementing Education Patty Rendoff (Denver: Diggie's Do It All, 1994) (ISBN: 0-96444790-8 [pbk.])

Strategies for Struggling Learners; A Guide for the Teaching Parent Joe P. Sutton (Simpsonville, SC: Exceptional Diagnostics, 1995) (ISBN: 0-96456840-3)

Teaching Montessori in the Home : The Pre-School Years Elizabeth G. Hainstock, Lee Havis (1997)

Thirty Plus Games to Get Ready to Read; Teaching Kids at Home & in School Toni S. Gould (New York: Walker & Company, 1994) (ISBN: 0-80277432-6)

The Unit Study [Idea] Book Valerie Bendt (Hawthorne, FL: Family Learning Center, 1992 [1993 reprint]) (ISBN 1-880892-43-X).

The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World as Your Child's Classroom Mary Griffith (Rocklin, California: Prima Publishing, 1998) (ISBN 0-7615-1276-4 [pbk.]). *

And What about College?: How Homeschooling Leads to Admissions to the Best Colleges and Universities Cafi Cohen (Cambridge, MA: Holt Associates, 1997) (ISBN 0-913677-11-6 [pbk.]). 176 pages.

What Your Child Needs to Know When: An Evaluation Check List for Grades K-8 Robin Scarlata (Woodbridge, VA: Heart of Wisdom Publishing [13503 Minion Street, Woodbridge, VA 22192], 1993) (ISBN 0-89826-044-2)

Write Your Own Curriculum: A Complete Guide to Planning, Organizing & Documenting Homeschool Curriculums: Family Jenifer O'Leary (Stevens Point, WI: Whole Life Publishing Company, 1994) (ISBN: 1-883947-23-5)

 

* Title can be found in the Berks County Library System Catalog

 

List compiled from the following online resources:

Learn in Freedom - http://learninfreedom.org/

A to Z Home’s Cool - http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/