Homeschooling

Many parents eventually give up on the public education system entirely and choose to homeschool their autistic children. Here are many resources on homeschooling children with disabilities as well as homeschooling in general, but there are more on the web.

Email Lists & Newsletters

Aut-2B-Home
Private list for people homeschooling children with an autistic spectrum disorder. To subscribe, send email
To: Tammy Glaser tamglsr@sgi.net
Subject:
Subscribe Aut-2B-Home
Body: Short biography including:
Name and Spouse Name, email address,
Children's names, birthdates, disabilities,
Town, State, Country,
Homeschooling methods, curriculums, expertise, general wisdom, questions.

 

Homeschooling Kids With Disabilities
Subscribing:
To: Majordomo@MailingList.net
Body: subscribe hkwd
You will get a confirmation message, which you must respond to, in order to begin receiving and posting.

 

Home Schooling Gifted Children (hgc-l)
The list is intended for people who are home schooling the gifted full-time. Issues related to home schooling the gifted are welcomed. To subscribe to this list, send an email
To: majordomo@teleport.com
Body:
subscribe hgc-l

 

The Homeschool Zone
FREE e-mail newsletter about families and home education.
Subscribe by going to http://www.homeschoolzone.com/
or by sending an e-mail to the editor at: joespa@caro.net

 

TAGMAX - "Educating gifted children to the MAX!"
For homeschooling gifted children (any style homeschooling), whether full-time or as enrichment to public school. To subscribe, send email
To: LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU OR listserv@listserv.net
Body: subscribe TAGMAX

 

Unschooling Gifted Children
A place to examine the role advanced intellectual abiliites may still have to play in parenting and educating our children, even after you take away the school system and the ideas of compulsory education. To subscribe, send email To: ugc-request@esosoft.com
Body: subscribe

 

UTGNET
an e-mail list for "Uniqueness" (special needs), "Crossoover" (gifted and special needs), and "gifted." To subscribe, send email
To: UniGift@aol.com
Subject: Subscribe UTGNET
Body: Very briefly ask to be added to the UTGNET list and why.

 

At Our Own Pace
A free newsletter (paper, not electronic). To subscribe, send email
To: Jean Kulczyk yukko5@aol.com
Subject: newsletter request
Body: Your request for a copy of the newsletter. You need to include snail mail address, and would like email address and phone number.

 

Home Education Magazine (HEM)
newsletter that comes via email. It's different from the magazine, but put out by the same people. There is no charge for the on-line newsletter. Send an e-mail
To: majordomo@home-ed-magazine.com
Body: subscribe hem-online-newsletter yourEmailAddress
If you would like the current edition send an email
To: HEM-Lists@home-ed-magazine.com
Subject: current_online

 

The American Homeschool Association (AHA)

Mark and Helen Hegener, Directors, American Homeschool Association
Email: AHA@home-ed-magazine.com
Website: http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/AHA/aha.html

 

AHA Online Newsletter
Sent the first week of every month - News and information, articles and essays, networking, resources, and paid unclassified advertising of interest to homeschooling families.
Email: AHA@home-ed-magazine.com

 

AHA Networking and Discussion List
The Networking and Discussion List reports news items, legislative action, trends like curfews, driver's license requirements and school-to-work programs that affect homeschoolers, and current events that homeschoolers might want to be aware of. This discussion list is designed for in-depth discussion of news and information affecting the homeschooling community. There is no digest version available at this time.
Email: majordomo@home-ed-magazine.com
Body: subscribe aha-networking-list@your_name@your_address
If you have problems, email (owner-aha-networking-list@home-ed-magazine.com).

The AHA also offers a series of free information at their website. For a complete listing via email send a request to:
Email: AHA@home-ed-magazine.com
Subject: a1010

 

The AHA Online Referral Network
We've split the referral list into two lists, one for State and International Listings and one for General Referrals and Specific Subjects. If you haven't seen this helpful listing yet, or if you're just curious about the latest updates, send an email request
To: AHA-Lists@home-ed-magazine.com
Subject: AHA Referral Network/States or AHA Referral Network/Subjects

 

If you'd like to volunteer to help other homeschoolers through the Referral Network, send a message
To: AHA-Lists@home-ed-magazine.com
Subject: AHA Network Volunteer

Message Boards

Discussion Board for Home Educators

Kaleidoscapes
A large discussion area for homeschoolers/unschoolers offering specialized areas such as science and curriculum, as well as general homeschooling.

Books

 

Articles

Kids in the Hole
A good reason to homeschool kids with special needs.

The Homeschool Zone
Information and networking for homeschooling parents.

Homeschooling Kids with Disabilities
Provides information to people who want to homeschool their kids with disabilities.

Parents Instructing Challenged Children (PICC)
PICC is a network of parents home schooling, or thinking about home schooling, their handicapped child. Christian perspective - at least on website.

Parents Rearing and Educating Autistic Children in Christian Homes (PREACCH)

Loving Education At Home

Homeschooling Information
Links to Web-based information to help in the homeschooling process.

Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
Information about home schooling, discussion groups, links and a guide to resources.

Buffaloha's Home Schooling Resources Online - Alternative Education
Buffaloha's Guide to Home Schooling Resources on the Internet.

California Homeschool Network
CHN is an organization which provides resources and information about homeschooling.

Eclectic Homeschool Online Magazine
You will find much to help you in your homeschooling here on the Eclectic Homeschool website.

Educate Online Home Education Pages
Home Education List of resources.

Help! How Do I homeschool?
Introduction to homeschooling by the Sacramento, California SPICE support group.

High School Homeschool
Thoughts on learning, articles, answers to frequently asked questions and resource links prepared by a homeschooling high school student.

Home Education Magazine
Selected articles and columns from the current and back issues.

Home School Information and Resources
Index of links to home school resources.

Home School World
Homeschool articles, organizations, news, events and book reviews.

Home's Cool!
Chat and resources for home schoolers. Membership fee.

HomeQuest
Educational products for home schoolers.

Homeschool Resource Web Ring
This webring welcomes people of all faiths and teaching styles.

Homeschooling Information and Resources Pages
Homeschooling information for everyone from the slightly curious to the veteran activist.

HOMESCHOOLING RESOURCES (Bill Beaty's Homepage)
Home Schooling Resources. (Science, Mostly). Some info about the HOME-ED Listserv.. Some Links to Homeschool and Alternative Ed WWW sites.

Internet Alaska's K-12 & Homeschool Home Page
Information on free education resources (things for class, materials, grants,tours, workshops, etc.) offered by corporations.

Keystone National High School
Nationally accredited independent study High School courses.

Magazines and Selected Articles on Homeschooling
Periodicals about Homeschooling and Selected Articles about Homeschooling.

May Family Homeschooling Page
Fun stuff for kids and a resource database of sites for home education.

Montessori For Moms
A collection of training guides for home schooling using the Montessori teaching method.

National Homeschooling Association
Advocacy, communication and networking support.

One House School Room
Hints and resources for homeschoolers. Chat and "Ask the Math Teacher!"

 

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