Homeschool Resources
Pamela Wilson
compiled from articles in
Northwest Baby and Child
PO Box 31547
Seattle WA 98146
by Diane Schrader, Sarah Kalagian, and Merry Morris
August, 1995
Preschool Resources:
by Diane Schrader
First Learning workbooks, Usborne publishers $3.50
Slow and Steady Get Me Ready by June Oberlander,
Available from Bio-Alpha (703-323-6142) $19.95
A complete readiness curriculum providing five years of
age-appropriate developmental activities (age 0 week 1 and up)
This volume recommended by head Start, US Dept of Education,
and homeschooling groups. The "slow and steady" theme is
emphasized throughout, and when materials are needed they are
inexpensive or already in your home.
Oberlander says, <The best thing to spend on your children is time.>
Early Education at Home, by M. Jean Soyke,
A Curriculum Guide for Parents of Preschoolers
and Kindergarteners $19.95
Detailed weekly lesson plans, preschool basics, plus
language activities, science, safety, and manners,
wish list of games and toys, check lists for gross motor,
fine motor, soical, body awareness, language, cognitive,
and math skills.
A different character qualit is emphasized each week, and
library stories are suggested, as well as a Bible story.
Available from the author, Jean Soyke, 410-444-5465
Well known author-advocates:
David and Micki Colfax, John Holt, Nancy Wallace,
John Taylor Gatto, Ruth Beechick, Raymond and Dorothy Moore,
Mary Pride, and David Guterson.
Schooling at Home, edited by Anne Pedersen
and Peggy O'Mara, a collection of articles from
Mothering magazine.
The Home School Reader, edited by Mark and
Helen Heneger, is a collection of articles from
Home Education Magazine.
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Other homeschool resources:
NATHHAN (for homeschooling families)
5383 Alpine Road SE
Olalla WA 98359
NATHHAN is a national support and information network
for families who educate their children with special
needs at home; pro-family and Christian in emphasis;
non-Christian families support NATHHAN for its wide
range of resources.
Many families use home education/homeschool resources
to teach their children after school or during summers.
NATHHAN features family support, a matching service
and family directory; Lending Library; quarterly newsletter.
Yearly membership $15, samples free,
scholarships available.
NAATHAN Resource Guide ($14.00) available from
Kathy Salars, HC 31 51-N-91, Midland Texas 79707
915- 561-8095
Organizations, curriculum, software, more.
HSLDA
Home Schoolers Legal Defense Association
PO Box 159
Paeonian Springs, VA 22129
(703) 338-5600
$100 per year; NATHHAN families can claim $15 discount
Some families of children with DS choose to keep their
children out of public school until safe, effective,
appropriate programs supported in the mainstream
classrooms are agreed upon. Others families educate
each of their children at home with the support of
mainstream home education support organizations,
and naturally choose this option from the start.
Love and Learning
Joe and Sue Kotlinski, P.O. Box 4088, Dearborn, MI 48126-4088
Parents of a child with Down Syndrome have developed
a teaching technique which enabled their daughter to read
over 1000 words by age 5. This method utilizes videos,
audio tapes, and books to help develop language, reading,
and comprehension skills.
BOOK: Communication Skills in Children
with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents;
Libby Kumin; ISBN Number: 0-933149-53-0 .
Woodbine House, 1-800-843-7323
BOOK: Teaching Reading to Children with Down Syndrome,
A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Patricia Logan Oelwein; ISBN Number 0-933149-55-7
Woodbine House, 1-800-843-7323
BOOK: Mister Rogers Playbook,
Insights and Activities for Parents and Children
by Fred Rogers and Barry Head,
Berkley Books, NY, 1986
Stimulating speech and encouraging communication
via the use of computers:
Laura Meyers, PhD, 8505 Gulana,
#4103, Playa Del Ray, CA 90293
Wonderful Children's Books
Charlsie's Chuckle (Woodbine House),
My Brother Matthew (Woodbine House)
We Can Do It (Checkerboard Press)
Where's Chimpy (Albert Whitman & Co.)
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dgo...@gmail.com
Thanks,
Kathy