| Most home schooling programs are fully | | | | home schooling programs. They provide curriculum |
| comprehensive and provide everything you would | | | | materials to public, private and parochial schools. |
| need for your child's complete k-12 education. | | | | They are also a favorite choice of home |
| However, you should keep in mind that many | | | | schoolers. Just as Saxon provides good math |
| experienced home schoolers do not stick to just | | | | texts, the Center for Learning provides materials |
| one program. They pick and choose from what | | | | on English, Language Arts, Drama and Social |
| they believe are best of each of the various | | | | Studies. They provide religious materials. |
| programs. I cover in greater detail how people | | | | Finally, another favorite among the various home |
| mix and match in my home schooling newsletter. | | | | schooling programs is Curriculum Associates. Their |
| There are many popular and respected home | | | | materials focus on Reading, Language Arts and |
| schooling programs. The ones I'll cover briefly here | | | | Math. They also have materials on test |
| are Saxon, Center for Learning and Curriculum | | | | preparation, study skills and assessment. |
| Associates. | | | | As I mentioned, most parents will not stick to any |
| Perhaps one of the more well-known home | | | | one of the home schooling programs. They will |
| schooling programs comes from Saxon. Saxon is | | | | choose Reading from this publisher and Math from |
| a part of Harcourt Achieve, a publisher that | | | | that one. They often find what they like best |
| provides a variety of educational materials across | | | | through experimentation or from what their |
| various subjects. Saxon focuses on math, phonics | | | | friends recommend. |
| and early learning. Many home schoolers like | | | | So, which of the home schooling programs do |
| Saxon's math texts. Math is an area that children | | | | you choose? If it were me, I would contact your |
| will need expert instruction in. If the parents don't | | | | State's Department of Education Home School |
| have a math background, Saxon may be the right | | | | contact person. This individual will know what |
| math program for your child. | | | | programs with which students are having the |
| The Center for Learning is another of the great | | | | most success. |