The Basic Steps to Successful Homeschooling

A book review of The Basic Steps to Successful Homeschooling by Vicki A. Brady Stars: *** Vital Issues Press (1996)Homeschooling208 pages This book was read for the Casual Reading Challenge and 888 Challenge. This is another smaller book, almost exactly the same size as Homeschooling for Excellence. This is a book for those who have… Read More »

Home-spun Schools by Raymond & Dorothy Moore

Stars: *** The full title is Home-spun Schools: Teaching Children at Home – What Parents Are Doing and How They Are Doing It. I read this book for the Casual Reading Challenge and 888 Challenge plus I got it through BookMooch. This book is similar to Real-Life Homeschooling in that it’s stories of families through… Read More »

Homeschooling: The Early Years by Linda Dobson

Stars: ***1/2 I was excited to read this book which is for homeschooling ages 3-8 because of course I’ve started basic homeschooling with my 21 month old and wanted to be ready for more instruction when my child gets older. However I must say this book didn’t live up to my expectations. The best part… Read More »

Real-Life Homeschooling by Rhonda Barfield

Stars: ****1/2 Atria Books (2002)Nonfiction/Education This book is the stories of 21 homeschooling or unschooling families across the US. It documents the lives of different kinds of families and shows how they made homeschooling work for them. The name of the chapters gives and idea of what kind of family we are reading about. Some… Read More »