How to Develop a Home Study Program

Home schooling is a concept with more parents starting to see its benefits. Home schooling allows parents to give their children the one-to-one tuition that so many need. Also, by home-schooling their child, the parent is able to have more control over what the child is learning as well: for particularly religious families, this can be a definite plus. Equally, the flexibility offered over the curriculum can also be applied to when the child is educated; the family is able to live more flexibly and build the child's education around it.

Instructions

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      Discuss your plan with a professional teacher; this is especially important if your child has already been in the public school system. Ask him for advice about what are vital areas of the curriculum and for any advisable websites that provide resources and lesson ideas. Discuss your child's progress up to that point, if applicable.

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      Organize a timetable with specific subjects laid out to be taught at specific times. Ensure that this timetable is kept to as accurately as possible to create a sense of routine for your child.

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      Establish a clear set of "classroom" rules. Create a strong sense of your role as "teacher" as being different from that of your "parent" role--this will help to establish the importance of your work.

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      Explore the key areas of development required for your child to pass each grade. Look online for government-endorsed packets of information, which are readily available.

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      Create a month-by-month broad plan of what you want to teach your child during that time. Build in regular forms of assessment. Design your lessons with a sense of creativity; the best thing about teaching your child at home is the freedom that it affords so make the most of it.

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      Monitor your children's progress by assessing their development through a number of mediums such as exams, written and verbal assessments and informal discussions. Reward your children regularly and praise their progress as well as their attempts, even if they do fail.

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