Creative Home Schooling: A Resource Guide for Smart Families FROM THE PUBLISHER
About the Author
Lisa Rivero, a freelance writer, began home schooling her son after second grade. She leads a book discussion group for home schooled children, and participates in several cooperative learning groups, including both home schooled and traditionally schooled children. She has taught gifted and creative learners in elementary classrooms and in college.
SYNOPSIS
A comprehensive guide to home-based education for gifted children that gives parents essential information, including:
Tips for getting started
Options for learning approaches
Curriculum resources
Socialization and peer relations
Budget considerations
Research on gifted and creative learning
Advice from home schooling parents
Record keeping/college planning
Web sites, books, magazines, learning groups, and other resources to help your home schooling
process go smoothly.
FROM THE CRITICS
David Albert - author of And the Skylark Sings with Me, and columnist, Home Education Magazine
This book will at once reassure anxious parents that they are not alone in this voyage.
Maurice Fisher - publisher and editor, Gifted Education Press
Lisa Rivero is one of the best writers of information on home schooling, an increasingly important topic.
David Brostrom - Manager, Waukesha Public Library and author of A Guide to Home Schooling for Librarians
Fantastic how-to and resource tips are everywhere you look. I hope 10,000 librarians buy this book!
Midwest Book Review
Creative Home Schooling For Gifted Children by experienced and expert homeschooler Lisa Rivero is a solid, accessible, "user friendly" guide packed with advice, information, ideas, and insights on homeschooling especially gifted children. From designing an effective and educational homeschooling curriculum, to administering tests to preparing for college, Creative Home Schooling For Gifted Children is a well-rounded resource and highly recommended for parents of intellectually gifted children of any age and who are striving to keep those children academically engaged, challenged, and achieving.
Carolyn Kottmeyer - Hoagiesgifted.org
This terrific book is for homeschooling parents and more - there is information for schooling parents, school teachers, gifted teachers, and more, on gifted children, learning styles, internet resources, and so much more! Read all 8 "From The Critics" >
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
David S. Lawyer
a must read for any home schooling parents and useful for any teacher of gifted students. — Nebraska Association for Gifted Newsletter
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