SEMINAR TOPICS:
Topics covered include:

• Ages and stages of development (What to expect at each age)
• Socialization (The BIG question in homeschooling)
• Research on homeschooling (The success of homeschooling and figures to back it up)
• State laws (Washington's wonderful law and Oregon's, too)
• Philosophies & approaches in home education (Why and how families homeschool)
• Family home management (Homeschooling is a lifestyle!)
• Role of fathers in homeschooling (How dads can be involved)
• Learning styles and children's gifts (Understanding who your child is and who you are)
• Getting started: setting goals, selecting & planning curriculum, keeping records, etc.
• Teaching reading (Different methods for different types of readers)
• Testing and assessment (Measuring the learning that is taking place)
• Homeschooling high schoolers (Yes, you CAN homeschool all the way through high school successfully!)
• and MORE!

There are four in-class sessions with the reading, projects and activities completed at home.

The books should be read prior to the class sessions, if possible. They are available through the Vancouver Public Libraries, the Family Academy Bookstore at 800-877-4586, or at used book sites online. Additional reading, activities and projects are included in the classroom sessions of the course.

RECOMMENDED READING:
Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right by Tim Kimmel
The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook by Raymond Moore
The Homeschooling Father by Michael Farris 
Discover Your Children's Gifts by Don & Katie Fortune

UPCOMING DATES: September 17th-18th and October 15th-16th, 2010

Early registration needs to be in by September 10th, 2010

TIMES: Fridays, 7-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
For additional information, call 360-573-0857 or e-mail salmoncrlc@juno.com