Educating your child at home / Jane Lowe and Alan Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, Jane.

Contributor:

Thomas, Alan (Alan James)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home schooling--Great Britain.

Home schooling.

Education--Parent participation--Great Britain.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What does home education involve? What are the advantages and disadvantages? How can you decide whether it is right for your child? If it is right, how do you go about it? And where can you go for help, advice for information. This practical self-help book for parents provides a one-stop resource for parents contemplating or embarking on home education with their children. This book:--helps parents to decide if home education will work for their family--provides information on the first steps to home education and answers parentsÆ most common questions--provides guidance as to subjects and cur

Contents:

Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Thinking about home education; CHAPTER 2 Learning at home is not like learning in school; CHAPTER 3 Informal learning; CHAPTER 4 Starting out; CHAPTER 5 Learning at home in the primary years; CHAPTER 6 Projects; CHAPTER 7 Learning at home in the secondary years; CHAPTER 8 Social life; CHAPTER 9 Special educational needs; CHAPTER 10 Options as children grow older; CHAPTER 11 Some final reflections; References; Addresses and further reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-78387-0

9786611783877

0-8264-0373-5

OCLC:

320323598