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Books
 Homeschooling the Child with ADD or Other Special
Needs: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the
Child with Learning Differences
by Lenore Colacion Hayes, Prima Publishing, March 2002.
This book is about more than ADD (the publisher thought this
would sell books) and includes issues pertinent to anyone interested
in homeschooling a square peg child. Read
the introduction.
The Following Books Are Christian Based
 Homeschooling
The Challenging Child: A Practical Guide by Christine
M. Field.
Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005.
Homeschooling Children with Special Needs by Sharon
Hensley. 1995.
Choosing and Using Curriculum for Your
Special Child by Joyce Herzog.
Greenleaf Press, 1996.
Learning in Spite of Labels by Joyce Herzog. Greenleaf
Press, 1994.
Better Late Than Early: A New Approach
to Your Child's Education by Raymond
S. Moore Ph.D. and Dorothy Moore. Reader's Digest Press, 1982.
Parenting
Books
of Special Interest
to Parents of Special Needs Kids
Yoga for the Special Child by Sonia Sumar (1996). Special Yoga Publications,
Rt. 1, Box 1559, Buckingham, VA 23921.
The Child with Special Needs: Encouraging
Intellectual and Emotional Growth
by Stanley Greenspan, M.D. Perseus Press, 1998.
The Tao of Teaching by Greta Nagel. Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1994.
The
Tao of Parenting: The Ageless Wisdom of Taoism and the Art of
Raising Children by Greta
Nagel. Penquin Books, 1998.
Seven Times Smarter: 50 Activities, Games, and Projects to Develop the
Seven Intelligences of Your Child
by Laurel Schmidt. Three Rivers Press,
2001.
IEP Assistance
Rhonda
Robinson's Recipe for a Homeschooled IEP
From the Nathhan website,
suggestions for IEP goals for those who may want to develop such
a program, even if not using school services.
Special
Education Goals and Objectives
Goals and objectives samples from the Educational Service Unit
10 in Kerney, Nebraska. This is an excellent listing covering
a variety of areas from accomodations, math, social skills, oral
and written language and more. Not a homeschooling related resource,
but helpful nonetheless!
Sample
IEP Goals from LearningAbled
Kids
Copying
Organization
Reading
Spelling
Written
Expression
Homeschooling Special Needs
Message Boards
Homeschooler's Curriculum Swap's Homeschooling Children with Special Needs Message
Board
Kalidoscapes Special Needs
Message board for those homeschooling children with special needs.
A place to go to connect with others about helpful resources.
VegSource Special Needs Homeschooling
SNAHSwap
A mailing list for folks who want to buy and sell used programs,
curriculum and equipment for learning disabled and special needs
children.
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Articles
Bringing
Your Child Home
by Lenore Colacion Hayes, HSC's Chaos to Confidence, 2003
Our
Thought-Provoking Ideas about Socialization by Tammy
Glaser, Weird Kids, 1999
Websites
HSC's Special
Challenges Section
Informational site from the nonprofit state organization, HomeSchool
Association of CA. The site includes helpful articles and resources.
A to Z's Home's Cool Site - Special Needs Section
Sections include: Able, but challenged,
autism, blindness, deafness,dyslexia, dyspraxia, learning disabilities
& legal issues & listing of vendors.
About.com Homeschooling Site - Special Needs Section
Covering such areas as: ADD, gifted, special
challenges, able but challenged, autism, blindness, deafness,
legal issues and screening.
Homeschooling Kids with Disabilities Information
Lots of links to a variety of resources on homeschooling
special needs.
Homeschooling Children with Disabilities
Webring of sites by homeschooling families with special kids.
National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network
National organization for those homeschooling special needs children.
Christian perspective.
Email Lists
CA-HEAL
California Home Education for Alternative Learners (CA-HEAL)
is for California families who are (or interested in) homeschooling
their special needs children. This is my own list.
Homeschooling
Special Needs Kidz
This is a support group for those who live mainly in the USA
who are homeschooling a "special needs" child, ages
preschool to 19. Whether your child has ADHD, a learning disability
(LD), dyslexia, emotional or neurological disorder, bipolar,tourette
syndrome,deafness,autism,anxiety disorder, oppositonal defiance
disorder, blindness,any type of emotional or physical handicap,etc,
then this group is for you. This is a primarily Christian and
Jewish group so arguments of any kind or harrassment will not
be permitted. Let's keep the focus on what is best for the kids.
Homeschool Plus
"This list is all about Home-Educating. We welcome
Homeschoolers, Unschoolers, Deschoolers, whatever the chosen
tag may be. Many of our children are DifferentlyAbled
("special needs" -- some diagnoses include: TS, OCD,
AD/HD, Bipolar, ODD, various LDs, etc.). We are here
to support and encourage one another as we share our experiences
and ideas, our struggles and successes. We discuss
many aspects of our lives here as we grow as friends and family.
" -yahoogroups description
HomeschoolingExtraordinaryKids
· Thinking Outside the Box
Email forum for parents who are homeschooling children who possess
both giftedness and learning disabilities. List also includes
a growing database filled with weblinks for curriculum, enrichment,
summer camps, local support groups, virtual field trips and international
sites.
Charlotte Mason for Special Kids
An email list for those using Charlotte Mason homeschooling methods
for special needs children. It is for the sharing of information
related to adapting CM for special needs but also for sharing
the unique challenges and joys of everyday life with our kids,
for support, encouragement and prayer.
Special
Needs Homeschool
Our focus is homeschooling families with at least one special
needs child. Most of our members have medically fragile children
dealing challenges in speech, motor development and learning
disabilities. We homeschool full time or part of the time. Topics
include: curricula, speech, feeding issues, OT, PT, "other"
sibling survival strategies, staying "sane"(whatever
that is??) and a host of other issues.
Homeschooling
Kids With Disabilities
(this)... email list is a specialized list
focused on homeschooling children with special educational needs.
The list is unmoderated but strongly encouraged to remain on-topic.
Parents/grandparents/guardians who are homeschooling children
with special educational needs, as well as several professionals
in the disabilities field, actively participate on the list by
sharing information, offering encouragement and support (or asking
for it!) to those of us have a hard time (or who want to share
a great success!) If you're looking for more than just another
generalized homeschooling list, are interested in or are actually
homeschooling a child with special needs, please sign on and
join us. Due to recent problems, new members need to be approved.
Leaping from the Box
Lots of Lists! An exhaustive and descriptive listing of homeschooling
email lists, including many for special needs families.
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