Creative Home Schooling: A Resource Guide for Smart Families »

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.

Gifted Education News-Page

The uniqueness of this book derives from Rivero's mastery of the subject and her extraordinary ability to meaningfully weave educational research findings, parent comments, and information from various resources.

Acknowledgments
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1. At Home With Gifted Children
Chapter 1. The Decision
Chapter 2. Traits of Giftedness
Chapter 3. Social and Emotional Needs
Chapter 4. Intellectual Needs
Chapter 5. Learning Styles: Learning With a Difference
Chapter 6. The Full-time Parent/Teacher
Part 2. Creating Your Home School Approach
Chapter 7. Getting Started
Chapter 8. Curriculum Matters
Chapter 9. Unschooling and Self-directed Learning
Chapter 10. Studying Individual Subjects
Chapter 11. Classical Home Schooling
Chapter 12. Unit Studies: What's the Big Idea?
Part 3. Your Creative Home School Toolbox
Chapter 13. Paperwork, Documentation, and Testing
Chapter 14. Special Topics
Chapter 15. Home School Resource
References
Resource Index by Ability Level and Subject
Index
About the Author
Table 8.1 Curriculum Planning Grid
Table 12.1 Capitalizing on Learning Strengths
Table 13.1 Weekly Learning Record and Planner
Table 13.2 Home School Report Card