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    Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners

    By Cindy West

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    The prospect of homeschooling gifted and advanced learners isn't daunting anymore! Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Students gives parents all of the support and confidence they need to bring their children home to a school that meets every one of their academic, emotional, and social needs.

    Written by a veteran homeschooler, this book clearly and concisely teaches parents how to homeschool their advanced learners, focusing on special considerations that often go along with gifted children such as providing challenging curriculum, offering outlets for artistic and creative talents, accelerating students into college courses early, and finding them true intellectual peers. Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Students covers everything from curriculum choices and learning styles, to integrating technology and online courses, to finding social support for both children and parents. From making the decision to homeschool to planning for the transition to college, this book has the answers parents of gifted homeschooled students need to help their children succeed!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSourcebooks
    Release dateNov 1, 2011
    ISBN9781593639099
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    Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners
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    Cindy West

    Cindy is a veteran homeschooling mom of three who is blessed to live on a cattle farm in beautiful Central Kentucky. She and her husband, Steve, have loved every minute of homeschooling their bright and active children.Cindy holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Eastern Kentucky University and a master's degree in education from Georgetown College. Before homeschooling, she taught kindergarten through fourth grade classrooms in the public school system.She loves inspiring parents to teach creatively and writes practically about how to do that successfully on her blog, Our Journey Westward. Cindy also speaks regularly to homeschooling groups all over the country-and even around the world during online events.Besides writing 25+ books of nature-based science curriculum, she has written several other popular books including "Charlotte Mason Homeschooling in 18 Easy Lessons," "Loving Living Math," and "Living Literature Grammar Packs."

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    • 3/5
      West's book is well-organized and straightforward. She covers everything from socialization, choosing curriculum, and learning styles. She is generous with her real-life examples making it easy to understand the application of her advice and includes many "toolbox" sections listing very helpful resources. The strongest portion of the book is her discussion of the reasons to homeschool gifted learners and the disadvantages of homeschooling in general. I appreciated her honesty as many homeschooling guides aren't willing to address the disadvantages. Where I found the book coming up short was in addressing the issues surrounding teaching gifted learners. I expected more advice directly geared toward that aspect. Instead, West includes a lot of general homeschooling information that's included in just about every homeschool guide out there. Overall, this is a well-written homeschool guide, but in terms of teaching gifted or advanced learners, I wish it had been more specific.
    • 3/5
      I felt like this book was just a broad overview, which is fine for first-time homeschoolers...I guess. I would have loved for there to be more specific examples and ideas to use with my child. I gleaned a few good tips, but most of it will be stored away for later since my son is only 5. There is a lot of stuff for older kids, like high schoolers dealing with chemistry and college applications. Some of the little boxes with "characteristics of a gifted scientist,etc" seemed a little obvious.
    • 4/5
      I think the real strength of this book lies in its lists of enrichment activities. A myriad of subjects, from the obvious (spelling, history, math), to the rarely covered (philosophy, drama) are presented, along with a list of characteristics of kids who excel in that area, then enrichment activities for kids who excel, and advice to help kids who struggle in those areas. Games, websites and books to help round out a curriculum or provide an extra learning opportunity abound in this book. It would be a good addition to any homeschooling library, but is also coming in very handy this year as a supplemental resource to round out my daughter's private school education. There are also many more homeschool specific suggestions in the books, for record keeping and groups that your child can join for some extra socialization. Homeschooling approaches are also covered in some detail, listing the advantages and disadvantages of each. While this book is useful for parents of gifted and advanced learners, I think it really would be very useful for all learners, as every child has their strengths and weaknesses, and the plethora of information is bound to have something for everyone. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in education, homeschooling or not.
    • 5/5
      Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners is a great book for all homeschooling families, even families that have been homeschooling for a while. The advice in this book focuses on a slightly relaxed approach that is tailored to each child's unique learning style. Whether you have a child gifted in math and sciences or if you have a budding artist and dancer, this book is filled with ideas to help you as a homeschooling parent guide your child to be the best they can. The pages and pages of internet and book resources, as well as ideas for creative outside activities are very helpful, even if you are a homeschooling family who prefers to use box-set curriculum organized by grade. Since children can be gifted in so many different ways, this book offers advice for many learning situations.The best part of this book, in my opinion, is Cindy West's honesty. She tells personal stories of failures and successes in her own homeschooling adventures. The book contains detailed topics such as how to handle a child who dawdles through their lessons and how to assess if a teen is ready to enter college early. By creating a nurturing learning environment at home, Cindy West has shown that it is very possible to succeed while Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners.I received this book free via the LibraryThing Early Reviewer Program, but the opinion is all mine.
    • 5/5
      I just started homeschooling my 12 year old gifted son this year. Cindy West's book is the first I have read on the subject & I found it very informative & full of helpful ideas & resources.
    • 2/5
      Let me start by saying I've been homeschooling for over 7 years. I have read many books about homeschooling and Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners by Cindy West ranks average among them. There really wasn't anything in this book that I haven't read from multiple other sources. It somewhat gives an idea of what to expect to new homeschoolers, but even then it only skims over what homeschooling life really involves. It is what it is, but I was hoping for more. Also and index would be nice.
    • 3/5
      This book is a basic introduction to homeschooling. I would say there is very little in it that is specific to gifted learners, and it would be a good introductory book for anyone considering homeschooling. It covers all the basic information -- legalities, styles of homeschooling, planning curriculum, support groups, record keeping, and offers resource suggestions in the basic subject categories for both "those who excel" and "those who struggle." The primary focus of the book is the "school at home" style of homeschooling, though other types (unit studies, montessori, unschooling, etc.) are defined and some resources for more information listed.Negatives of the book are that is has no index so if you are looking for specific tips (for example on choosing a math program) you just have to flip through the book to find it.My other complaint is that the author doesn't identify which of the resources she recommends have a religious focus; indicating that would save time for those looking for secular materials.
    • 5/5
      This homeschooling guide looks like a really helpful little booklet. Without having it put to the test yet, it is fairly obvious that is contains a lot of information, hints, tools and references that make planning and organizing your child's home school experience easier, more efficient, and more goal oriented. It may be worth noting first off that, even though the title suggests a book geared towards gifted and advanced students, the hints, tips and tools are helpful generally speaking and not just for a specific group of learners, and while it offers dconcrete help in finding out if your child is gifted in a certain area, the ideas, tips, and links are geared towards those who struggle as much as those who excel.In terms of structure, the booklet starts off by answering a couple of questions about homeschooling in general, including a short history of homeschooling, before moving on to the task of choosing (or composing) a curriculum. Next, the learner comes into view and his or her abilities as well as difficulties, followed by ideas concerning the use of technology and individualized instruction. The remaining chapters of the book are dedicated to help in organizing the home school activities, ideas about socialization, and how to prepare a home school learner for college. The last chapter holds a collection of FAQs. Last but not least, the appendix sports extensive lists of resources and references.From my perspective as a former school teacher, this booklet will prove highly valuable for parents who are home school beginners as well as those who feel that their home schooling might need a couple of new ideas to make it more efficient and probably a little less stressful, too. It also provides help for those who have a hard time defending their decision to home school against critics and doubters.