Homeschooling reading should be an essential part of every home school experience. All states prescribe minimum educational requirements for education which includes mandates that certain subjects be taught. Reading is always listed among those minimum standards either directly or as part of language arts.
Parents who plan to home school their children should become familiar with the requirements of their state before deciding on a curriculum provider.
The State of Georgia requires home schools to provide a basic educational program which "educational program must provide instruction in at least reading, math, language arts, social studies, and science." Ohio mandates that home schools provide instruction in "language, spelling, reading, geography, writing, history of the United States and Ohio, national, state, and local government, mathematics, science, health, physical education, fire prevention, fine arts, music, first aid, and safety." Illinois requires instruction in English in "Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Fine Arts, Physical Science, Physical Education, and Health." These states are representative of the minimum education requirements for home schools in most states.
And not just any type of reading will meet these state mandates. Most states require some form of academic assessment which must show some degree of academic progress by home schooled children as specified in the law. Thus, not only must parents teach homeschooling reading, they must teach a level of reading which can be assessed by nationalized tests or independent evaluation by competent teachers or officials.
There are many reading programs from which parents can choose for their home school. However, before exploring such alternatives, parents should do some soul searching to determine if they possess the competency to teach a formal level of reading. Parents should keep in mind that some states set forth minimum standards for tutors who are hired to assist in the home school.
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