Sunday, September 28, 2008

Can My Child Handle A Time4Writing Online Class?

This was such a good article that I thought I'd repeat some of it here. It could be used for any topic...

Can My Child Handle A Time4Writing Online Class?
If your child has never taken an online course, and you are concerned about their ability to handle one, here are a few things you should consider.

Can your child read at at least a first or second grade level? Most of the teaching and instruction in the Time4Writing course is given in writing. If your child can’t yet read the lessons, they might still be able to take the course, but you would need to either sit with them and read the lessons aloud, or use some type of text to speech program to guide them through the coursework.

Does your child feel comfortable with a computer? If your child is just now building mouse skills, and hasn’t had any keyboarding experience, he or she might find an online course overwhelming. But if they are already spending time on the internet, and can at least hunt and peck on a keyboard, they will probably do fine with an online writing course....continued..... Can My Child Handle A Time4Writing Online Class?

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Five Great Websites

The best online homeschool curriculum is from Time4Learning.com.

The best site for spelling words is SpellingCity.com.

The best new article site on homeschool materials is homeschool city.

The best homeschool directory site is homeschool.com.

the best homeschool forum for online discussions.

Friday, September 05, 2008