The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook [Large Print]

This book really spoke to my heart, about how to be a better educator and mother. I just wasn’t seeing the value in everyday life learning that my children were doing! Since reading, we have transitioned more to the natural learning and my pre-teen issues have greatly dissipated. He looks forward to helping me cook ( math!) or build something for our animals ( more math and science!) and is eager to help with a family business. I greatly appreciated the many examples in this book, as well as the last chapter about the framework for how to make home learning work! This was a timely read :)

The book seems rich with info except some pages I can't read due to someone slashing permanent marker on pages. I was hoping it would only be on the book cover but unfortunately they went to town. Other than that, what I can read I love. Great resource

I have been homeschooling for three years now, and I realized awhile ago that I had brought "school home" instead of homeschooling. This book gave me confidence to wait until my children are ready (one daughter is 7 and can read, but not well and she does not enjoy it) to even teach the basics. My son (10 yrs. old) hated to read, but backing off and not pushing him helped a great deal, and now he enjoys reading. This book is an excellent help in avoiding burnout. Homeschooling has become enjoyable again and the atmosphere of our home has changed drastically. Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore have much expertise in their field, but they have also experienced much of what they teach. They have a great website <BR... with information about the Moore formula. I would recommend this book to anyone who is considering homeschooling, or those who are having problems with their children in a formal school setting. It was relief to again have confidence in my decision to homeschool and know that I can help my children gain the knowledge they need to succeed in life.

This is the first book I read when looking into homeschooling. I had no intentions of actually homeschooling, but by the time I had finished reading what Dr. Moore had to say, I was thinking, "How could I NOT do it?" This book has a balanced approach that is reassuring and our children have responded to beautifully. It was written as very much against early formal schooling and pressuring children before they are ready, but it also does not swing to the other extreme by being too permissive and not teaching anything at all. In fact, being a person who tended to be far too permissive, I was convinced to work harder at being self disciplined for my children's sake. Laying down good habits is a large part of what Dr. Moore teaches. Having an orderly home is the first step to successful homeschooling, and once that is in place, teaching follows naturally. He shows how learning is part of life, and how to teach especially small children by our warm response to their questions. Covering everything from teaching reading,and preparing unit studies, to healthy eating, we get a good idea of how learning is a lifestyle and not something we just add to our regular day. The Moores have truly been a blessing to our family.

New to homeschooling? Experienced and burning out? Trying to determine your philosophy of home schooling? Doubting your ability to teach your kids? Wondering what kind of education it takes to create a genius? Anxious over the expense of home schooling your kids?This book covers it all, and is worth looking at again and again for encouragement and a sense of direction. The Moores, a God-fearing, beautiful old couple, are amongst the most noteworthy home school pioneers in home education. Mrs. Moore was a teacher herself, and Dr. Moore and she have conducted lots of research regarding early education and learning styles.Find out how to apply the Moore Formula for good education in your family. This is a balance of academic learning, work, and community service.If you've never had a chance to meet the Moores, don't miss your chance if they are in your area. Read this book and you'll yearn for more. Note: they are featured on Sky-Angel satellite, "Home Grown Kids" if you have access.Note: I have no affiliation with the Moore Foundation and I wasn't asked to write this review. I just love the Moores and what they've done for me, my family and home schooling in this nation.

If I could recommend one and only one book to anyone either looking into homeschooling, or struggling with homeschooling, this would be it! This book helped me see that we as parents are more than capable of homeschooling our children successfully. It gave me the absolute confidence to do it, and to stop worrying about what everyone else thinks. Dr. and Mrs. Moore cover every question that you might have from "what to tell the neighbors" and "What if all I have is a high school education" to "What if my child is handicapped or has a learning disability." By the time you're through reading this you will have the confidence not just to answer the questions people ask you but also not to be intimidated or question yourself everytime you are confronted by critics. Besides just the confidence, the Moores teach you (with studies to back it up, and real life family stories as testomonials) how you can avoid just doing "school at home" and instead "homeschool". They give you study after study, and reason after reason, to let the rigid classroom structure and workbook method go out the window, and instead replace it with the loving and relaxed (and enjoyable!) way to teach your children even more successfully at home. I feel indebted to this book,and these authors, for the enjoyable and stress-free education I'm able to give my children at home!