Kentucky Homeschool Info by Time4Learning

Are you a new home school parent looking for information on Kentucky home school laws, Kentucky support groups, or homeschool curriculum? If so, you've come to the right place. As you consider or begin homeschooling in Kentucky, you should become familiar with the following:

1. Kentucky home school legal requirements -- information about starting up your homeschool, curriculum and testing guidelines, and other state-specific homeschooling laws.

2. Homeschool resources and support groups -- Information about Kentucky home school conferences, associations, and support groups for finding other homeschoolers who share similar interests or face similar challenges (such as gifted or special needs children)

3. Homeschool curriculum -- finding an educational approach and accompanying materials to suit your family.

Kentucky Home School Laws

Summary: Kentucky considers home schools to be the same as non-public schools, which require children between the ages of 6 and 16 to be enrolled by submitting a letter each school year to the local superintendant of schools. This letter would include the names, ages, and address of each child being homeschooled. No specific curriculum is mandated, but the state of Kentucky requires that the subjects of reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, mathematics, and civics be covered over 175 school days of 6 hours instruction each. Kentucky also asks that homeschooling parents keep records of attendance and academic progress, and they suggest maintaining a portfolio of examples of each homeschooled child’s work from year to year.

For more information on specific homeschooling requirements in Kentucky, visit one of these sites:

Kentucky Homeschooling Laws by NHEN (National Home Education Network);
Home-Ed Magazine’s KY resource page -with information, articles, and state-specific resources;
Home Education in Kentucky by Ann Zeise.

Kentucky Home School Resources

Both new and veteran homeschoolers can benefit from the wealth of Kentucky homeschool resources available. The Christian Educators of Kentucky hold an annual homeschool conference, and there are two statewide organizations, the CHEK, and the KHEA (Kentucky Home Educators Association) specifically designed to support homeschoolers in KY. Many counties in Kentucky also have at least one local support group for homeschoolers, as well. We've listed a few of the starting points for finding out more about homeschooling resources in Kentucky:

Homeschool-Kentucky – Mailing list for those homeschooling, or thinking about homeschooling in Kentucky
About Homeschooling in Kentucky -- a one-stop source for homeschooling in KY
The Kentucky Dept. of Education Page – state page of information and best practices for homeschooler in KY
The Homeschool Mom’s KY page – various Kentucky homeschool resources and lists

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Choosing homeschool curriculum

Kentucky homeschool law includes the freedom for families to pick and choose their own curriculum based on what works best for their child. However, families new to homeschooling quickly discover a dizzying array of choices when it comes to selecting homeschool curriculum. There is no more popular discussion among homeschoolers on the web than the pros and cons of various homeschool curriculum.. After sifting through the homeschool curriculum reviews, most parents end up mixing and matching homeschool curricula, trying to create the best match for their child.

For families with more than one child, choosing a homeschool curricula can even be more problematic. What works for one child, doesn't work for another. What works for one subject may not work on the next. What works one year, may fall flat the very next year.

Time4Learning's experience shows that there is no single, best homeschool material. Rather than feeling torn between homeschool resources, parents should select a diverse blend of materials and activities.

The benefits of using Time4Learning's curriculum

Time4Learning is used by homeschool parents both as a primary curriculum and as a supplemental program to other materials such as Saxon, Alpha Omega, Five in a Row and A Beka. Some of the features that make Time4Learning so successful include:

Time4Learning appeals to a wide range of learning styles. Our online learning materials are especially well-suited to children who are visual or kinesthetic learners. These children can take advantage of Time4Learning's interactive, multimedia materials.

Children like using the computer to learn. It's a convenient, interactive homeschool resource that provides a welcome change each day to paper-and-pencil workbooks and textbook-based lessons.

Parents like that it tracks progress and helps children advance by clearly presenting and reinforcing the each lesson. Quizzes and tests are graded by the computer, saving valuable time and effort for parents who would be happier concentrating on other areas.

Time4Learning's self-paced, modularized lesson plans allow you to move forward and back through the materials whenever you want. You can skip lessons that teach concepts your child has already mastered and repeat those he or she has not. The choice is yours. With Time4Learning, you are always in control.

Time4Learning is proven effective with homeschoolers, has a low monthly price, is easy-to-use, and provides a money-back guarantee so you can make sure that it works for your children, risk free! Sign up for Time4Learning as part of your overall homeschool program.

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