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There are many books that will help you learn more about home education. Below are some of our recommendations. Visit your public library and type in 'home education' or 'home school' to discover more resources.

Books to Read
The following books, except where noted, are available through the Columbus Metropolitan Library system.

Getting Started & Curriculum Choices

  • Cathy Duffy, Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manual. Volume 1: Elementary Grades
    Volume 2: Junior/Senior High
  • Mary Pride, The Big Book of Home Learning. Volume 1: Getting Started
  • Diane Lopez, Teaching Children: A Curriculum Guide to What Children Need to Know at Each Level Through Sixth Grade

Philosophy of Home Education

  • Christopher Klicka, The Right Choice -- Home Schooling
  • Gregg Harris, Christian Home Education
  • Ruth Beechick, You CAN Teach Your Child Successfully (Grades 4-8)
  • Michael Farris, The Future of Home Schooling
  • Ray Ballman, The How & Why of Home Schooling
  • Mary Hood, The Relaxed Home-School: A Family Production
  • Charlotte Mason, Original Home Education Series (volumes 1-6)
  • Susan Shaeffer Macaulay, For the Children's Sake: Foundations of Education for Home & School

Legal Questions

  • Michael Farris, Homeschooling and the Law
  • Diana Fessler, Home Education: Answers for Ohio Parents
  • Cathy Duffy, Government Nannies: The cradle-to-grave Agenda of Goals 2000
  • Christopher Klicka,The Right to Home School: A Guide to the Law on Parents' Rights

Special Needs

  • Joe Sutton, Strategies for Struggling Learners: A Guide for the Teaching Parent.
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