| While there are many philosophies and approaches | | | | * Keep your child active. It is important that |
| to home schooling, all parents want to see their | | | | home-schooled children socialize with others. |
| children reach their full potential. Here are some | | | | Encourage your child to become active in sports, |
| tips from SFK Media Specially for Kids Corp., the | | | | music or clubs, just as any child attending school. |
| company that developed the ReadEnt at-home | | | | * Look for "teaching moments." For example, if |
| learning program. | | | | you bake cookies at home, ask your child how |
| * Learn about your local regulations governing | | | | many you baked. If you take a walk to the park, |
| home schooling. Education laws vary by state and | | | | turn it into a lesson in science and nature. |
| town. | | | | * Use unique learning tools to keep your student |
| * Involve your child in the curriculum. Let your | | | | interested. SFK's Reading Movies, for example, |
| child choose some of the workbooks for each | | | | improve reading, comprehension and vocabulary |
| subject, but steer him or her to the appropriate | | | | skills and are entertaining at the same time. |
| grade level. The more your child is involved in the | | | | These interactive movies use a patented |
| process, the more excited he or she will be about | | | | technology called Action Captions in which each |
| the subject matter. | | | | spoken word appears on the screen in real time, |
| * Designate a separate area of your home to | | | | without interfering with the flow or entertainment |
| serve as the "classroom." It should be someplace | | | | of the movie. As a result, reading and spoken |
| that is comfortable and free of distractions. | | | | language skills develop naturally. The movies are |
| * Connect with other home-schooling families | | | | available in a set of three DVDs featuring such |
| through community groups or online. Such groups | | | | classics as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," |
| often organize field trips, discuss approaches to | | | | "Gulliver's Travels" and "The Trojan Horse. |
| home schooling and share stories and advice. | | | | |