Library books about Home Schooling

The following list is the result of a computer search of the Southern Adirondack Library System (SALS)/Mohawk Valley Library Association (MVLA) under the subject "home schooling." Following the copyright date is a list of libraries that own copies of the books. The comments after that are just helpful hints from someone who has read the books.  Please note that there are many good homeschooling books that are not owned by any of our libraries. You can find these titles in many homeschooling catalogs.

If a book is owned by a library that is inconvenient for you, it is very easy to put in an inter-library loan request; any librarian can help you do this.

Please note: the entire list of "home schooling" books owned by our libraries was too long for this page (54 titles!), so this is just a sampling. Most libraries have terminals available for you to use, and you can dial the library's computer with your modem at 583-0101.

SALS covers Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties. MVLA covers Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady and Schoharie counties.

Beechick, Ruth. The Language Wars and other writings for homeschoolers. Arrow Press. 1996. Saratoga. A collection of essays on various topics relating to homeschooling.

Bendt, Valerie. Creating books with children. Common Sense Press. 1993. Saratoga

Blumenfeld, Samuel L. How to tutor. Boise, Idaho: The Paradigm Company. 1977. Sch'dy, Crandall

Carlson, Pattye. Art adventures at home: a curriculum guide for home schools. Baltimore: M.J. Soyke. 1993. Saratoga, Crandall, Waterford

Colfax, David. Homeschooling for excellence. Warner Books ed. New York: Warner Books. 1988. Saratoga

Duffy, Cathy. Christian home educators' curriculum manual: elementary grades. Westminster, CA: Home Run Enterprises. 1995. Saratoga, Waterford. This book and the one below are excellent resources to help you decide on curriculum.

Duffy, Cathy. Christian home educators' curriculum manual: junior/senior high. 1995 ed. 1995. Saratoga

Guterson, David. Family matters: why homeschooling makes sense. 1st ed. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1992. SALS, Sar., Sch'dy, Rottrdam, Scotia, Crandall, Shen, BH-BL. Written by a public school teacher whose children are homeschooled.

Hendrickson, Borg. Home school: taking the first step, a program planning handbook. Kooskia, Idaho, Mountain Meadow Press. 1990. SALS, Sch'dy, Rotterdam, Woodlawn, Quaker St., Glenville, Crandall, Mech.

Hendrickson, Borg. How to write a low-cost/no-cost curriculum for your home-school child. Koosia, ID: Mountain Meadow Press. 1990. Sch'dy, BH-BL, Saratoga (1995 ver.). A very clear, step-by-step instruction on how to undertake what would seem to be an overwhelming job

Hood, Mary. The relaxed home school: a family production. Westminster, MD: Ambleside Educational Press. 1994. Sch'dy, Rotterdam, Nisk., Glenville, Crandall, Waterford

Hood, Mary. The home-schooling resource guide and directory of organizations. [Westminster, Md.]: M. Hood. 1995. Crandall, BH-BL (both non-circulating)

Hubbs, Don. Home education resource guide: a comprehensive guide for the parent-educator to curriculums, correspondence schools 1994. Sch'dy, Mt. Pleasant, Woodlawn, Glenville, BH-BL, Waterford

Klicka, Christopher J. The right to home school: a guide to the law on parents' rights in education. 1995. Saratoga

Moore, Raymond S. Home grown kids: a practical handbook for teaching your children at home. Dallas, TX: Word Publishing. 1981. Crandall. The Moores are known for their Better Late than Early approach, advocating delayed academics.

Moore, Raymond S. The successful homeschool family handbook: a creative and stress-free approach to homeschooling. 1994. Saratoga, Sch'dy

Pride, Mary. The big book of home learning. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, a division of Good News Publishers. 1990. Crandall. Mary's book is filled with reviews of almost every available curriculum

Rupp, Rebecca. The complete home learning sourcebook: the essential resource guide for homeschoolers, parents and educators covering every subject from arithmetic to zoology. Three Rivers Press. 1998. Saratoga (2 copies), Sch'dy, Rotterdam, Nisk., Glennville, Crandall, Shen, Waterford, Mech., Johnstown

Shackelford, Luanne. A survivor's guide to home schooling. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books. 1988. Saratoga, Sch'dy, Crandall. Helpful advice with a sense of humor.

Spietz, Heidi Anne. Modern Montessori at home: a creative teaching guide for parents of children six through nine years of age. 1989. SALS, Saratoga, MVLA, Sch'dy, Crandall, Ballston Spa, Mech. (Crandall also has a second volume for ages 10-12)

Whitehead, John W. Home education: rights and reasons. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books. 1993. Sch'dy, Waterford

This page was updated in August, 1999.