Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience (H.O.U.S.E) Resource Book

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Table of Contents

(All articles have been edited to comport with web formatting. Wherever possible, links to sources have been included for your convenience. Ed.)

1.	History of Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience (H.O.U.S.E)
2.	What Is HOUSE? What does HOUSE do?
3.	H.O.U.S.E. Bylaws
4.	Statewide H.O.U.S.E. Contacts
5.	Beginning To Homeschool
6.	We've Grown Up and We're Okay
7.	Questions and Answers About Homeschooling: a) Why would I want to teach my children at home? b) How will my children benefit from home education? c) What about socialization? d) What if I have never taught before? e) How do home educated children compare academically with other children?
8.	The Many Styles of Homeschooling
9.	Starting a New Support Group
10.	Consensus
11.	Pre-School
12.	Homeschoolers and Sports Participation
13.	Part-Time Attendance and the Home-Schooled Student
14.	Teens — High School and After
15.	Driver's Education and the Home-Schooled Student
16.	Work Permits
17.	Homeschooling the Special Needs Child a) How to Participate in Your Child's IEP Meeting b) A Useful But Incomplete Annotated List of Resources
18.	Summary Outline of Illinois School Laws that Pertain to Private Homeschools
19.	People vs. Levison
19.	Withdrawing Children From Public Schools a) Sample Letter of Withdrawal From Public School b) Sample Letter Requesting Your Child's Records
20.	What about truancy?
21.	Ad Hoc Committee
22.	Illinois Advisory Committee on Non-Public Schools
23.	Organizations
24.	Home School Book and Resource List - Alphabetical by Author Authors A-C Authors D-G Authors H-J Authors K-L Authors M-O Authors P-S Authors T-Z
25.	Curriculum Providers A-B C-D E-H I-L M-P Q-Z
26.	Home School Magazines and Periodicals
27.	Retailers and Vendors A-B C-D E-G H-K L-N O-S T-Z

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