Philosophies and Styles
The more homeschoolers you meet, the more you will discover that there are many ways to educate at home. Below are some of the most popular styles. No matter which style suits your family best, you can learn much from all these web sites.
Traditional
Classical Education
Charlotte Mason
Introduction to Charlotte Mason
Charlotte Mason Research and Supply
Ambleside Online YahooGroup (Grades 1-6)
House of Education YahooGroup (Grades 7-12)
CMeLEARN (Charlotte Mason eLEARN) is a Yahoo!Group serving families in the Greater Charlotte area. We are Christian families who welcome anyone interested in learning about the Charlotte Mason philosophy of education. CMeLEARN offers an ongoing study of Charlotte Mason for teachers using various resources. CMeLEARN also hosts park days, field trips, botanical garden visits, concert visits, parent's night out, and other activities that are conducive to a Charlotte Mason education.
Unit Studies
Unschooling
Eclectic
Special Needs
CHADD (Children and Adults with ADD)
GIFTSNC - Giving and Getting Information For Teaching Special Needs Children
Learning Disabilities Resource Community
Homeschooling the Special Needs Child (PDF resource guide from NCHE)
Beth LeGrand-Tull is a Charlotte-area retired professional teacher of children with learning style differences for ~30 years offering tutoring services.
Theresa Lloyd, (704.763.2931 or 704.987.5128) an educational therapist, is available for morning, afternoon and evening appointments to provide one-on-one educational tutoring to students age 4-20. She can provide: content tutoring and/or homeschool supplemental educational support for students with learning difficulties. Her areas of expertise include treatment/remediation of reading disorders including dyslexia and phonological processing difficulties, dysgraphia or written expression disorders and well as math remediation and auditory processing disorders. She is available to provide educational evaluations that include year-end testing (for parents who want an alternative to the CAT test) She is available for parent consultations to discuss a variety of concerns: understanding your child's learning disability, curriculum, school placement, further testing and interpretation, behavior and educational planning.
