Guidebook Resource Links

Welcome to the Guidebook Resource Page! We’ve compiled this list of clickable links as a companion to The Homeschool Guidebook for Colorado. Find the chapter & related links below. (Not every chapter has linked resources.)

Chapter 2: A Vision for Homeschool Education

• The Heart of Homeschooling. Christopher J. Klicka
• A Mom Just like You. Vickie Farris and Jayme Metzgar
• Upgrade: 10 Secrets to the Best Education for Your Child. Kevin Swanson

Chapter 3: Ten Steps to Getting Started

Books

• Full-Time Parenting: A Guide to Family Based Discipleship. Israel Wayne
• The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling. Debra Bell
• The WholeHearted Child. Clay and Sally Clarkson

Websites

• www.donnayoung.org
• www.flylady.net
• www.thehomeschoolmom.com

Chapter 5: Choosing Curriculum

• 103 Top Picks. Cathy Duffy
• The Way They Learn. Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
• A Big What Now Book of Learning Styles: A Fresh and Demystifying Approach. Carol Barnier
• How to Get Your Child off the Refrigerator and on to Learning. Carol Barnier

Chapter 6: High School

How to Teach High School

• Home School, High School, and Beyond: Time Management, Organization, and Career Exploration Courses for Christian Home School Teens. Beverly Adams-Gordon
• Homeschooling All the Way Through High School. Renee Mason
• Homeschooling High School: Planning Ahead for College Admission. Jeanne Gowen Dennis
• www.homeschooloasis.com
• HSLDA High School page
• www.letshomeschoolhighschool.com
• Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+u+la. Barbara Edtl Sheldon

Transcripts

• www.hslda.org
• Transcript Boot Camp on DVD. Inge Cannon

Curricula

• ARCO Reading Lists for College-Bound Students. Douge Estell, et. al.
• 103 Top Pick for Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing the Right Curriculum for Your Child. Cathy Duffy
• The Big Books of Home Learning: Junior High Through College. Mary Pride

College Admissions

• Homeschooler’s College Admissions Handbook: Preparing Your 12- to 18- Year-Old for a Smooth Transition. Cafi Cohen

Keeping the Faith in College

• How to Stay Christian in College. J. Budziszewski
• The Incredible Four-Year Adventure. John and Chris Yates
• Keeping Your Faith in College. Abbie Smith

College Financial Aid Books

• College Student’s Guide to Merit and Other No-Need Funding. Gail A. Schlachter and R. David Weber
• Confessions of a Scholarship Winner: The Secrets That Helped me Win $500,000 in Free Money for College — How You Can Too! Kristina Ellis
• The Financial Aid Handbook: Getting the Education You Want for the Price You Can Afford. Carol Stack and Ruth Vedvik
• Peterson’s Scholarships, Grants, and Prizes 2021
• The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2020: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes. Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe

Online Articles

• www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org
• www.crown.org Crown Financial Ministries has resources and articles on getting a college education debt free and more. Use their search bar to find.
• www.soundmindinvesting.com
• www.collegescholarships.org
• www.fastweb.com
• www.nationalmerit.org
• www.savingforcollege.com
• www.scholarships.com

Careers and Life Direction

• Career Direct
• Discover Your Spiritual Gifts the Network Way: Five Assessments for Gift-Identification. Bruce Bugbee
• Finding the Career That Fits You. Larry Burkett and Lee Ellis
• The Guidance Manual for the Christian Home School. David and Laurie Callihan
• Kickstart: Launch Your Life. Generations
• Your Career in Changing Times. Larry Burkett and Lee Ellis

Homeschool Graduates Speak Out

• Home Educated and Now Adults: Their Community and Civic Involvement: View About Homeschooling and Other Traits. Brian D. Ray, PhD
• Hot House Transplants: Moving From Home School Into the “Real World.” Matthew Duffy
• No Regrets: How HomeSchooling Earned me a Master’s Degree at Age 16. Alexandra Swann

Life Skills

• Foundations in Personal Finance for Homeschool. Dave Ramsey
• 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know. Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries.
• Better Thinking and Reasoning. Ron Tagliapiertra
• The Elements of Style, 4th Edition. William Shrunk Jr. and E.B. White
• Etiquette Advantage in Business. Peter Post et. al.
• The Hidden Art of Homemaking. Edith Schaeffer
• How to Read a Book, Revised. Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren
• How to Read a Christian Book. David L. McKenna
• How to Study: A Practical Guide from a Christian Perspective. Edward J. Shewan
• How to Study Your Bible. Kay Arthur
• Money Matters Workbook for Teens, Ages 15-18, New Edition. Larry Burkett and Todd Temple
• Once-a-Month Cooking. Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg
• Our Christian Heritage in Art. Kathryn L. Bell
• The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflicts, 3rd Edition. Ken Sande
• Plants Grown Up: Projects for Sons on the Path to Manhood. Pam Forster
• Polished Cornerstones: Projects for Daughters on the Path to Womanhood. Pam Forster
• Speed Cleaning. Jeff Campbell and The Clean Team
• The Twelve Trademarks of Great Literature. J.F. Baldwin
• Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary

Chapter 8: Struggling Learners

• Autism Information Center
• Cognifit: Online assessments and all-computerized brain-training program
• Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA): provides extra help for struggling learners
• Learning Disabilities Association
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• www.NATTHAN.com

Colorado-Based Support Systems

• ABC Foundations
• Brain Integration Therapy (Denver): Dianne Craft
• Brain Integration Therapy (Colorado Springs): Rebecca Kennard
• Christian Cottage Schools
• STAR Institute

Cognitive Training Programs

• Brain Balance Centers
• Learning RX
• Early Roots Therapy
• Speechy Keen

Vision Therapy

• Click here for a CHEC’s current list of parent-recommended therapy providers.

Books that Bless (Topical)

• Autism/Asperger
  • All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome. Kathy Hoopman
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder/The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism. Chantal Sicile-Kira
• Brain Training
  • Disconnected Kids. Robert Melillo
• Gifted/Exceptionally Bright Learners
  • Boys! Shaping Ordinary Boys into Extraordinary Men. William Beausay II
• Motivation
  • Raising Motivated Kids. Cheri Fuller
• Reading
  • The Gift of Dyslexia. Ronald D. Davis
• Sensory Processing Disorder/Dyspraxia
  • The Out of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction. Carol Stock Kranowitz
  • The Out of Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder. Carol Stock Kranowitz
  • The Sensory Child Gets Organized: Proven Systems for Rigid, Anxious, or Distracted Kids. Carolyn Dalgliesh
• Visual-Spatial Learner
  • Frames of Mind. Howard Gardner
  • In the Mind’s Eye. Thomas G. West
  • The Spatial Child. John Philo Dixon
• Websites
  • www.dyslexia.com
  • www.headstrongnation.org
  • www.hslda.org/strugglinglearner
  • www.NATTHAN.com

Chapter 9: Leading or Starting a Homeschool Group

• CHEC Homeschool Leadership Group Network
• CHEC Homeschool Group Directory
• Activity Days for Homeschool Groups and Families. Marcia Washburn
• Lead Like Jesus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time. Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges
• Leading Like Jesus: 40 Leadership Lessons from the Upside-Down Kingdom. Floyd McClung
• Learning to Love People You Don’t Like. Floyd McClung
• The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Handling Conflict. Ken Sande
• Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer. J. Oswald Sanders
• Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God’s Agenda. Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby
• The Yellow Pages Guide to Educational Field Trips edited by Gregg Harris

Chapter 10: Encouragement for the Journey

Encouragement

• Encouragement Along the Way: Devotions for Home Schooling Parents. Bobbi Howard
• Homeschool Burnout: What It Is, What Causes It, and How to Overcome It. Raymond Moore.
• Teaching From Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace. Sarah Mackenzie and Dr. Christopher Perrin

Humorous

• Pajama School. Natalie Wickham
• The Peanut Butter Family HomeSchool. Bill Butterworth
• A Survivor’s Guide to Homeschooling. Luanne Shackleford and Susan White

Organization

• Clutter’s Last Stand. Don Aslett
• Finally Organized. Inge Cannon
• Where to Focus When your Life’s a Blur. Cheryl Biehl

Parenting and Family Life

• Family Life: A Simple Guide to the Biblical Family. Kevin Swanson
• Intentional Parenting. Linda Stahnke
• Shepherding a Child’s Heart. Tedd Tripp

Time Management

• The Busy Mom’s Guide to Simple Living. Jackie Wellwood
• The Homeschool Planbook, Family Edition. Sarah Crain
• Managers of Their Homes. Steven and Teri Maxwell

Chapter 11: Burnout: Blessing in Disguise

• Family Life: A Simple Guide to the Biblical Family. Kevin Swanson
• Lord, I Want to be Whole. Stormie O’Martian
• Lost in the Middle. Paul David Tripp
• Running on Empty. Fil Anderson
• Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure. D. Martin Lloyd Jones
  • Spiritual Depression series (audio). D. Martin Lloyd Jones
• The Joyful Homeschooler. Mary Hood.