Pennsylvania Home Education Handbook
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. A Model of Educational Styles
- Learner structured vs. Teacher Structured
- Learner Led vs. Teacher Led
- Integrated subjects vs. Separate Subjects
- Adult Oriented Activities vs. Child Oriented Activities
- Educational Styles Model
- Emphasis on Learning vs. Emphasis on Teaching
- Process vs. Product Oriented Learning
- Independent vs. Dependent Learning
- Five Major Educational Styles
- Observing
- Being Available
- Shaping the Environment
- Directing
- School At Home
- The Chicken Example
2. Definitions of Legal Terms
3. Private Tutoring
- Tutor's Qualifications
- Required documentation
- Relocation Of A Private Tutoring Program
- Sample Private Tutor's Letter
4. Home Education Program: Parents' Educational Qualifications And Rights
- Supervisor Of a Home education Program's Qualifications
- Criminal History Record
- Return of Documentation
- Special Education Services
- Lending of School District Materials
- Due Process
- Choice Of Standardized Test And Tester
- Compulsory Attendance Age
- Additional School District Requirements
- Educational Methods
- Education Objectives
- Choosing An Evaluator
- Consent For An Evaluator With Other Qualifications
- Using Your Educational Style In Complying With Act 169
- Evaluator Consent Form
5. Home Education Program: Beginning of School Year
- Special Education
- Affidavit
- Immunizations
- Health and Medical Services
- Outline of Proposed Education Objectives by Subject Area
- Subjects Required By Law
- General Objectives
- Detailed Objectives
- Grade Level
- Relocation to Another Pennsylvania School District
- Time Required
- Graduation Requirements
- Forms
6. Home Education Program: Documenting Appropriate Education Using A Portfolio
- Definition of Appropriate Education
- The Portfolio
- The Log
- Types of Daily Logs
- Distrubances Of Normal Home Education Routine
- Normal Home Education Events
- Choosing a Way to Keep Records
- Advantages of Detailed Records
- Detailed Records disclaimer
- Advantages of General Records
- Disadvantages of General Records
7. The Portfolio Part I: The Attendance Record And The Log
- The Attendance Record
- Keeping a Log
- The Home Education Log Of Reading Materials
- The Daily Log Checklists
- The Hourly Log Checklist
- How Learner Structured and Teacher Structured Home Educators Use the Checklist Logs
- The Detailed Daily Logbook
- Detailed Daily Log Forms and How to Use Them
- Detailed Daily Log For Teacher Structured Home Educators
- Detailed Daily Log For Learner Structured Home Educators
- Log Forms
8. The Portfolio Part II: Samples of Student Work
- Pretesting and Post Testing
- General Samples Of student Work
- Examples Of General Samples
- Detailed Samples Of Student Work For Teacher Structured Home Educators
- Detailed Samples Of student Work For Learner Structured Home Educators
9. The Portfolio Part III: Standardized Testing
- Testing Qualifications and Requirements
- Test Preparation
- Choosing a Test
- Test Sources
- Achievement Test Content Chart
10. Evaluation Of A Home Education Program
- Evaluator's Qualifications
- Evaluator's Qualifications chart
- Evaluator's Responsibilities
- When Does the Evaluation Take Place
- Evaluating the Portfolio
- Conducting the Interview With the Child
- The Written Evaluation
- Fees And Optional Services Of Evaluators
- Educating Evaluators About Home Education
- Making an Evaluation Agreement With A Home Educating Family
- Home Education Evaluation Forms
11. Home Educators' Responsibilities Part 3: End of School Year
- Organizaing A Portfolio
- The Evaluation
- Standardized Test Results
- Submitting The Portfolio To THe School District Of Residence Superintendent
- Home Educators' Timetable Checklist
12. Responsibilities Of Local And State Officials
- Private Tutoring
- Special Education Services
- Affidavit
- Relocation Of Home Education Site To Another Pennsylvania School District
- Prior Consent For an Evaluator With Other Qualifications
- Lending Of School District Materials
- Additional School District Requirements
- Pennsylvania Department Of Education's Role
- Basic Education Circulars
- How and Why Home Educators May Wish To Approach
- Their Superinetndent As A Group
- Review of Portfolio And Written Evaluation
- Return Of Documentation
- Steps In The Due Process Procedure
13. Texts of Laws, Regulations, ANd Basic Education Cirdular
- Private Tutoring Provision Of The Pennsylvania School Code
- Act 169 Of The Pennsylvania School Code
- Health And Medical Requirements From Article XIV
- Pennsylvania Immunization Requirements
- Pennsylvania Department Of Education Basic Education Circular
14. Home Education Resources
- General Information
- Legal Information
- Objectives and Curriculum Writing
- Record Keep ANd Household Organization
- Reviews Of Books, Curriculums, And Products
- Standardized Test Information And Sources
- Textbooks, Curriculums, And Correspondence Schools
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