Emily Said:

I want to sell homemade educational material for preschoolers. Any ideas on how to get started online?

We Answered:

Try posting on crigslist, but I would recommend going to ebay. I bought all my filefolder games on ebay.

Scholastic now has this thing too (I don't know much about it) where teachers can sell their materials to other teachers. Sorry I don't have more info, they might at 1-800-SCHOLASTIC

Try parents' groups, etc around you.

Good luck!

Edgar Said:

Please help me choose a homeschool program - I am new !?

We Answered:

Got your email. While I have never followed a program like what you are looking for, there are some that I've heard of or just found that you could look into:

http://www.connectionsacademy.com
http://www.thecambridgeacademy.org/
http://homeschoolacademy.com/

That's all I can find that has an online format. There are others (just try a search for "homeschool academy" which have a correspondence type approach where you mail things in rather than do it online; you could try that, too, if you are open to that style).


To stay away from:
Anything by Mimi Rothschild, a woman who's got a questionable reputation. Here's just one thing about her. http://aha.typepad.com/aha_news_blog/200…

This includes all of her schools:
http://www.learningbygrace.org/ Why does she have so many? Ah, now THAT's a question to be answered, isn't it?

ADDED: Just saw your addition. Other than an online public/charter school, you will not find something for less than $300. What you pay is tuition and shipping costs and everything. $300 for a year of that just isn't going to happen. Take the $300 and spend it on resources that look good to you, membership to a museum, or something else. It sounds like you know him well--you would easily be able to create a program for him that matches his needs instead of being accountable to an outside school. Besides, the paperwork from a private school is often meaningless to public schools because the curriculum is often completely different. There's no advantage in that regard.

SECOND ADDITION: I just had a look at Christian Liberty. I guess I have to take back my words about nothing out there being under $300! I have never, ever heard of a program that costs so little. If they meet everything you are looking for (and Christian Liberty is a highly regarded company--I've used some of their wonderful resources), then I'd say go for it.

Oscar Said:

What is the best way to teach your child (5) how to read?

We Answered:

Read picture books with them and after your done reading the book with them....have them speak what they visually see in the pictures and then teach them words they don't know slowly...and then eventually after a couple books try to get him or him to read the story if not keep doing the visual way and it should click...