Parents and Homeschoolers

Resources for Parents

Childcare Resources

• Washington County Child Care Resource and Referral

Children and the Internet

• American Library Association Online Resources for Parents & Children
• Online Safety & Civility at SafeKids.com
• Internet Safety for Young Adults at SafeTeens.com

Homework Help

• Resources available 24/7 at WCCLS

More Parent Resources

• Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
• The Movie Mom
• Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
• Disney Family.com

Resources for Homeschooling

Getting Started

Sources for exploring homeschooling

• Home Education Magazine and Practical Homeschooling Magazine, available from various WCCLS libraries
• Home Education Magazine's online Welcome to Homeschooling
• Oregon Home Education Network's FAQ page

A sampling of resources for exploration and selection of homeschooling curriculum materials

• Accelerated Christian Education
• Acorn Naturalists - "environment-based education and intrepretation"
• Alpha Omega - "Bible-based"
• Brook Farm Books - "the Home School Source Book"
• Charlotte Mason - "research and supply company"
• Christianbook.com - in the menu at left, select Homeschool and then Curriculum
• Jon's Homeschool Resources FAQ pages
• KONOS - unit study curriculum
• Know Home Schooling
• Pathway Publishers - Amish readers

Oregon: Organizations, Major Resources, Rules and Regulations

• Ann Lahrson-Fisher, author who literally wrote the book on homeschooling in Oregon
• Email groups for the Portland area
• Home Education Magazine online and available for check out at the library
• LDS - Oregon Home Educators Association, based in Portland
• The Oregon Christian Home Education Association Network (OCEAN)
• Northwest Regional Education Service District; note the notification PDF form
• Oregon Department of Education: laws, statistics and more; includes "Oregon Guidelines for Home Schooling"
• Oregon Homeschooling Network, includes a compliance laws section
• Oregon Revised Statutes regarding homeschooling
• Village Home Education Resource Center: a learning community for the Metro area

Other Sites of Interest

• CascadeLink Educational Area Resources
• Greater Portland Homeschoolers Email List
• LDS - Oregon Home Educators Association
• Oregon Christian Home Education Association Network (OCEAN)
• Oregon Home Education Network
• Village Home Education Resource Center

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