Links to Like-Minded Friends

The following links have been helpful for our members who have used the Excellence In Writing Program.

• Classical Conversations
  Classical Conversations exists to undergird and empower home school families in their schooling journey. Our weekly tutorial programs are designed to create a committed Classical Christian Community by providing structure and support using Classical Conversations’ curriculum guides, along with great fellowship for parents and students. We offer Programs for the following levels Foundations (K4-6th), Essentials (3rd-6th), and Challenge for (7th-12). In addition, Classical Conversations empowers home school families though our Parent Practicum events, that are designed to teach parents how to break down any given subject and teach it.
• Homeschool How-To's
  At Homeschool How-To's we have scores of blogs for homeschool moms and descriptions of a hundred and one how-to's on a variety of homeschool topics to save homeschoolers time, energy, and stress. As you know, we've been offering these homeschool helps for nearly 20 years (since 1991) and Renee has spoken at homeschool conferences around the U.S.
• http://homeschoolwriters.com/
  This site offers essay contest information for student of all ages. It summarizes writing contest information: including due dates, ages, prizes, and topics. Many of the essay/poetry contest deadlines are coming soon-- around February-March. If you have students who would like to be notified so that they do not miss the entry date, the website has an option where you can sign up for an e-mail reminder from the deadlines.
• National Christian Forensics and Communications Association A local contacts page where homeschool students go to do speech and debate.
  
• Lamplighter Publishing
  A publishing company offering books that inspire godly character and have stood the test of time.
• Logos School
  Provides a classical and Christ-centered curriculum. Their website has a catalog of their products.
  
• Reading Help for Learning Disabled Students
  Susan Barton developed a reading program that is very effective for teaching dyslexic children. For more information on her program, click here. For more information on dyslexia, click here.
• Schola-Tutorials
  Receive a classical education online. Includes instruction in the study of great books, latin, rhetoric and logic. Learn from a great teacher.
• TRISMS
  Integrated middle and high school curriculum that combines the best of unit studies and classical education while including IEW source texts and assignments in each unit. Visit their website for lesson samples and a catalog of their products.
• Veritas Press
  A great resource and distributor of classical Christian learning materials.
• www.gardenofpraise.com
  Patsy Stevens, a retired teacher has generously placed all her years of teaching ideas, tips, resources, and continued wisdom on a free-access website. You will find all sorts of helpful ideas there including help teaching learning disabled children. Enjoy exploring!
• Resources For Writers
  An excellent resource for writers or anyone aspiring to write. Offers a wide array of links directed to in-depth, informative sites.
• Lee Roddy Books
  Lee Roddy provides parents and children with exciting, informative books featuring the kind of family values you told us you want.
• Maui arThoughts Company
  Victor Pellegrino's books have guided writers for more than two decades. He has written four books for his Writers Guide Series.
• Learning Abled Kids
  Learning Abled Kids is a resource and support site designed to provide families with information, curriculum resources, and tools to help you teach your bright child with learning issues at home. Many great reviews on IEW products too!
• The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education
  The Riches Of Classical Education For Today's Catholic Schools
• All About Spelling
  We recommend "All About Spelling" for the younger grades. It is an Orton-Gillingham based phonetic spelling program that is comprehensive with mastery learning. All About Spelling presents the spelling rules incrementally using tiles and word cards so that any student can succeed with spelling. It is effective for dyslexics. Although it is not a reading program, the rules taught for encoding (forming a word from the sounds) are very helpful for decoding (reading) as well.
• www.audible.com - Try Audible Now and Get 2 Free Audiobook Downloads with a 14 Day Trial. Choose from over 60,000 Titles.
  

Book Lists

Please see the attached book list files from our friends at Beautiful Feet.