Re: question for those who homeschool

[Guest guest]

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> Does everyone who homeschool use the local school district or state funded

programs? Or are there some who do it all at home or use private therapy?

> Thanks

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I don't know the law for every state. But in most states, homeschooled children

are entitled to the same services from the public schools that publicly and

privately schooled students are. So you could indeed set up an IEP that provided

for a certain amount of speech therapy, and bring your child to the school for

just that therapy. Or for therapy and lunch. Or whatever combination you and the

school work out.

You could supplement this with private therapy. You could do only private

therapy. You could theoretically do it all at home, but I imagine that would

depend a great deal on what " it " turned out to be and how comfortable you felt

with that.

The two pieces of information I would want to begin with are: 1) What are my

state's laws regarding home educated kids participating in public school

offerings? 2) What are the evaluation requirements for homeschooled children in

my state, and how will my child's apraxia affect these?

For both of these, I would begin at your state's official website and follow any

links that take you to the state laws. Remember that in some states the rules,

which are not laws, can have the force of law, so you might want to look at them

too. You could also contact a homeschooling support group in your state and ask

them for help in finding these answers.

The answer to your original question is no, all homeschoolers do not use the

state funded programs. The only thing all homeschoolers have in common is that

they all school their children.

HTH,

:esther

[Guest guest]

I hope I understood your question. Available programs vary from state to state.

Some make extraordinary efforts to make programs available to homeschoolers.

Others say that it is all or nothing. I'd contact my local school district and

request a packet on what is available for your child. I'd also reach out to

other parents who are homeschooling special needs children.

After you learn what is available, you can supplement with private therapy as

needed.

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> Does everyone who homeschool use the local school district or state funded

programs? Or are there some who do it all at home or use private therapy?

> Thanks

>

[Guest guest]

I know four families who homeschool, my son is too young yet, but they all use

private curriculum. A few families use all the same subjects from the same

publisher and the others have shopped around for each subject. I've looked at A

Well Trained Mind by Bauer because while here where we live there is a

great private school, we may move when he reaches kindergarten. A friend of mine

uses Abeka, another friend uses mostly ACE.

The rules concerning homeschool vary state by state. The best way to know the

intricacies of your state's rules is to visit your local homeschooling Co-op or

group and ask the mama's that have already educated themselves on what the state

requires to homeschool their children.

The public school is required to provide therapy to your child if it is

considered necessary whether your child is in a private school, a Christian

un-accredited school or homeschooled. Many times the public school will make a

fuss about it and try to have you put the child into public school b/c it is

more expensive to send a therapist to another school or home.

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> Does everyone who homeschool use the local school district or state funded

programs? Or are there some who do it all at home or use private therapy?

> Thanks

>

[Guest guest]

Are are independent homeschoolers and pay for therapy out of pocket. It

works out easier for us that way. It was to hard trying to go through the

schools before.