Books (by Author):

• Ballmann, Ray

The How and Why of Homeschooling
...takes a strong position in favor of home education and provides many helpful guidelines

• Colfaxe, David and Micki

Homeschooling for Excellence
...parents of three Harvard students speak from their own experiences and past successes

• Farris, Michael P.

Home Schooling and the Law

• Guterson, David

Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense

• Holt, John

Teach Your Own
How Children Learn
How Children Fail
Learning All the Time
...one of the pioneer homeschooling advocates

• Mason, Charlotte

The Original Home Schooling Series (six volumes)

• Moore, Raymond and Dorothy

Home Grown Kids
Home Style Teaching
Home Spun Schools
Home School Burnout
...these four books provide interesting readable introductions to home education

• Pride, Mary

The Big Book of Home Learning (volumes 1 thru 4)
...evaluation and description of hundreds of publications, curriculum, etc.; many addresses provided; excellent homeschooling resource

• Richman, Howard and Susan

The Three R's at Home
Writing from Home
...(see PESHA links page for 'PA Homeschoolers')

• Shackelford, Luanne and White, Susan

A Survivor's Guide to Homeschooling
...gives some practical guidelines for the homeschooing household with humor and insight; written by two moms

Newsletters and Magazines:

• Newsletters

Pennsylvania Homeschoolers; edited by Howard and Susan Richman; a statewide newsletter published four times a year; (see PESHA links page)

Pennsylvania Home Education Network (PHEN);
promoting freedom and simplicity in home education;
285 Allegheny Street, Meadville, PA 16335;
phone# 412-561-5288; email: PANetwk@aol.com

• Magazines

Home Education Magazine; P.O. Box 1083, Tonasket, WA 98855;
phone# 509-486-1351

Practical Homeschooling; published by Home Life, Inc.;
(Mary Pride); P.O. Box 1190, Fenton, MO 63026;
phone# 1-800-346-6322

The Teaching Home; P.O. Box 20219, Portland, OR 97294;
phone# 503-253-9633

Homeschooling Today
P.O. Box 1608, Fort Collins, CO 80522
phone# 281-492-6050