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 Canadian Home Education Resources
Tel: (403) 243-9727
Center for Gifted Education (U of C) Tel: (403) 220-7799
Christ the Reedemer Catholic School Division (Okotoks) Homeschooling services:
Tel: (403) 938-4119
Curriculum Handbooks for Parents from Alberta Education
Click on 'Curriculum Resources'. These free handbooks will provide you with information on what your child is expected to learn during the school year.
Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY)
at Stanford University. Online distance learning courses, kindergarten through college level, for gifted students.
Center for Distance Education (CDE)
at Johns Hopkins University. Partner to Stanford.
Fry Readability Graph
A method designed to rate texts and non-fiction works according to grade levels. For reading levels of fiction books try Fiction Book Levels.
Homeschooling: A light at the end of a tunnel.
The HomeSchool Zone
Learn about US state home school requirements and more.
Homeschooling Support Group: (Cheers)
Tel: (403) 254-6344
Internet Resources for Homeschooling Gifted Students compiled by Kathi Kearney
Legal Resources, Gifted Education Resources, Curriculum, Schools, & Online Courses Particularly Appropriate for Gifted Homeschoolers, Research Studies and more.
Mensa International
The society welcomes people from every walk of life whose IQ is in the top 2% of the population, with the objective of enjoying each other's company and participating in a wide range of social and cultural activities.
Mensa's special interest group on homeschooling.
Montessori Calgary Home Education: Community Connections
Home Schooling Supervisor: Brenda Smith
Tel: (403) 283-7035
SAT's
How, when and where Albertians can take a SAT.
Schonell Reading Test
On-line reading level test. (Be aware that this tests only the level of words that your child can sound out, not his/her comprehension level.)
A Sense of Self: Listening to Homeschooled Adolescent Girls
by Susannah Sheffer
It is not that homeschooling per se protects a girl, but that its a different picture among girls "whose homeschooling was characterized by a high degree of choice, autonomy, and control".
TAGFAM MonTAGe E-Journal: Homeschooling, Vol. 1, No. 7
editor, Valorie J. King
Includes articles "Resources for Beginning Homeschoolers" and "Taking Charge of Your Child's Education".
The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
by Grace Llewellyn
For adolescents (and their parents). Discusses the differences between education and schooling with an emphasis on how to get the former even if you eschew the latter.
Transcript Kit
by Home School Resources and Consulting
Helps you prepare a professional looking, college approved transcript in just a few minutes.
Virtual School for the Gifted
A place where like minds can meet regardless of age, gender and geography.
Click here for a list of articles pertaining to homeschooling gifted and talented students.
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