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Homeschooling: A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Website A to Z embraces the do-it-yourself spirit that can make homeschooling fun as well as effective. You can plan countless lessons using the exceptional library of links, find all sorts of learning materials, get advice from articles from homeschoolers around the world, find laws and support, and enjoy our chat and mail lists. E-mail: homeschoolguide@gomilpitas.com Website: http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com North Texas Home Educator's Network Contains links to local support groups, plus information about the NTHEN Conferences and Bookfairs Website: http://www.nthen.org/ Texas Homeschool Coalition This site is a must if you are withdrawing your child from public school to homeschool him/her. Also has information on regional support groups. Website: http://www.thsc.org ASLearn At Home A group of homeschoolers with students having Asperger Syndrome. They are a mixed group of homeschoolers of all types and religions. Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASLearningAtHome/?yguid=88948803 Homeschooling Aspies A homeschooling list for those teacher students with Asperger Syndrome. This is a Christian based group. Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeschoolingAspies/ National Home Education Network NHEN "The National Home Education Network exists to encourage and facilitate the vital grassroots work of state and local homeschooling groups and individuals by providing information, fostering networking and promoting public relations on a national level. Because we believe there is strength in a diverse network of homeschoolers, we support the freedom of all individual families to choose home education and to direct such education." E-mail: JVilter@mac.com Website: http://www.nhen.org Home School Legal Defense Association This website is especially useful for any parents planning to withdraw their special needs children from public school. Even if you don't plan to use HSLDA's services, the website is very useful. Website: http://www.hslda.org Homeschool Convention Website: http://www.homeschoolconvention.com Texas Education Agency Site includes the list of Essential Skills for each grade level.TEKS - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEGE and SKILLS. They are a useful guideline when homeschooling. Website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ Copyright © 2005, All Rights Reserved The resources and links found on this page are not endorsed by Books by MK, or by personal recommendation by Martha Kate Downey. If used as a resource by Martha Kate Downey, it will be stated as being so, but it is not to be construed as Martha Kate Downey being held responsible for information and/or services given by the organization or resource. mk@mkdowney.com