I’m interested in finding someone in Northern Indiana to homeschool or tutor my child in especially reading, writing and math for part of a school day. Her needs are not being met in public school and she desperately wants to become a better reader and writer and needs math instruction on a more consistant basis. She could attend school for her job experience and choir (which she loves), but needs better instruction for her basics which she missed. I cannot do it myself because I’m too close to retirement and need to work for the next 4 years and she needs help now. So my question is can I find someone else to work with my child on a daily basis? How much would I pay for such help (say 3 hours a day for math and reading)? How do I find a parent who could do this? Thank you for any help you can offer.
Re: Locating someone and cost to have child "homeschool
That is one of the great advantages to homeschooling, you can do it at your convienience each day. You don’t have to do school during certain hours or anything, you could do it at 5:00 at night or whenever. You might be able to school your child.
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It is important to realize that each individual is unique and have their own learning style. Is the child attending public school at any time? Individual instruction is important and need to be provided by someone who is patient and know the child’s strengths and weakness. I’m sure there is a college in your area that may be able to help. There are many college students that are eager to work with students one-to-one in any areas that may be need to help the child.Check with the school of education at your local college. I would encourage you to make sure the child is having social interaction with her peers. This is important for her over all development. It is so amazing how students learn form each other through interaction. Here is a website that offers helpful information for parents that homeschool their children: http://www.ontariohomeschool.org.org/learndiff.html
I hope you find the help you are looking for, my prayers will be with you. If I could be of any other assistance feel free to email me.
Re: Locating someone and cost to have child "homeschool
First, you need to check out the laws in your state and be sure that this is legal- it is in some, not in others. The homeschooling organizations should be able to provide you some info on laws (but no legal advice).
I think your idea to get her individual instruction to help her improve in the basics is great, but it may be hard to find someone who can work with her everyday. Another option might be to get a tutor to work with her 2 or 3 times a week, and you could work with her in the evenings on the other days- she doesn’t hve to do the work between 8 and 3. Also, you might look into a homeschool co-op; Some co-ops meet once a week, others meet every day for 3-4 hours.
Hope this helps.
Jean
Re: Locating someone and cost to have child "homeschool
Check out www.teachinghome.com for a list of homeschool organizations in your area. :-)
There may be an experienced homeschooling mom in your area who would be willing to do this for some extra money. Every state has at least one homeschooling association (most states have several). Your best bet is to join one of these and ask the people there (they usually have a telephone support line) about someone who might be interested. These associations usually have quarterly newsletters where you could advertise for someone. I found our state’s homeschooling organizations using http://www.metacrawler.com and a search on “homeschooling Minnesota”.
Professional tutors in reading and writing charge about $50 an hour where I am. If you are arranging for something like 2 hours per day 3 times a week with a homeschooling mother, I would guess you would be looking at something in the neighborhood of $120-$250 per week for non-professional tutoring.
You may be able to barter some services for math/reading/writing tutoring. A homeschooling mom I know charges $50 an hour for tutoring using Orton-Gillingham. However, she also trades her OG tutoring and tutoring in high school math for piano lessons and a great books discussion club run by another mom.
You might want to check out Singapore Math to see if you could do the math yourself. I don’t have experience with the upper grades, but the lower grades are very easy to administer. You spend 10-20 minutes on concepts in the textbook, and then the child works independently in the workbook. The website has sample pages and placement tests. The only thing is, with an older student you want to be sure to drop back far enough so the work is easy, to give them a chance to get used to the approach. Website is http://www.singaporemath.com
Mary