| Many parents feel that home schooling is the best | | | | education, there has been a dedicated effort to |
| option for imparting quality education to their children. | | | | develop computer software that would enable a |
| The reasons may be different, such as the falling | | | | varied approach to students at different levels. For |
| status of public schools or the ever-increasing costs | | | | example, the slow student would receive help to |
| of education at private schools. | | | | concentrate on reading, while the smart and faster |
| Home schooling requires the continued involvement | | | | one would be able to absorb literature. The special |
| of the parents in the education of the child. To aid | | | | design of the software has been created, after |
| the child in home schooling and to provide the | | | | taking into account the various concepts of home |
| necessary guidance and support to the parents in the | | | | schooling. These include immediate child to parent |
| various activities, there are many companies that | | | | feedback, since the lessons are designed to offer |
| manufacture different types of Home schooling | | | | instant feedback, regular reinforcement of academic |
| software. | | | | lessons, creation of a personalized curriculum and |
| Study-star | | | | greater time flexibility and economy. One company |
| This is a program designed to help parents to | | | | that creates such software is Baggetta Ware |
| organize the necessary paperwork, reports, | | | | Teacher Tech. It also offers free samples of lesson |
| homework and notes. It enables the parents to | | | | plans, software, tutorials and many related tips on |
| create self-tests using the notes. It even helps in | | | | their website. |
| tracking the time spent on tasks involving the | | | | Software for building fluency in facts and terms |
| homeschooling and records how much time is spent | | | | Think Fast is a program that has been specially |
| using the entire program. This data is necessary in | | | | created to strengthen the fluency in facts and terms, |
| order to satisfy the requirements of the State | | | | in the homeschooling child. The software package is |
| Government. It also helps when you spend time in | | | | marketed by Celebration Technologies. |
| designing transcripts for your child and would like to | | | | Educational Software |
| have the time spent, converted into credits. This | | | | For home schooling kids in the age group of five to |
| software has been created by Able Plus Systems. | | | | ten years, there are software in language arts, |
| The Homeschoolers companion | | | | phonics, early learning, reading, science, social studies |
| This also is a program that helps to plan, organize, | | | | and geography. The software packages are available |
| track and document the home school activities. It is | | | | with Comp Ed, Inc. |
| available with Franwell Corporation. | | | | The School express website has a number of |
| Super Tutor Series | | | | homeschooling software packages that are available |
| These are different series of homeschooling | | | | free of cost. |
| software created by Accurate Research | | | | Foreign Language software |
| Incorporated. There are different titles in the series, | | | | Specialized software in foreign languages is available |
| like English, Biology, Physics, Middle School and High | | | | for your child, while he goes through homeschooling. |
| School mathematics. | | | | He can learn Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Italian, |
| Reading memory and comprehension software | | | | Russian and Chinese. These software packages are |
| There are a number of software available, to | | | | available with The Rosetta Stone Company. |
| improve the memory, reading and comprehension | | | | Software for home schooling is available at many |
| skills of your child. Alarice Multimedia is one such | | | | places. The cost of these home schooling software |
| company that specializes in the production of the | | | | packages vary according to the type of program |
| software. | | | | selected and also the company. There are certain |
| Interactive reading and writing software | | | | websites that offer a number of programs that can |
| Realizing the power and need for personalized | | | | be downloaded for free. |