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Grade K-12
Remedia provides materials to parents who educate students with special needs and learning differences, as well as students struggling in regular education and intervention settings. Offering materials for all age levels, their workbooks are designed to help your children build the practical skills they need to become independent adults. Remedia's Life Skills curriculum gives students real-life, practical practice with reading and writing, and math which incorporates real-life applications your student will need later in life. Good for neurodivergent learners.
Grade K-12
Babbel is a research-backed online language learning program and mobile app, offering 14 different languages. Lessons crafted by language experts, and voiced by native speakers, to prepare for real-life situations. Utilizes curated review sessions, interactive dialogues and speech recognition technology.
Prep Time: Minimal
Technology: Online
Grade K-12
The Learnables approach to foreign language works well for homeschooling families. It offers flexibility for different age learners - does not require the parent to know or teach the language. The multi-sensory format works for many different learning styles. The inductive, experiential methodology is a more natural learning method than traditional approaches to foreign language acquisition.
Prep Time: Minimal
Technology: CDs/CD-ROMs
Grade K-12
Artistic Pursuits is an art program that is easy-to-use, open-ended, and brimming with all sorts of exciting possibilities. The program features art instruction, art history, and art technique in a homeschool art program that encourages creative participation. The basic philosophy of ARTistic Pursuits is to combine what it defines as the four essential areas, or categories of art into short, easily manageable and flexible lessons.
CoderDojo: https://coderdojo.com/en/
A community of free, local coding clubs for kids and teens.
Code.org: https://studio.code.org/courses
A non-profit dedicated to increasing diversity in computer science education. Offers free courses and activities, including Web Development.
Keyboarding Without Tears makes it easy to teach the foundation skills students need to succeed with today’s classroom work and online testing.
Builds touch typing fluency and speed. Includes general computer readiness and digital citizenship skills, too! Web-based, compatible with PC/Mac computers, Chromebooks, iPads, and tablets.
Prep Time: None
Technology: Online
Nitro Type was built by Teaching.com and the creators of the popular keyboarding software Typing.com. Nitro Type is a competitive typing game which helps students improve their typing skills while competing in fast-paced races with up to five players from around the world. Participants can compete against their friends, earn new cars, and track their scores for free.
StartASL is A Complete 4-Level Online ASL Course and Curriculum which features a learning community of over 6,000 students, invaluable instructor support for both teachers and students, detailed instructor feedback on signing assignments for Online Course students, and a flexible, mobile-friendly platform. Also, features multiple signers for unmatched receptive learning, an ASL tutoring program, completion certificates and grade reports. Competitive prices and group discounts for 3 or more students.
Cost is $200 for the year, or $149 for a semester.
BYU offers an ASL class for $190 a semester with live chat rooms. Classes use an immersive approach and cover developing receptive and expressive skills, beginning through advanced conversation, fingerspelling and numbers. Also aims to develop an understanding of Deaf Culture. All instruction and communication done in ASL.
Life Print ASL 101: https://www.lifeprint.com/
Self-study for free. a convenient, enjoyable, learning experience that goes beyond the basics and empowers student via a scientifically engineered approach and modern methodologies that save you time & effort while providing maximum results.
The ASL App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-asl-app/id921030207
Made by Deaf people. Learn conversational ASL right now, on the go, with all phrases and signs organized to make it easy for you to learn. Designed to help you learn a new visual language in a way that is easy, intuitive, and well paced. You can drag your finger on the videos to control the speed - totally at your pace. There is a search index (when you need to know a sign right away), slow-motion option, info (tips), and a favorites folder. You can save the signs you want to review again in your own favorites folder where you can go back to it and practice more;
The Bravo Family Videos: https://dcmp.org/series/5-bravo-beginning-asl-videocourse. (Free membership for 30 lessons)
Students learn quickly with the Beginning ASL VideoCourse. The lessons teach vocabulary, grammar and Deaf culture applied to real-world dramas. The series features famed ASL instructor Billy Seago and the fun Bravo family. This functional approach is appropriate for students of all ages.