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Homeschooling is not just for gifted students,
Olympic athletes or those winning national spelling or geography bees. The
beauty of homeschooling is that it works to meet the needs of the individual
student rather than striving to placate a multitude of students with a multitude
of needs. Because of this, homeschooling is also an
excellent alternative for those students who are deemed at-risk of not
succeeding or possibly not completing their education. At-risk students
often have lost their way due to many factors, including mismatched learning and
teaching styles, illness, learning challenges, and/or repeated failures.
These students generally:
Have poor grades
Have reading, writing, or math difficulties
Have school attendance problems
Have poor self concept
Have a lack of motivation
And while these students may have once enjoyed school they
now find themselves discouraged, which is frustrating for them as well as
parents. The warning signs serve to recognize a potential problem in
students while they still have an opportunity to shine academically despite
their environment, attitude, or circumstances.
By recognizing the signs, parents and educators can make
extra efforts to support and enable these students to succeed. A new
perspective on the situation can often be the spark that turns the situation
around.
As record numbers of families choose homeschooling because
their children's needs aren't met in schools, many are pleasantly surprised
after what is sometimes a brief period of time to find that "symptoms" of
learning disabilities disappear. In these cases, the symptoms had more to do
with the school's inability to serve the children's needs than with the children
themselves. There was a failure to recognize that all children are special
because they are unique individuals with varying needs.
Recognizing the problem is only half the challenge, and
finding a solution can often become the biggest hurdle. Fortunately
homeschooling and some online educational programs can provide the
individualized instruction and materials to solve each of those problems and to
get your son or daughter back on track.
Not all programs embrace students deemed at-risk but the
founders and faculty of ED Anywhere
expect every student to succeed – and enjoy their time spent learning too! No
matter what the student's circumstances are, ED Anywhere provides a supportive atmosphere which allows each student to work at a modified
pace on the areas that will most benefit their learning needs. ED Anywhere is an
online service that does not shy away from these students and uses proven
programs and methodologies to confront issues head on.

ED Anywhere specializes in creating customized programs to meet
students' needs on several levels:
1.
Middle and High School Curriculum
- ED Anywhere offers an accredited high school diploma program.
- The High School Diploma Track offers a
complete, accredited high school curriculum that allows students to get back
on track and graduate with an
accredited
diploma, not a GED.
- With the
NOVEL (New
Options
for Vocational
& Educational
Learning)
program students work at their own speed and on their own schedule.
- Students can work from home with minimal
attendance requirements for supervised classroom events, such as major
tests.
2.
GED Track
- The program covers all five GED
examinations and the software includes graphics, interactive lessons, sound and
video.
Each subject area begins with a half-length
pretest and concludes with a full-length posttest. All test items are
randomized so students won't become familiar with the content.
The GED program contains weblinks to online
resources and features alternative mathematics responses just like the GED
Math exam.
The management system includes the ability
to view progress down to the lesson level.
3.
Remedial and Credit Recovery
- ED Anywhere offers several levels of remediation, including a Basic Learning
Skills program.
The online assessment and remediation
program works with students in third - 11th grades and focuses on Reading,
Grammar, Math and English.
Students take an Initial Assessment and if
s/he passes, credit will be awarded. If the student has not passed the
assessment, based on their results, they will receive an Individualized
Course Outline.
The software identifies students' strengths
and deficiencies, then develops instruction specific to the students' needs
and presents a tailored lesson plan.
Students review the assigned lessons,
receive a second prescription, and then take another follow-up test.
The student follows this same process until there are no more lessons to
review.
In most cases, the student using this method
of repeating a class can complete the pre-assessment class in half the time
it would take to repeat a traditional class.
4.
Career Pathways Testing
- ED Anywhere offers a careers testing program along with classes that can
assist students in developing their career pathway.
The Interest Inventory measures and
identifies a user's attraction to careers that correspond to the U.S.
Department of Labor's Interest Areas. The results are compiled into a
comprehensive Individual Profile Analysis.
The aptitudes measured are critical for
today's high growth and high replacement rate occupations, including
physical performance scores such as motor coordination, finger dexterity and
manual dexterity.
The program is easy to use and is presented
in a friendly interactive format.
5.
K to 8th Technology Classes
- Homeschool families wanting to enrich their children's computer knowledge can
use the K to 8 technology courses covering both beginner and intermediate
levels.
Courses include over 500 interactive,
self-paced online lessons combining technology with Language Arts and Math.
Courses provide complete lesson plans,
lesson rubrics, and activity instructions for all lessons which maximize
teacher effectiveness.
6.
Friends & Family Rewards Program, YYC
- Parents
wanting to lower their tuition costs can use the
Rewards Program.
For each student that families recommend who
enrolls, a $20 credit will be applied each month through the duration of
that student's classes.
If families recommend more students for
credit than their tuition needs, they will receive a check for the
additional amount.
7.
Set Up
Your Own Home School – Ed Anywhere services
will assist you to:
Provide low cost solutions for support group
members individual needs
Offer after school tutoring services
Become a testing center
Provide advertising opportunities that will
point students to your Home School
Provide free professional consultation
ED Anywhere also provides academic services, educational
options and practical solutions for both private and public schools. They also
offer comprehensive state, SAT, and ACT testing programs as well.
In addition, all of the options at ED Anywhere are
personalized for the individual student and affordable!
Tuition for a single online class account is
just $100 per month. This is
an excellent option for homeschool families to assess and receive official
credits for classes previously taken as a homeschooler.
ED Anywhere will even provide you with a Program of Study
for free! Just fax them a transcript along with your phone number and a return
e-mail address. They will e-mail you a Program of Study indicating what classes
you will need in order to graduate with them. Students graduating with ED
Anywhere will receive an accredited high school diploma. **Please indicate if
you are seeking a Standard diploma (22 minimum credits) or a College Prep. (24
minimum credits).**
EdAnywhere has a proven
track record, with exciting testimonial comments from kids of all ages, and
parents of all backgrounds. The EdAnywhere staff consistently support the
curriculum and emotional needs of the homeschooled child who may have learning
disabilities. Their program is one of balance – which is perhaps the most
relevant tool of all when it comes to success for your student.
To see more options and services visit the
ED Anywhere site at
www.edanywhere.com and click on
Schooling Options
or contact them at:
ED Anywhere, LLC,
10 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 70
Sterling, Virginia 20165
They can also be reached by phone
Toll Free: (877) 4ED-0805
Phone: (703) 4ED-0805
Fax: (703) 4ED-0378

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