But we're more than just curriculum providers-that sounds so cold and formal. Our plans tend to sooth parents because we provide the teaching on paper. This means the parent has instructions to give instruction, which means no frustration in pulling materials together to teach long division. Some curriculum providers require that you order an entire grade. At Home Study International, we allow parents to order one subject or an entire grade.
Parents can supplement, if they feel it is necessary.
It is crucial that children are well grounded in the core curriculum because these are the courses that provide the building blocks for all learning. For those parents unsure of their abilities to teach the basic skills, curriculum providers offer complete programs that are usually built upon two components-a textbook and an instructional guide. Typically, the textbook is produced by a group of teachers and editors working under contract with a publishing house. The curriculum provider may have already chosen one for students and parents to use or may furnish parents with a short list of possible textbooks for them to choose from. However, a textbook is only part of an educational package.