I started this page many years ago based on the Well-Trained Mind homeschool abbreviations page, and wow! has it grown since then. Even though I am no longer homeschooling (how does the time go by so fast?), I’m still maintaining this page to help other homeschool parents, as I was helped by countless others.
In addition to the homeschool abbreviations, I include curriculum links where applicable and do not have any ads, so you can browse around in peace. Also, I decided a curriculum should not be excluded simply because it doesn’t have a handy abbreviation. Just send me a brief description and link to get your favorite curriculum or resource added.
A quick aside — which is correct: home school, home-school, or homeschool? There are three types of compound words: open (with a space), hyphenated (just what you’d think it would mean), and closed (no space or hyphen). Typically, a compound word will go through those forms in that order, although it may get “stuck” at open or hyphenated. Homeschool, however went through all 3 stages in a matter of a few decades, so when I began this journey, I was a home schooler, then a home-schooler, and finally, a homeschooler!
About the curricula links: If I could not find a website for the curriculum, then I tried to include a link for the publisher. I avoided the use of 3rd-party websites and, where I did use them, identified them clearly as 3rd-party websites. Sometimes it is hard to tell though, so please let me know if I accidentally used one without identifying it as such.
I intentionally do not include emoticons or generic internet abbreviations because there are already so many sites which have these and there are so many emoticons and abbreviations. My thinking is that the this page should focus on homeschool abbreviations, its area of expertise. YMMV, of course! 😀
Please contact me if you have any comments.
This page contains the following sections:
- The Emoticons (Smileys) section contains links to sites with emoticon definitions
- The Homeschool Abbreviations section has abbreviations, acronyms, and terms used in the homeschool community, but not commonly used in the general Internet community
Internet Abbreviations
- AbbreviationZ: The A to Z of Acronyms & Abbreviations on the Net
- Net Lingo Chat Abbreviations
- Wikitionary: Appendix:Internet_slang
Emoticons (Smileys)
Homeschool Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| 100EL | “Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons,” a reading instruction book |
| AAR, AAS | “All About Reading” and “All About Spelling“ |
| ACE | “Accelerated Christian Education“ |
| ACT | “American College Test,” a standardized test for entrance to some colleges and universities |
| ADHD | “Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder” |
| ADD | “Attention-Deficit Disorder,” (ADHD is now preferred) |
| AFT | “American Federation of Teachers,” a large association of schoolteachers (NOT the same as the larger NEA), functioning as a labor union in states that permit collective bargaining |
| AG | “Analytical Grammar” or “activity guide” |
| AiG | “Answers in Genesis,” is “an apologetics (i.e., Christianity-defending) ministry” |
| AIG | “Academically/Intellectually Gifted” |
| ALGF | “A Little Garden Flower,” a Waldorf based curriculum |
| ANWOA | “A New World of Adventure,” the second book in the Learning Adventures series |
| AO | “Alpha Omega,” a Christian curriculum publisher |
| AoPS | “Art of Problem Solving” publishes a mathematics curriculum specifically designed for high-performing math students ages 11-18 as well as preparation materials for contests such as MATHCOUNTS and the American Mathematics Competitions |
| ASL | “American Sign Language” |
| ATAWA | “A Trip Around the World,” published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc. (item # 0811) |
| ATIA | “Advanced Training Institute” (Bill Gothard) |
| ATTA | “All Through the Ages,” published by Nothing New Press |
| AWOA | “A World of Adventure,” the first book in the Learning Adventures series |
| B4FIAR | “Before Five In a Row,” preschool literature-based curriculum published by Five in a Row |
| BA | “Beast Academy,” a project from the “math beasts” at Art of Problem Solving that providea a full, rigorous, and entertaining curriculum for aspiring math beasts in grades 2-5. |
| BB1, BB2 | “BigBook” (or “Big Book”) of Lively Latin, Volumes 1 & 2 |
| BBOB | “Big Book of Books,” published by Dinah-Might Activities. This book does not appear to be in print, but you might be able to find it through re-sellers. Other Big Books are available on Dinah Zike’s website |
| BBOP | “Big Book of Projects,” published by Dinah-Might Activities. This book does not appear to be in print, but you might be able to find it through re-sellers. Other Big Books are available on Dinah Zike’s website |
| BF | “Beautiful Feet,” a Christian curriculum publisher |
| BFIAR | “Beyond Five-in-a-Row,” upper elementary literature-based curriculum, ages 8-12 published by Five in a Row |
| BFSU | “Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding,” an elementary science curriculum developed by Bernie Nebel. Support forums are available at BFSU Community |
| BHFHG | “Bigger Hearts for His Glory,” published by “Heart of Dakota“ |
| BITM | “Blessed is the Man,” Christian high school unit study curriculum for boys by Lauren & Lynda Coats |
| BJ, BJU, BJUP | “Bob Jones University Press,” a Christian curriculum publisher |
| BP | “BiblioPlan,” a classical history and literature curriculum for K-12 Christian homeschoolers, homeschool cooperatives and schools; lesson plans for studying the Ancients, Medieval, Early Modern, and Modern eras over 4 years in repeating cycles; less stress for families and small cooperatives as all students can study the same era together with age-appropriate literature guides and supplementary materials |
| BLHFHG | “Beyond Little Hearts for His Glory,” published by “Heart of Dakota“ |
| BTS | “Building Thinking Skills,” published and sold by The Critical Thinking Company (for a time, sales were through a division called “Bright Minds,” but now sales are direct) |
| bump | A term meaning that the message has been resubmitted without changes so that it will show up with newer posts. Common in buy/sell forums |
| CBD | “Christian Book Distributors,” mail-order book retailer in Massachusetts |
| CC | (1) “Classical Composition,” available from Memoria Press (2) “Classical Conversations“ (3) “Community College” |
| CCC | “Christ-Centered Curriculum,” a Christian curriculum |
| CGC | “Considering God’s Creation [Not Secure],” a Christian science curriculum published by Eagle’s Wings [Not Secure] |
| CHOW | “Child’s History of the World,” by V.M. Hillyer |
| CK, CKLA |
“Core Knowledge,” publisher of the NTK books (What Your Nth Grader Needs to Know)” Core Knowledge Language Arts,” a preschool through fifth grade language arts program. You can download it for free, or purchase pre-printed materials at Amplify |
| CLE | “Christian Light Education,” a K-12 curriculum published by Christian Light Publications |
| CLP | (1) “Christian Liberty Press,” a Christian curriculum publisher (2) Christian Light Publications |
| CM | “Charlotte Mason,” 19th-century British educator; her theories |
| CoFA | “Childhood of Famous Americans” series, published by Simon & Schuster |
| CPM | “college preparatory materials” |
| CQLA | “Character Quality Language Arts,” a language arts curriculum published by Training for Triumph |
| CS | “Christian school” |
| CSMP | “Comprehensive School Mathematics Program” may refer to either the name of a project that was responsible for developing curriculum materials or for the Buffalo State K-6 mathematics curriculum [Not Secure] developed by the CSMP Program |
| CW | “Classical Writing“ |
| CWP | “Challenging Word Problems” are supplemental materials for the Singapore Math curriculum , but they can be used with other math programs as well |
| DG | “Daily Grams,” daily grammar review workbooks used in the Easy Grammar curriculum |
| DITHOR | Drawn Into The Heart of Reading, a Christian literature program for ages 7-15 (for use with multiple ages at the same time), published by Heart Of Dakota Publishing |
| DK | “Dorling Kindersley,” an illustrated reference provider |
| DVT | “Digital Video Tutor” (this abbreviation has several meanings, but this is the most likely meaning in the homeschool context, especially associated with Lial’s math curriculum) |
| DWC | “Drawing with Children,” by Mona Brookes, is available at retailers including Rainbow Resource |
| EA | “Exploring America” |
| EDsmart | “EDsmart” operates an education and media online business, and it also provides college rankings, review, and ratings, along with other helpful information like Homeschool to College: The Essential Guide | EEaH | “Early Education at Home,” a curriculum guide for parents of preschoolers and kindergarteners by M. Jean Soyke; published by At Home Publications |
| EFTTC | “English for the Thoughtful Child,” an elementary grammar text published by Greenleaf Press |
| EG | “Easy Grammar“ |
| EIL | (1) Essenitals in Literature — a literary analysis curriculum that features a student textbook/workbook combination with video instruction from teacher, Matthew Stephens presented on DVD over four units: fiction, nonfiction, novel, figurative language/poetry. (2) Excellence in Literature — classic literature study guides for grades 8-12, plus context resources, including art, music, poetry, author biographies, critical essays, “and more” |
| EPGY | “Education Program for Gifted Youth,” Stanford University project offering multimedia computer-based distance-learning courses for K-college level |
| ET | “EduTrack,” software for student progress tracking and reports to parents |
| ETA | The most common meaning of this abbreviation is “Estimated Time of Arrival,” but in the context of the WTM forums, it may mean “Edited To Add,” an abbreviation used to indicate that a forum message was edited to add more information |
| ETC | “Explode the Code,” series of phonics workbooks published by Educators Publishing Service, is available at retailers such as Christianbook |
| FAR | “Far Above Rubies,” Christian high school unit study curriculum for girls by Lauren & Lynda Coats |
| FIAR | “Five In A Row,” lower elementary grades literature-based curriculum, ages 4-8 published by Five in a Row |
| FIIR, FIR | “For Instruction In Righteousness,” a Doorpost product |
| FF | “First Form” is the first year of a grammar-based Latin curriculum published by Memoria Press; recommended for students who are beginning their Latin studies in 5th grade higher or have completed Latina Christiana I but who are not ready for Henle (note that Latina Christiana II is being phased out) |
| FLL | “First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind,” written by Jessie Wise, published by Well-Trained Mind Press |
| FM | “Famous Men” of [Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, Modern Times], written by John H. Haaren and A. B. Polan. This series is in the public domain and is available through various publishers such as Greenleaf Press, Memoria Press, and Yesterday’s Classics |
| FP | “FormsPal.com” supports students by providing free high-quality legal templates and information online;. You can learn more about their support of students on the Student Support page, and there are also PDF Forms related to Education |
| FUFI | “Further Up and Further In,” a study based on C. S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia; published by Cadron Creek Christian Curriculum |
| GCB | “Great Christian Books,” mail-order/retail bookstore in Maryland |
| GL | “Greenleaf,” usually as in “The GL Guide to …” |
| GLA | “Great Latin Adventures,” Latin curriculum for grades 4th-6th published by Classical Legacy Press. The Great Latin Adventure takes a unique path through Latin grammar so that students do more translation, sooner. It includes extensive derivative worksheets and English-to-Latin translation. It’s explicitly Christian (mainly in the derivative work), loose-leaf format |
| GLP | “Greenleaf Press,” publisher of literature-based history study guides and books |
| GM | “Geography Matters,” publishers of Uncle Josh’s Outline Maps and other geography helps |
| GP | Galore Park, UK publisher whose guiding principle of their books “is that they can be used by a pupil working alone.” Curriculum includes the “So You Want to Learn …” foreign language series |
| GSA | “Great Science Adventures,” a multi-grade level curriculum for teacher and students in one book, is published by Common Sense Press |
| GSWL | “Getting Started With Latin [Not Secure],” a beginning Latin text designed for “homeschoolers and self-taught students of any age” which introduces one new word or idea in each chapter |
| GTG | “Galloping the Globe,” published by Geography Matters |
| GWG | “Growing With Grammar” is published by Jac Kris Publishing |
| GWS | “Growing Without Schooling,” the oldest homeschooling magazine |
| HBJ | “Harcourt, Brace & Javonovich,” now Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a secular curriculum publisher |
| HEM | “Home Education Magazine”, a homeschooling magazine which operated from 1984 to approximately 2014 |
| HFHTT | “Hearts for Him Through Time,” published by “Heart of Dakota“ |
| HM | “Houghton Mifflin,” a curriculum publisher |
| HMSC | “homeschool” (HMSC is useful as HS may be ambiguous) |
| HMSCing | “homeschooling” |
| HMSCer | “homeschooler” |
| HO | “History Odyssey,” study guides of the literature, historical events, and geography of given time periods, published by Pandia Press |
| HOD | “Heart of Dakota,” a Christian homeschool publisher |
| HOE | “Hands-on Equations,” invented by Dr. Henry Borenson |
| HOP | “Hooked on Phonics,” a commercial reading instruction curriculum |
| HOW | “Heart of Wisdom” unit studies, available at retailers such as Christianbook |
| HS | (1) “high school” (2) “homeschool or home school,” use HMSC to be unambiguous |
| HSing | “homeschooling” |
| HSer | “homeschooler” or “high schooler” |
| HSLDA | “Home School Legal Defense Association“ |
| HST | (1) “Homeschool Tracker,” homeschool planning and record keeping software; HST may refer to either the free Basic version or the Plus version (see also HSTP) (2) “Home Science Tools,” home science equipment supplies |
| HSTP | “Homeschool Tracker Plus,” homeschool planning and record keeping software; the Plus version contains additional features not found in the free Basic version |
| HSTUAC | “Home School Train Up a Child,” a mail list (unrelated to the book To Train Up a Child) |
| HTHL | “Here to Help Learning,” a writing program for grades 1-6 |
| HTTA | “History Through the Ages,” timeline figures available in print or on CD |
| HTTS | “How to Teach Spelling,” by Laura Toby Rudginsky, published by Educators Publishing Service, a comprehensive spelling curriculum for grades 1-12, available at retailers such as Rainbow Resource |
| HWT, HWOT | “Handwriting Without Tears“ |
| IBLP | “Institute in Basic Life Principles” (Bill Gothard) |
| IEP | “Individualized Education Plan,” mandated for students in some categories by federal law, intended for all students under some planned implementations of outcome-based education |
| IEW | “Institute for Excellence in Writing“ |
| ILL | “Intermediate Language Lessons,” by Emma Serl |
| IP | “Intensive Practice” are supplemental materials for the Singapore Math curriculum , but they can be used with other math programs as well |
| IRA | “International Reading Association,” an organization of persons involved in reading instruction in schools, now the International Literacy Association |
| ISP | “independent student program” (note that in the general Internet community, ISP is a common abbreviation for “Internet service provider”) |
| ITBS | “Iowa Test of Basic Skills,” a standardized achievement test given to schoolchildren, much like the Stanford Achievement Test; available through BJU Press Testing and Evaluation |
| JAG | “Junior Analytical Grammar“ |
| KAH | “Training our Daughters to be Keepers At Home,” same as TOD |
| KBC | “Knowledge Box Central“, specializing in educational materials, including lap books, copy workbooks, note booking pages, games, etc |
| KF | “Kingfisher,” a publisher, bought by Macmillin Publishers |
| KISS | “KISS,” a free text-based, cummulative grammar curriculum for the 2nd through 11th grades |
| KOTF | “Keepers of the Faith“ |
| KQ | “Knowledge Quest,” publishers of historical outline maps and timelines |
| LA | “Learning Adventures [Not Secure]” or “language arts” |
| LC | “Latina Christiana,” an elementary Latin series published by Memoria Press |
| LC1, LC2 | “Latina Christiana” Volumes I & II, an introductory Christian Latin curriculum for grades 4th-9th, published by Memoria Press; Volume II is being phased out and replace with First Forms for students who are in the 5th grade or higher or have completed Volume I but who are not ready for Henle |
| LCC | “Latin-Centered Curriculum,” by Andrew A. Campbell, published by Non Nobis Press |
| LCT | “Latin in the Christian Trivium,” a Protestant Christian 4-year high school Latin program; the series features a connected story about a Roman who finds Christ |
| LD | “learning disabled” |
| LFBC | “Landmark Freedom Baptist Curriculum“ |
| LFC | “Latin for Children,” an elementary Latin series published by Classical Academic Press |
| LGTW | “Learning Grammar Through Writing,” the grammar supplement to LLATL |
| LHFHG | “Little Hearts for His Glory,” published by “Heart of Dakota“ |
| LHTH | “Little Hands to Heaven,” published by “Heart of Dakota“ |
| LIA | “Life in America” |
| LL | “Lively Latin,” a colorful 2-volume Latin program for grades 3rd-6th (see also BB1 and BB2) that includes history, art, and more |
| LLAL | “Learning Language Arts Through Literature,” (more information under LLATL) |
| LLATL | “Learning Language Arts Through Literature,” language arts curriculum using excerpts from literature as the foundation for all aspects of language; published by Common Sense Press |
| LLB | “Living Learning Books,” an elementary science curriculum based on the WTM cycle |
| LMS | “Listen My Son,” a Christian unit study curriculum for high school boys |
| LoE | The “Logic of English” series provides “multi-sensory systematic phonics instruction through a method that has been scientifically proven to be effective” |
| LOL | “Lifestyle of Learning,” a free monthly newsletter discussing the topics in WWOL (note that in the general Internet community, LOL is a very common abbreviation for “laughing out loud” and more) |
| LP | Latin Prep, published by Galore Park |
| LR, LRTEG | “Latin Road to English Grammar,” a 3 year Latin program “designed to begin as early as 5th grade” |
| LTL, ELTL, RLTL, HLTL | “Lessons Through Literature [Not Secure]” programs designed to “take your child from learning to read and write to advanced lessons in grammar and composition”: English Lessons through Literature (formerly Language Lessons Through Literature), Reading Lessons Through Literature, and Handwriting Through Literature |
| MC | “Meaningful Composition,” a writing curriculum published by Training for Triumph, available at retailers such as Rainbow Resource |
| MCP | “Modern Curriculum Press,” a curriculum publisher |
| MCT | “Michael Clay Thompson” language arts curriculum (grammar, vocabulary, poetry and writing) published by Royal Fireworks Press. Special homeschool packages are available |
| MEP | “Mathematics Enhancement Programme,” a free British math curriculum from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching |
| MFW | “My Father’s World“ |
| MkMM | “Making Math Meaningful,” a commercial mathematics curriculum, not to be confused with “Math Made Meaningful” |
| MM | “Math Mammoth,” fully reproducible math workbooks and worktexts for grades 1-12 developed by Maria Miller |
| MMdM | “Math Made Meaningful,” a commercial mathematics curriculum from the 1970s, not be confused with “Making Math Meaningful” |
| MME | “Math Made Easy“ |
| MMM | “Making Math Meaningful” or “Math Made Meaningful”, two DIFFERENT commercial mathematics curricula, with almost identical names. Use MkMM or MMdM instead of MMM to be clear |
| MODG | “Mother of Divine Grace” School, a “Catholic Distance Education Program based on Laura Berquist’s Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum.” |
| MP | “Memoria Press,” a publisher of classical Christian education materials |
| MOH | “Mystery of History,” published by Bright Ideas Press |
| MOTH | “Managers of Their Homes” |
| MPH | “My Pals are Here,” Singapore Math science curriculum, grades 3-6 |
| MUS | “Math-U-See,” a commercial mathematics curriculum |
| MWM | “Moving With Math“ |
| MWS | “My World Science,” an elementary science curriculum for homeschoolers that is no longer publishing |
| NAEP | “National Assessment of Education Progress,” a testing program in reading, writing, math, and science conducted by ETS for the federal government, formerly online at nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard and www.nationsreportcard.gov |
| NCTE | “National Council of Teachers of English,” a professional association that has established guidelines for English curricula |
| NCTM | “National Council of Teachers of Mathematics,” a professional association that has established guidelines for math curricula |
| NEA | “National Education Association,” founded in the 19th Century, now the largest association of schoolteachers, functioning as a labor union in states that permit collective bargaining |
| NHEN | “National Home Education Network,” formerly at nhen.org |
| NL | “newsletter” |
| NWI | “National Writing Institute”, original publishers of Writing Strands and Reading Strands, now at Master Books |
| OBE | “outcome-based education,” a program of purported school reform (variously described as principally a management reform or principally a curriculum reform) already mandated in several states, in experimental implementation in various places |
| OM | “Oak Meadow,” homeschool curriculum and school |
| OP | “Original Poster” (this abbreviation may be specific to the WTM forums) |
| OPG, OPGTR, TOPG, TOPGTR | “The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading,” written by Jessie Wise, published by Well-Trained Mind Press |
| PAL | “Primary Arts of Language,” a K-2 reading and writing program based on Anna Ingham’s award-winning Blended Sound-Sight System of Learning, published by the “Institute for Excellence in Writing” (IEW) |
| PFRAS | “Phonics for Reading and Spelling,” by Bonnie Dettmer, published by Lakemere Publishing (formerly published by Small Ventures), available at Retailers such as Rainbow Resource |
| PHFHG | “Preparing Hearts for His Glory,” published by “Heart of Dakota“ |
| PHP | “Peace Hill Press,” publisher of The Well-Trained Mind and other books for classical education, now Well-Trained Mind Press |
| PL | “Prima Latina,” an introductory Christian Latin curriculum for grades K-3, published by Memoria Press |
| PLL | “Primary Language Lessons,” written by Emma Serl, published by Lost Classics Book Company |
| PP | (1) “Prairie Primer,” unit-study curriculum based on the Little House series of books, published by Cadron Creek Christian Curriculum (2) “Phonics Pathways,” a reading and spelling curriculum by Dolores G Hiskes, published by Dorbooks, available at retailers such as Christianbook |
| PR | “Phonics Road” to Spelling and Reading, a “complete 4-year language arts curriculum beginning as early as kindergarten.” |
| PS | “public school” |
| PSS | “public school system” |
| PZ | “Phonetic Zoo,” spelling program developed by the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) |
| R&S | “Rod & Staff,” a Christian curriculum publisher (to place orders or to get information, call 606-552-4348; may also be ordered on-line through the Anabaptist Bookstore or through Milestone Ministries) |
| R.E.A.L | “Read, Explore, Absorb, and Learn Science,” by Terri Williams, published by Classical Home Education |
| RGAA | “Remembering God’s Awesome Acts,” by Susan Mortimer, published by Eagles Wings |
| RGCC | “Remembering God’s Chosen Children,” by Susan Mortimer, published by Eagles Wings |
| RME | “Reading Made Easy,” by Valerie Bendt |
| RR | “Reading Reflex,” by Carmen and Geoffrey McGuinness, published by Free Press |
| RS | (1) “Rainbow Science,” written by Dr. Durell Dobbins, published by Beginnings Publishing House (2) RightStart Mathematics, a K-4 math curriculum developed by Dr. Joan A. Cotter, who also developed the AL Abacus |
| RS4K | “RealScience for Kids,” published by Gravitas Publications |
| RSO | “Real Science Odyssey,” published by Pandia Press |
| RTR | “Rome to Reformation,” published by My Father’s World |
| SAT | (1) “Scholastic Aptitude Test,” a test used for college entrance published by Educational Testing Service (2) “Stanford Achievement Test,” an achievement test used in primary and secondary grades to evaluate student progress, published by Harcourt Assessment |
| Saxon | “Saxon Publishers“, a secular math, science, and phonics curriculum publisher |
| SE | “Simply English,” written by Laurie Hicks, published by Shoelace Books [Not Secure]; ppears to have been replaced by “Simply Language Arts English.” |
| SG | “Simply Grammar,” written by Karen Andreola, published by Charlotte Mason Research and Supply |
| SL | “Sonlight,” a homeschool curriculum |
| SLA | “Simply Language Arts [Not Secure],” written by Laurie Hicks, published by Shoelace Books |
| SM | “Singapore Math“ |
| SN | “Simply Numbers,” written by Laurie Hicks, published by Shoe Lace Books [Not Secure]. No longer in print |
| S/O | In addition to common internet meanings such as “significant other”, it may also mean “springing off” or “spinning off” and is used to indicate that a new thread is inspired by or “springing/spinning off” another thread |
| SOS | “Switched on Schoolhouse, published by Alpha Omega Publications |
| SOT | “School of Tomorrow,” published by Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) |
| SOTW | “The Story of the World,” a four-volume history series written by Susan Wise Bauer, published by Well-Trained Mind Press |
| SOW | “Student of the Word,” a K-12 Bible-centered homeschool curriculum; appears to no longer be available |
| SP | “Simply Phonics,” written by Laurie Hicks, published by Shoelace Books [Not Secure] |
| SS | “Sequential Spelling,” by Wave 3 Learning, available at retailers such as Rainbow Resource |
| SSL | “Song School Latin,” published by Classical Academic Press, a “playful and light” introduction to Latin, designed for kindergarten through the second grade |
| SSRW | “Sing, Spell, Read, & Write,” a phonics and reading program by Sue Dickson, published by; some books are available at retailers like Rainbow Resource |
| SV | “Steck-Vaughn,” a secular curriculum publisher, purchase by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| SWB | “Susan Wise Bauer”, co-author of The Well-Trained Mind |
| SWI | Student Writing Intensive,” is a seminar published by the Institute for Excellence in Writing |
| SWO | “Spelling Workout,” published by Modern Curriculum Press, available at retailers such as Christianbook |
| SWR | “Spell to Write and Read“ |
| SWS | “Soaring with Spelling,” refers to “Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary,” a K-8 spelling curriculum published by Jac Kris Publishing |
| SYRWTLF, SYRWTLS, SYRWTLL | “So You Really Want to Learn French/Spanish/Latin,” a foreign language curriculum published by Galore Park |
| TATRAS | “Teach America To Read And Spell,” written by Frank Rogers; appears to be out of print |
| TC | “Treasured Conversations,” writing instruction through guided analysis; appears to be out of print |
| TH | “The Teaching Home,” a homeschooling magazine |
| TOD | “Training Our Daughters to Be Keepers at Home,” a Christian curriculum with a home economics emphasis, written by Craig Ward, published by Smiling Heart Press |
| TOG | “Tapestry of Grace“ |
| TT | “Teaching Textbooks,” a multi-media math curriculum |
| TQ | “TruthQuest,” a literature-based history study |
| TUAC | (1) “To Train Up A Child,” written by Michael Pearl, published by Church at Cane Creek / No Greater Joy Ministries (2) “Home School Train Up a Child,” a mail list unrelated to the book above; use HSTUAC to be clear; may be defunct |
| TWSS | “Teaching Writing: Structure & Style,” a teacher instruction course published by the Institute for Excellence in Writing |
| US | “unit studies” |
| USB | “Usborne,” a publisher |
| VP | “Veritas Press,” a Christian Classical publisher and academy |
| W&M | “William and Mary” curriculum targeted to the gifted K-12 student; developed by the “Center for Gifted Education” at the College of William and Mary |
| WEM, TWEM | “The Well-Educated Mind,” a guide to classical education for adults by Susan Wise Bauer, published by Well-Trained Mind Press |
| WP | “Winter Promise,” a history curriculum based on “literature, activities, and memories” |
| WRTR | “Writing Road to Reading,” published by Spalding Education International |
| WS | “Writing Strands,” writing curriculum designed for preschool through high school; written by Dave Marks, the founder of the National Writing Institute (NWI), now published by Master Books |
| WT | “Writing Tales,” writing curriculum designed for use in homeschool or co-op settings for 3rd through 5th graders |
| WTM, TWTM | “The Well-Trained Mind,” written by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise, published by Well-Trained Mind Press |
| WWE | “Writing with Ease,” Susan Wise Bauer’s writing-instruction series designed for elementary-aged writers and older students who still struggle; published by Well-Trained Mind Press |
| WWOL | “Wisdom’s Way of Learning,” a book by Marilyn Howshall |
| WWW | “Winning with Writing,” a 1st-8th grade writing program by Tamela Davis |
| YRS | “year-round schooling” |
| n/a | Anatomy Now provides medically accurate anatomical models, medical charts, reference materials and training aids for students |
| n/a | “A Guide to Online Homeschooling“; although the site is geared toward online education, this resource provides a very nice overview for parents considering homeschooling |
| n/a | Phonemic Awareness: Games and activities to prepare children for learning to read; also called Pre-Phonics. For more information, please visit SightWords.com |
