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Books We’re Loving – 2026 Top Reads

TOP BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. 8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers: A Guide to Teaching Based on Your Child’s Unique Strengths by Tina Hollenbeck and Dr. Kathy Koch, PhD
  2. Homeschooling: You’re Doing It Right Just by Doing It by Ginny Yurich MEd 
  3. Education: Does God Have an Opinion? by Israel Wayne
  4. Homeschool Rising: Shattering Myths, Finding Courage, and Opting Out of the School System by Christy-Faith
  5. The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids by Sara Mackenzie
  6. For the Children’s Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay 
  7. Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace by Sarah Mackenzie
  8. A Biblical Home Education: Building Your Homeschool on the Foundation of God’s Word by Ruth Beechick
  9. School Choice Myths: Setting the Record Straight on Education Freedom by Neal P. McCluskey, Cato Institute, and Corey A. DeAngelis
  10. Home Schooling: The Right Choice: An Academic, Historical, Practical, and Legal Perspective by Christopher J. Klicka

FOR PARENTS OF SPECIAL LEARNERS

  1. Homeschooling Gifted Kids: A Practical Guide to Educate and Motivate Advanced Learners by Cindy West
  2. 8 Great Smarts: Discover and Nurture Your Child’s Intelligences by Dr. Kathy Koch, PhD
  3. The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson
  4. The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming the Wonder in Your Child’s Education, A New Way to Homeschool by Ainsley Arment
  5. An Early Start for Your Child with Autism: Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn by Sally J. Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, and Laurie A. Vismara
  6. The Dyslexic Advantage (Revised and Updated): Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain by Brock L. Eide M.D. M.A. and Fernette F. Eide M.D.
  7. Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions by Temple Grandin, PhD
  8. Different: The Story of an Outside-the-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him by Sally Clarkson and Nathan Clarkson
  9. The Out-of-Sync Child, Third Edition: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Differences by Carol Stock Kranowitz
  10. Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential by Peg Dawson, Richard Guare, and Colin Guare (Author)
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