Servicios de Evaluación para Educación en el Hogar
Apoyando la educación de tu hijo con evaluaciones profesionales
En Inspire, Guide & Nurture, entendemos la dedicación y el esfuerzo que las familias que educan en casa ponen en la educación de sus hijos. Estamos aquí para ofrecer evaluaciones personalizadas, profesionales y sin estrés que cumplen con los requisitos del estado de Florida mientras apoyamos tu trayectoria educativa.
Ley de Educación en el Hogar en Florida
La ley de Florida reconoce la educación en el hogar como una opción educativa dirigida por los padres. Las familias que eligen educar en el hogar deben cumplir con ciertos requisitos legales para mantener la inscripción de su hijo en un programa de educación en el hogar.
Requisitos Claves para la Educación en el Hogar en Florida:
✔️ Presentar una Notificación de Intención – Los padres deben notificar por escrito a su distrito escolar local dentro de los 30 días posteriores al inicio de un programa de educación en el hogar. Esta notificación debe incluir el nombre completo, fecha de nacimiento y dirección del niño, y debe estar firmada por el padre o tutor legal.
✔️ Mantener un Portafolio de Registros – Los padres están obligados a conservar un portafolio que incluya:
• Un registro de actividades educativas y materiales utilizados.
• Muestras del trabajo del estudiante, incluidas hojas de trabajo, escritos, proyectos y materiales creativos.
✔️ Presentar una Evaluación Anual – Las familias que educan en el hogar deben presentar una evaluación anual a su distrito escolar para demostrar el progreso educativo. Esto se puede hacer a través de uno de los siguientes métodos:
• Una revisión del portafolio por un maestro certificado en Florida.
• Una prueba de rendimiento estandarizada administrada por un maestro certificado.
• Una prueba de evaluación estatal utilizada por las escuelas públicas de Florida.
• Una evaluación realizada por un psicólogo con licencia o una persona acordada mutuamente por el padre y el distrito escolar.
✔️ Presentar una Notificación de Terminación – Si los padres deciden dejar de educar en el hogar, deben enviar una carta de terminación al distrito escolar.
La ley de Florida ofrece flexibilidad a las familias que educan en el hogar, permitiéndoles adaptar la educación a las necesidades de su hijo sin exigir materias específicas, horas de instrucción o un plan de estudios establecido.
Para más detalles sobre la ley de educación en el hogar en Florida, visita el sitio web del Departamento de Educación de Florida o contacta a tu distrito escolar local.
Información sobre la Educación en el Hogar
Educar en el hogar brinda a las familias la oportunidad de personalizar la educación de su hijo, enfocándose en sus fortalezas, intereses y estilos de aprendizaje. A continuación, algunos aspectos clave a considerar al educar en el hogar en Florida:
Opciones de Currículo
La ley de Florida no exige un currículo específico, permitiendo a las familias elegir el que mejor se adapte a su hijo. Algunas opciones incluyen:
✔️ Libros de texto y cuadernos de trabajo tradicionales – Programas estructurados que imitan el aprendizaje en el aula.
✔️ Escuelas en línea y virtuales – Cursos digitales de programas acreditados o independientes.
✔️ Estudios por unidades – Aprendizaje temático que abarca múltiples materias.
✔️ Aprendizaje autodirigido o basado en intereses – Educación basada en los intereses del niño.
✔️ Métodos alternativos (Charlotte Mason, Montessori, Clásico, entre otros) – Enfoques educativos que enfatizan la literatura, el estudio de la naturaleza o el diálogo socrático.
Actividades Extracurriculares y Socialización
Educar en el hogar no significa aislamiento. Los estudiantes que estudian en casa en Florida pueden:
• Unirse a cooperativas, clubes o grupos locales de educación en el hogar.
• Participar en deportes y actividades extracurriculares a través de la Asociación Atlética de Escuelas Secundarias de Florida (FHSAA).
• Tomar clases en centros comunitarios, museos, bibliotecas o plataformas en línea.
• Participar en actividades de voluntariado, pasantías y programas de doble inscripción en colegios comunitarios.
Mantenimiento de Registros de Educación en el Hogar
Mantener registros precisos facilita el proceso de evaluación y proporciona documentación útil para la admisión universitaria o futuras transiciones escolares. Se recomienda conservar los siguientes registros:
✔️ Registros de asistencia (no obligatorios, pero útiles).
✔️ Descripciones de cursos y calificaciones (si se usa un programa estructurado).
✔️ Resultados de pruebas estandarizadas (si aplica).
✔️ Transcripciones de secundaria (para estudiantes que planean ingresar a la universidad).
¿Quién Puede Realizar una Evaluación de Educación en el Hogar?
Según la ley de Florida, una evaluación debe ser realizada por una de las siguientes personas:
• Un maestro certificado en Florida con un certificado de enseñanza válido en cualquier materia o nivel de grado.
• Un psicólogo con licencia que pueda evaluar el progreso educativo.
Nuestras evaluaciones son realizadas por educadores certificados con experiencia en educación en el hogar y desarrollo infantil, asegurando una experiencia comprensiva y de apoyo para tu familia.
Nuestros Servicios de Evaluación para Educación en el Hogar
Brindamos evaluaciones amigables y de apoyo para los padres, reconociendo la naturaleza única de cada hogar educativo. Nuestro objetivo es animar y guiar, no probar ni juzgar.
✅ Revisión de Portafolios – Evaluamos una colección de trabajos de tu hijo, informes de progreso y actividades de aprendizaje para determinar su crecimiento educativo durante el año.
✅ Evaluaciones Virtuales – Evaluaciones cómodas en línea mediante videollamada, permitiendo que las familias en cualquier parte de Florida cumplan con los requisitos estatales fácilmente.
✅ Revisión de Pruebas Estandarizadas – Si decides usar una prueba nacional estandarizada para la evaluación, podemos revisar los resultados y proporcionar un informe oficial.
¿Cómo Programar una Evaluación?
¡Programar una evaluación es fácil! Sigue estos pasos:
1️⃣ Contáctanos – Llena nuestro formulario en línea para solicitar una evaluación.
2️⃣ Elige tu Tipo de Evaluación – Selecciona una evaluación virtual, presencial o revisión de portafolio.
3️⃣ Envía los Materiales Requeridos – Envía el portafolio de tu hijo o los resultados de la prueba estandarizada antes de la cita.
4️⃣ Completa la Evaluación – Reúnete con nuestro maestro certificado para discutir el progreso de tu hijo.
5️⃣ Recibe tu Informe de Evaluación – Te proporcionaremos un formulario de evaluación firmado para presentarlo en tu distrito escolar.
📅 ¡Programa tu Evaluación para Educación en el Hogar Hoy!
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Homeschooling Children with Special Needs
Homeschooling a child with special needs offers a truly individualized educational experience. It gives you freedom and flexibility to adapt curriculum and schedules to meet your child’s unique challenges and strengths. In a home environment, children can learn at their own pace without the pressures of a traditional classroom. This tailored approach often boosts confidence and allows you to integrate therapies or special accommodations into daily learning. Many parents find that homeschooling lets their struggling learners shine by building on their interests and providing one-on-one attention in a safe, supportive setting.
Curriculum Options
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Time4Learning (Secular) – A popular online curriculum with interactive multimedia lessons and adjustable grade levels. Time4Learning’s program can adapt to each child’s unique abilities, helping special needs students build confidence and essential skills in a supportive, low-stress format. The curriculum is accessible 24/7 and includes features like text-to-speech and engaging activities that cater to different learning styles. Official Site: Time4Learning Special Needs Homeschool
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Memoria Press “Simply Classical” (Christian) – A faith-based, classical curriculum track specifically adapted for students with significant special learning needs. Simply Classical provides a slower, step-by-step progression through subjects with plenty of review and reinforcement. It incorporates multi-sensory activities and developmental milestones, all within a Christian classical education framework. Official Site: Memoria Press – Special Needs Curriculum
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Oak Meadow (Secular) – A flexible, creative homeschool curriculum (PreK–12) with a gentle, hands-on approach inspired by Waldorf education. Oak Meadow is structured as a 36-week program with reading materials, assignments, and projects, but it’s designed for “specially-aided” or non-traditional learners. Parents can easily customize lessons to suit their child’s needs, using the provided planning checklists and suggestions. This approach helps keep learning low-pressure and can improve a child’s self-esteem with manageable, interest-based assignments. Official Site: Oak Meadow Curriculum
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All About Reading (Secular) – An open-and-go phonics program renowned for its multi-sensory, step-by-step instruction, which is especially helpful for children with dyslexia or other reading challenges. The curriculum uses hands-on activities, visual aids, and short lessons to teach reading in a way that keeps learners engaged. Parents appreciate that it’s scripted and easy to follow, making it simple to adapt to a child’s pace. Official Site: All About Reading by All About Learning Press
Tip: Every child is different. You may choose components from multiple programs or adjust grade levels as needed. The beauty of homeschooling is that you can “meet your children where they are” and mix and match resources to find what works best.
Homeschooling Gifted and Talented Children
Teaching a gifted or advanced learner at home can be both exciting and challenging. Gifted children often have an intense curiosity, fast learning pace, and strong opinions – which can overwhelm traditional classrooms. Homeschooling allows you to balance academic advancement with a normal, happy childhood by tailoring the learning experience to your child’s needs. You can let them dive deeply into subjects of interest, accelerate where appropriate, and slow down when needed, all in an environment where they feel understood and not judged for being “different.” The reward for parents is seeing their child thrive without limits – exploring ideas voraciously and loving learning for its own sake. Homeschooling a gifted child means you’re not just a teacher but a mentor and guide on a unique educational adventure.
Curriculum Options
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Moving Beyond the Page (Secular) – A comprehensive, literature-based curriculum designed specifically to meet the needs of hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Moving Beyond the Page offers integrated units in science, social studies, and language arts with lots of projects and critical thinking exercises. It’s secular (not religious) and known for its inclusive, flexible approach that welcomes both secular and religious families “anywhere there are gifted, creative, or hands-on learners”. This curriculum is great for children who crave depth and variety in their studies. Official Site: Moving Beyond the Page
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Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts (Secular) – A renowned language arts curriculum written to the student and geared toward gifted kids. MCT covers grammar, vocabulary (with surprisingly advanced words that fascinate bright kids), writing, poetics, and literature in a conceptual, integrated way. The tone is conversational and engaging, often delving into linguistic concepts that typical curricula skip. It’s published by Royal Fireworks Press and is prized for encouraging deep understanding rather than rote learning. Official Site: MCT Language Arts Curriculum
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Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) (Secular) – A rigorous math curriculum (with some programming and language arts options) designed to challenge highly able students. AoPS offers textbooks and online classes for middle-school and high-school math that emphasize problem-solving and critical thinking. For younger math enthusiasts, AoPS’s Beast Academy program (grades 2–5) presents math in a fun comic-book format while maintaining plenty of depth and challenge. Gifted learners often thrive with AoPS because it moves beyond repetition and encourages creative strategies. Official Site: Art of Problem Solving (and Beast Academy for elementary)
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Sonlight Curriculum (Christian) – A Christ-centered, literature-rich curriculum known for its advanced, book-based approach. Sonlight provides fully-planned, no-prep lesson plans and incorporates Literature-Based Learning with tons of quality books in history, science, and literature. This means gifted readers will always have something engaging to chew on. The curriculum encourages deep discussions and critical thinking from a biblical worldview. Many families find Sonlight’s academically robust schedules can be adapted (sped up or skimmed) to suit a gifted child’s pace, while still ensuring a broad and well-rounded education. Official Site: Sonlight Homeschool
Keep in mind: “Gifted” doesn’t always mean “easy to teach.” Your child might be ahead in math but struggle with handwriting or be emotionally sensitive even as they solve high-level problems. Homeschooling lets you accommodate these asynchronous developments. You can use an advanced program in one subject, standard level in another, and still have time for enrichment activities like music, coding, art, or foreign languages that feed your child’s passions.
The Unschooling Approach
Unschooling is an unconventional but increasingly popular approach to homeschooling. In unschooling, there is no fixed lesson plan or set curriculum – instead, the child’s natural curiosity and interests guide what they learn and when. Parents act as facilitators rather than traditional teachers, providing resources, outings, and support as needed, but largely allowing the child to learn through everyday life experiences. This approach can foster incredible creativity, problem-solving skills, and a genuine lifelong love of learning. Unschooling children explore the world at their own pace: one day your child might spend hours conducting science experiments in the kitchen, another day they might be buried in a novel or building a complex structure out of LEGO. The philosophy is that when children are intrinsically motivated, they will naturally acquire the skills and knowledge they need, exactly when they need them.
Benefits: Unschooling can reduce the stress and pressure associated with school, especially for kids who didn’t thrive in conventional settings. It nurtures independence and confidence – children learn how to learn, becoming self-directed and adaptable. Family life can be more relaxed without the strain of enforcing homework or grades. Many unschooling parents also appreciate the chance to focus on life skills and values: cooking, gardening, volunteering, entrepreneurship, and other real-world experiences count as learning. The approach isn’t for every family (it requires a high level of parental trust, creativity, and flexibility), but when it works, it can be a joyful way to “learn through life” together.
Learning Resources (Instead of Formal Curriculum)
Unschoolers don’t use a standard curriculum package, but they often draw on a wide variety of resources to support their children’s interests. Here are a few favorite resources that align well with an unschooling philosophy:
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Khan Academy (Secular) – A free online platform offering self-paced courses in math, science, history, art, computer programming, and more. If your child suddenly gets into astronomy or wants to learn algebra at age 8, Khan Academy is there with instructional videos and practice exercises. It’s mastery-based, meaning learners can skip ahead or review as needed. Official Site: khanacademy.org
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Outschool (Secular) – An online marketplace of live, small-group classes for kids, covering a spectrum of topics to spark their interests and passions . On Outschool, your child could take a one-time class on Egyptian mythology, join a weekly Roblox design club, or dive into an ongoing Spanish course – whatever they’re into! Classes are taught by independent teachers and fellow enthusiasts, and you can enroll only in the topics that excite your learner. This can be a great way for unschoolers to explore new subjects or connect with peers who share their hobbies. Official Site: outschool.com
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DIY.org (Secular) – A kid-friendly online community “where any kid can learn any skill.” DIY.org provides hundreds of hands-on challenges and how-to videos in areas like art, science, tech, cooking, music, and more. Children earn digital badges for completing challenges, which keeps them motivated. It’s project-based learning at its best – for example, your child might choose a challenge to build a birdhouse, make their own animation, or learn a magic trick, then share a video of their creation with the moderated DIY community. This resource empowers kids to pursue skills they care about in a fun, social way. Official Site: DIY.org
Remember: The world is your curriculum when you unschool. Local libraries, museums, parks, community events, and everyday household tasks are all rich learning opportunities. A trip to the grocery store can spark a discussion about nutrition or budgeting; watching a documentary can lead to a passion for environmental conservation. Unschooling often involves “strewing” – casually placing interesting books, kits, or materials around the house for your child to discover and explore on their own. Trust that learning is happening all the time – because it is!