Faith Family Learning Resources

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Available assessments include Kaufmann Early Academic and Language Skills Test for ages 3-6 , WRAT4, assessments for autism, diagnostic reading tests, tests for auditory processing, scales for developmental delays. I particularly like the Kaufman test for preschooler's school readiness because it targets in an easy-to-see way several foundations for academic achievement. Long before getting into diagnoses or special education labels, this test can help the parent or preschool educator strengthen the child's learning readiness. It evaluates language abilities, and pre-reading skills, and could be ued to evaluate program effectiveness. In other words, it can show you where your child stands now, can be used to plan a program, and then test progress afterward. Not available : WISC-R (or other IQ tests) or the MMPI (a test for personality disorders.) If you are looking for only a curriculum level test, you may find one from the curriculum provider. Alpha Omega, Bob Jones Univerity Press, and ACE offer such.

If you have test results but need them translated, I can do that for you too.

Although it is unusual for someone other than a school diagnostician or someone with a counseling practise to offer these tests, with my training in statistics for my Master's in Sociology and my experience as a tutor, I am permitted to buy educational assessment instruments. From my experience as a parent educator, as well as tutor and ECD consultant, I saw the vital need to do so. A big and common problem is the doctor may not have taken the time to adequately explain to the parent what the report means. Sometimes the report, while based on high quality tests, is not detailed enough for educators. On the other hands, often tests that educators conduct are not scientific enough to warrant much in the way of conclusions. In almost all cases, however, the overaching problem is one of attitude - is this a label or is this guidance to the educator? Is this a death knell or a starting gun to a more well run race? I offer scientific testing, explained in plain English to the parent, and will work with private educators for curricula planning. This is a key need in so many students' lives. Therefore I felt it important to offer assessments myself.

Results are given to you, explained in plain English, and not shared or saved without your express permission. Thus, they cannot be used against you by insurance companies or school systems. They are not diagnoses. Only doctors give diagnoses. These are instructions to educators -- and in some cases, information for the parent so they can seek out the right kind of health care provider, rather than just getting sold what someone sells. Assessments can save time, greif, and really, children's lives, in terms of peace of mind, self esteem, and achievement.

1) Faith Family Method: Not just Homeschooling, but nurturing the Shalom of our Children
Holistic, integrated, multi-sensory, individualized method. Useable with any curriculum.

You may order a pre-publication version (now 150 p. of 8 1/2 x 11 when later it will be a trade paperback) by sending check for $20.00 to P.O. Box 971 Austin, Texas 78630. If you send your email address in order to recieve the book in Eformat of Word 2000 you can save the $3.00 shipping and handling and the Texas sales tax of $1.65. If you need hardcopy, please enclose s&h & sales tax. If you wish delivery by other than media rate, please add funds according to the options below. Forthcoming on www.lulu.com.

2) How to Win the Game of School : Study Skills for College Students Now available immediately in paperback or via download at www.lulu.com.

Shipping Rates

# of items	Media Rate	First Class USPS	Priority	Global Priority
1 book		2.79	.	$4.25 US
2 books	2.70	.	5.70	7.50
5 books	3.03	.	9.95	15.00
10 books	5.00	.	13.25	$25.00 US

For an additional $5.00 we will be happy to send along a white binder with front and back pockets for the attractive cover and back cover, saving you the trouble of rounding up one.

Also available 2 booklets:

1) Seven Keys to Loving Discipline and

2) FAITH FAMILY LEARNING REPORT ON READING: With Special Attention to English Spelling and Pronunciation Patterns. Wow! I wish I had had this resource when my daughter was learning to read. This will give a good orientation to families with young readers. It will likely be all most readers ever need. Certainly it is a good supplement to most current public school curriculums that are haphazard. If your reader is needs a fully articulated rule set, AVKO is your best bet. This report is a good beginning.

Each of these is $5.00 and available in eformat or hardcopy. Please enclose $1.00 s&h and if in Texas, add $0.41 sales tax.

Please e-mail us if you do not recieve your shipment within 2 weeks! Thanks very much for allowing us to serve you.

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CONCLUSION

We will gratefully recieve any offerings God leads you to send. We could use these toward partial consulting and tutoring scholarships, We would be very glad to recieve seed money for getting the word out on our new book. You can see we have started in faith, in a frugal manner. We wish to be of great service, but this does that more seed money than a single educator can provide. Thank you very much. Grace and Peace to you.

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Power Learning Centers are Family Faith Learning Resources are related in that Sharon Sarles owns PLC. We do not share or sell our customer list with anyone else. Please send checks to:

Sharon Sarles
Faith Family Learning
P.O. Box 971
Cedar Park, Texas 78630