| 100EL | "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy
Lessons," a reading instruction book |
| AAS |
"All About
Spelling" |
| ACE | "Accelerated Christian
Education" |
| ACT | "American College
Test," 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" |
| ANWOA | "A
New World of Adventure," the second book in the Learning
Adventures series |
| AO | "Alpha
Omega," a Christian curriculum publisher |
| 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 |
| BBOB | "Big Book of
Books," published by Dinah-Might
Activities |
| BBOP | "Big Book of
Projects," published by Dinah-Might
Activities |
| 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 |
| BHFHG |
"Bigger Hearts for His Glory," published by "Heart
of Dakota" |
| BITM | "Blessed is the
Man" |
| BJ, BJU, BJUP | "Bob Jones University
Press," a Christian curriculum publisher |
| BP | "BiblioPlan
for Families," a literature-based history curriculum |
| BLHFHG |
"Beyond Little Hearts for His Glory," published by "Heart
of Dakota" |
| BTS | "Building
Thinking Skills," published by The Critical Thinking Company;
sold through Bright Minds |
| 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"
(2) "Classical
Conversations"
(3) "Community College"
|
| CCC | "Christ-Centered
Curriculum," a Christian curriculum |
| CGC | "Considering God's
Creation," a Christian science curriculum published by Eagle's
Wings |
| CHOW |
"Child's History of the World," by V.M. Hillyer |
| CK | "Core
Knowledge," publisher of the NTK books (What Your Nth
Grader Needs to Know) |
| 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 |
| CPM | "college preparatory materials" |
| CS | "Christian school" |
| CW | "Classical
Writing" |
| 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; their
products are available through many retail providers and through
Family Books at Home,
a direct sales company in the Penguin
Group |
| DVT | "Digital
Video Tutor" (this abbreviation has several meanings, but this
is the most likely meaning in the home school context,
especially associated with Lial's math curriculum) |
| EA | "Exploring America" |
| EEaH | "Early Education at
Home," a curriculum guide for
parents of preschoolers and kindergarteners; published by At Home Publications |
| EFTTC | "English for the Thoughtful Child,"
an elementary grammar text published by Greenleaf
Press |
| EG | "Easy
Grammar" |
| 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 |
| ETC | "Explode the Code," series of phonics workbooks
published by Educators
Publishing Service |
| FAR | "Far Above
Rubies," Christian high school unit study curriculum for girls |
| 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 |
| FLL | "First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained
Mind," written by Jessie Wise, published by Peace
Hill Press |
| 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 ..." |
| 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" |
| GTG | "Galloping the
Globe," published by Geography
Matters |
| GWG | "Growing With Grammar" |
| GWS | "Growing Without
Schooling," the oldest home schooling magazine |
| HBJ | "Harcourt, Brace &
Javonovich," now Harcourt
Trade Publishers, a secular curriculum publisher (see also Wikipedia's
entry on Harcourt Trade Publishers) |
| HEM | "Home Education
Magazine" |
| HFHTT |
"Hearts for Him Through Time," published by "Heart
of Dakota" |
| HM | "Houghton
Mifflin," a curriculum publisher |
| HMSC | "home school" (HMSC is useful as HS may be ambiguous) |
| HMSCing | "home schooling" |
| HMSCer | "home schooler" |
| 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 home school publisher. |
| HOP | "Hooked on
Phonics," a commercial reading instruction curriculum |
| HOW | "Heart of
Wisdom" |
| HS | (1)
"high school"
(2) "home school," use HMSC to be unambiguous
|
| HSing | "home schooling" |
| HSer | "home schooler" or "high schooler" |
| HSLDA | "Home School Legal Defense
Association" |
| HST |
"Homeschool Tracker,"
home school planning and record keeping software; HST may
refer to either the free Basic version or the Plus version
(see also HSTP) |
| HSTP |
"Homeschool Tracker
Plus," home school 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) |
| HTTA | "History
Through the Ages," timeline figures available in
print or on CD. |
| HTTS |
"How
to Teach Spelling," published by Educators Publishing
Service, a comprehensive spelling curriculum for grades
1-12. |
| 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 |
| IRA | "International Reading
Association," an organization of persons involved in reading instruction in schools |
| 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 |
| KOTF | "Keepers of the
Faith" |
| KQ | "Knowledge
Quest," publishers of historical outline maps and
timelines |
| LA | "Learning
Adventures" or "language arts" |
| LC | "Latina
Christiana," an elementary Latin series published by Memoria
Press |
| LC1 | "Latina Christiana
I," an introductory Christian Latin curriculum for
grades 4th-9th, published by Memoria
Press |
| LC2 | "Latina Christiana
II," an introductory Christian Latin curriculum for
grades 4th-9th designed to follow Latina
Christian I, published by Memoria
Press |
| LCC | "Latin-Centered
Curriculum" |
| 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" |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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
home school
packages are available. |
| MEP |
"Mathematics
Enhancement Programme," a free British math curriculum |
| MFW | "My Father's
World" |
| MkMM | "Making
Math Meaningful," a commercial mathematics curriculum, not to be
confused with the one below with the almost identical name |
| 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, not be confused with the one above with the almost identical name |
| 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. |
| MOH | "Mystery of
History," published by Bright
Ideas Press |
| MOTH | "Managers of Their Homes" |
| MUS | "Math-U-See," a commercial mathematics curriculum |
| MWM | "Moving With
Math" |
| MWS | "My
World Science," an elementary science curriculum for
homeschoolers |
| NAEP | "National
Assessment of Education Progress," a testing program in reading,
writing, math, and science conducted by ETS for the federal government |
| 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" |
| NL | "newsletter" |
| NWI |
"National
Writing Institute", publishers of Writing Strands and
Reading Strands |
| 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 |
| OPG, OPGTR, TOPG, TOPGTR | "The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching
Reading," written by Jessie Wise, published by Peace
Hill Press |
| 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 |
| 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 | "Prairie Primer," unit-study curriculum based on the Little House series of books,
published by Cadron Creek
Christian Curriculum |
| 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" |
| 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) Right Start math
|
| RS4K | "RealScience for
Kids," published by Gravitas
Publications |
| RSO |
"Real
Science Odyssey," published by
Pandia Press |
| 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 Shoe
Lace Books |
| SG | "Simply
Grammar," written by Karen Andreola, published by Charlotte
Mason Research and Supply |
| SL | "Sonlight," a home school curriculum |
| SM | "Singapore
Math" |
| SN | "Simply
Numbers," written by Laurie Hicks, published by Shoe
Lace Books |
| S/O |
In addition to common internet meanings such as "significant
other", it may also mean "springing off" and is used to
indicate that a new thread is inspired by or "springing 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 Peace
Hill Press |
| SOW | "Student of the
Word," a K-12 Bible-centered home school curriculum |
| SP | "Simply
Phonics," written by Laurie Hicks, published by Shoe
Lace Books |
| SS | "Sequential
Spelling," published by AVKO
Educational Research Foundation |
| SSRW | "Sing, Spell, Read, &
Write," phonics and reading program, published by Pearson
Learning Group / Modern Curriculum Press |
| SV | "Steck-Vaughn," a secular curriculum publisher |
| SWB | "Susan Wise Bauer", co-author of
The Well-Trained Mind |
| SWO | "Spelling
Workout," published by Pearson
Learning Group / Modern Curriculum Press |
| SWR | "Spell to Write and
Read" |
| SYRWTLF, SYRWTLS, SYRWTLL |
"So You Really Want to Learn French/Spanish/Latin," published by
Galore Park, is a
foreign language curriculum. |
| TATRAS | "Teach America To Read And
Spell," written by Frank Rogers, published by Vertical
Phonics |
| TH | "The
Teaching Home," a home schooling 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
|
| US | "unit
studies" |
| USB | "Usborne,"
a publisher; |
| VP | "Veritas
Press" |
| WEM, TWEM | "The Well-Educated
Mind," written by Susan Wise Bauer, published by Peace
Hill 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
National Writing Institute (NWI) |
| WT |
"Writing Tales,"
writing curriculum designed for use in home school 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 Peace Hill
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 Peace Hill
Press |
| WWOL | "Wisdom's Way of
Learning," a book by Marilyn Howshall |
| YRS | "year-round schooling" |