Homeschool ELA

The 200-Hour Core Specialist Path

Precision Literacy Instruction | Maximum Legal Compliance

Designed specifically for Ages 9–12, this program fulfills the maximum 200 hours of "away-from-home" core instruction permitted under Missouri Law (RSMo 167.031). While I master the most intensive ELA requirements, you gain the freedom to focus on the remaining 400 core hours at home with total peace of mind.

 

1. High-Intensity Clinical ELA Instruction

• The Schedule: 2 days per week | 3 hours per day (33-week academic year).

• The Code: Advanced decoding and 6-syllable type mastery to bridge the gap between "learning to read" and "reading to learn."

• The Roots: Systematic Latin and Greek morphology to build the sophisticated academic vocabulary required for middle school success.

• The Output: A scaffolded transition from 4th-grade summarization to 7th-grade complex textual analysis and evidence-based writing.

2. Your "Audit-Ready" Compliance Bundle

I manage the heavy administrative lifting of your 200 "outside" hours so your records remain unshakeable in the event of an audit:

• Instructional Logs: Weekly certified tallies of Reading/Language Arts hours for your mandatory 1,000-hour log.

• GLE Portfolio: A professionally curated semester collection of work samples explicitly mapped to Missouri Grade Level Expectations (GLEs).

• Record of Evaluation: The formal semi-annual progress reports and academic evaluations required by the state to prove consistent progress.

 

The Legal Split at a Glance

Instruction Type                           My Facility (Max Allowed)                     Your Home (Min Required)

Core (600 Hours Total).                        200 Hours                                                   400 Hours

Non-Core (400 Hours Total)                  0 Hours                                                      400 Hours