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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

Nondiscriminatory Policy Statement
DeCoDeD Reading Academy admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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