Homeschool Reading & Language Arts Curriculums
Your guide to the best homeschool curriculums & resources for literature and language arts.
Top 5 Homeschool Language Arts Curriculums - Voted by YOU!
If you are like other home school moms and dads, you are looking to make an informed decision on the best Homeschool reading and language arts programs out there. We have a top 5 list based on feedback from several thousand homeschool families!
Allow your child to fall in love with reading and language arts with one of these enriching, entertaining, and Biblically based curriculums.
Click below to download our 2019 Homeschool Family Favorites curriculum guide!
Top 5 Elementary Reading & Language Curriculums
Reading & Phonics
- Explode the Code
- All about Reading
- Abeka
- Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
- Language Lessons for a Living Education
Language & Literature
- Sonlight
- Abeka
- First Language Lessons
- My Father's World
- New Literature
For elementary reading and language curriculums, we have these broken out into two categories: Reading and Phonics and Elementary Language Arts and/or Literature.
Top 5 Middle School Language & Literature Curriculums
- Essentials of the English Language/Words Aptly Spoken
- IEW Literature
- Abeka
- BJU Press
- Learning Language Arts through Literature
Reading comprehension and literature becomes more complex as students get into middle school as well as correct grammar usage, sentence structure and organization.
These are the top-rated middle school literature and language programs available for home school families.
Top 5 High School Language & Literature Curriculums
- Words Aptly Spoken/Latin Workspace
- Abeka
- BJU Press Literature
- Learning Language Arts through Literature
- Excellence in Literature
As students approach high school, literature and language arts skills like critical and analytical thinking are introduced.
Finding the best homeschool literature and language program can really help your student master these skills and get him/her ready for college level courses. Knowing you have a solid plan will also help reduce stress and create a more peaceful learning environment.
Plus, since you won’t be lesson planning, it will leave more time for the fun stuff!
Sonlight offers a comprehensive language arts curriculum from preschool through high school.
Sonlight offers a flexible curriculum using the natural language learning method that students find to be an easy way to process and learn.

Abeka offers a complete language arts home school curriculum from K4 through 12th grade.
Using a multitude of tools like workbooks, textbooks, readers and novels, the Abeka Language Arts curriculum provides an inspiring learning experience.
The content is written in a student-friendly design with professional, colorful illustrations, and it written with from a thoughtful, Biblical perspective.

BJU Press Language Arts program for home school education focuses on the building blocks for reading and writing.
They also believe that building a strong vocabulary, teaching literary techniques with Biblical content, and exposing the student to a variety of cultures will result in an effective writer, critical thinker, and communicator.

The Institute for Excellence in Writing curriculum focuses on all four of the language arts: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Often times, the focus is really heavy on reading and writing without much emphasis on the listening and speaking areas.
In order to become an excellent communicator and writer, it is essential to include all four areas.
IEW offers a K-12 curriculum as well as programs for special needs students, college students, and English as a second language students.

Classical Conversations Language Arts is a curriculum for homeschool students focuses on the belief that the keys to education are using a classical teaching model from a Christian perspective and spending time in fellowship with other families.
The courses are broken out into four parts as follows:
1. The Scribblers is for ages 3-8
2. The Foundations Program is for ages 4-12
3. The Essentials Program for ages 9-12
4. The Challenge Program is for ages 12 and older

Whether you are contemplating becoming a homeschool family or are looking for the best language and reading program for next year, there are many other homeschool reading and language curriculums that have outstanding reviews.
These include Analytical Grammar, James Stobaugh Literature, Language Lessons for a Living, Progeny Press Guides, and Storytime Treasures.
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