(Newswire.net — May 12, 2014) Altadena, CA — May is Homeschool Awareness Month. According to the National Household Education Survey 1.77 million students are homeschooled in the USA. The most important reasons given by parents for choosing to homeschool their children are:
- Concern about the environment in other schools
- Other reasons (include family time, finances, travel, and distance)
- A dissatisfaction with academic instruction at other schools
- A desire to provide religious instruction
- To provide moral instruction
Age two to five is the most vital period in a child’s life. This is when the brain develops the most and preschool education has been shown to have an enormous impact on the future success or failure of a child. The Perry Preschool Study tracked two groups of children from preschool to adulthood and determined that at age 40 those who went to preschool were more likely to have a job, had higher paying jobs in that 60 percent of the preschool participants made over $20,000 a year at age 40 compared to only 40 percent of the no-preschool group, and they were less likely to commit crimes.
Technology makes Universal Preschool a reality
Almost half of the four-year-olds in the US are not in preschool. The President mentioned the need for universal preschool in his State of the Union address this year and many state governors are onboard too.
Technology has made it possible to offer the proven preschool curriculum developed in the brick-and-mortar CHALK Preschools to families who homeschool their toddlers, no matter the reason. According to Pew Research 70 percent of Americans have broadband internet access at home now. With online preschool lesson plans and activities organized into age-appropriate daily activities that cover literacy, math, science and art, CHALK Preschool Online offers a complete curriculum any parent or grandparent can access online and use it to educate a preschooler at home. This could make a major dent in the number of kids not getting a preschool education.
Free Preschool Education
One of the reasons cited for children not getting a preschool education is the cost. As there is no charge to use the CHALK Preschool Online program this barrier has been removed too. Any family that has Internet access can go online, register their child and get started. For the 30 percent of families with no Internet access at home they could go to their public library and use a computer there for an hour a day.
To register a child for CHALK Preschool Online visit www.chalkpreschool.com
About CHALK Preschool Online
CHALK Preschool was founded in Chicago in 2005. The success of its initial six schools resulted in a nation-wide demand for more locations. The online version, which embodies the successful preschool curriculum of the brick-and-mortar schools, was created to accommodate the requests and furnish a full-scale, user-friendly mobile learning experience. CHALK Preschool Online emulates the classroom setting with vibrant preschool lesson plans in videos that fully engage the children.