Meet Jill J. Dixon

 Jill J. Dixon, B.S.Ed., M.Ed.

Jill J. Dixon is a homeschooling mother of four. Three of her children are now college graduates. She homeschooled for twenty-seven years and has taught and evaluated very many children over a forty year period. Her teaching experience includes ten years in public school and several years in private school education, including the teaching of the learning disabled and emotionally, physically and mentally handicapped. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in English Education [summa cum laude] and a Master's of Education degree in Special Education [magna cum laude]. She is the published author of numerous titles including educational guides, diagnostic tests, a learning styles assessment, a college and career guide, and bestselling vocabulary, writing, and literature curricula. Jill founded Jill Dixon's Eclectic Academy of Learning in 1997 for students in her home town, and she has spent the last twenty-five years teaching and refining the curriculum so that it can be utilized both locally and globally by homeschoolers in other locales. The local academies have served approximately 500 students in grades K-12. Jill also conducts workshops, speaks at homeschool conferences, contributes articles to homeschooling publications, and is a consultant for Homeschool Legal Defense Association.

She is the published author of:

  • The Diagnostic Prescriptive Assessment - revised Kindergarten © 1997
  • The Diagnostic Prescriptive Assessment - revised First Grade © 1997
  • The Diagnostic Prescriptive Assessment - revised Second Grade © 1997
  • The Diagnostic Prescriptive Assessment - revised Third Grade © 1997
  • The Diagnostic Prescriptive Assessment - revised Fourth Grade © 1997
  • The Diagnostic Prescriptive Assessment - revised Fifth Grade © 1997
  • The Concise Learning Styles Assessment © 1998
  • The Total Language Diagnostic Assessment with Answer Key Kindergarten through Fifth Grade © 1998
  • The Total Language Diagnostic Assessment with Remedial Strategies and Answer Key Kindergarten through Fifth Grade © 1998
  • Twenty Easy, Proven and Effective Ways to Raise Your Child’s IQ  1998
  • The Diagnostic Grade Placement Screening for grades kindergarten - eight © 1999
  • The Homeschooler’s Guide To Attentional Difficulties - Practical Tips For Daily Success © 1999
  • Roots and Fruits - A Comprehensive Vocabulary Curriculum Covering Grades K through 12 © 2000
  • The Homeschooler's Guide For Learning Problems - Practical Tips For Daily Success © 2001
  • WRITE WITH THE BEST Vol. 1 - Modeling Writing after Great Works of World Literature Grades 3-12 © 2001
  • WRITE WITH THE BEST Vol. 2 - Modeling Writing after Great Authors of World Literature Grades 6-12 © 2003
  • POC4U Your Child's Unique Learning Preferences Matched with the Specific Curricula to Ensure Homeschooling Success © 2003 - Second Edition May 2005 - Third Edition May 2006
  • The Complete Career, College, and High School Guide for Homeschoolers - Includes Middle School through Adult © 2006
  • Roots and Fruits - Upgraded - A Comprehensive Vocabulary Curriculum Covering Grades K through 12 © 2012
  • Write Your Own Autobiography © 2012
  • Read with the Best - American Literature - Vol. 1 Student Workbook © 2012
  • Read with the Best - American Literature - Vol. 1 Teacher's Edition © 2012
  • Read with the Best - American Literature - Vol. 2 Student Workbook © 2014
  • Read with the Best - American Literature - Vol. 2 Teacher's Edition © 2014
  • Read with the Best - British Literature Student Workbook © 2015
  • Read with the Best - British Literature Teacher's Edition © 2015
  • Read with the Best For the Middle Grades -The Ancient World Student Workbook © 2017
  • Read with the Best For the Middle Grades -The Ancient World Teacher's Edition © 2017
  • TIME RIMES - THE ANCIENT WORLD © 2017
  • Read with the Best For the Middle Grades -The Medieval World Student Workbook © 2020
  • Read with the Best For the Middle Grades -The Medieval World Teacher's Edition © 2020
  • TIME RIMES - THE MEDIEVAL WORLD © 2020
  • Read with the Best For the Middle Grades - American I Student Workbook © 2022
  • Read with the Best For the Middle Grades - American I Teacher's Edition © 2022
  • TIME RIMES - American I © 2022
  • Read with the Best For the Middle Grades - American II Student Workbook © 2023
  • Read with the Best For the Middle Grades - American II Teacher's Edition © 2023
  • TIME RIMES - American II © 2023

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