Latin?

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  • March 30, 2011 at 4:44 pm
    Misty
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    I have decided to do Latin next year with my 6 & 7th graders for sure.  I also have a 4th and 2nd grader who I am considering doing the program (questions to follow) also.  Do you think they will be able to follow along?  Or is 4th and 2nd to young?

    2nd part: I don’t know how to decided on a program.  We (including me) do not know any Latin.  I want a program that has the workbook exercises, a CD so we can hear them pronounced correctly and a DVD to help everyone and a teacher key.  That said I have found a couple in the new Christian Books catalog and wanted to know what you use, how best to pick and why Soyna started with Getting started with Latin?

    Here a few I am looking at : Song School Latin (more for the family – car time?), Latina Christiana (which is what a lot of HS in my area use) or do I go with the Prima Latina Set (being we don’t know anything) or something else?

    Ahh, how do I pick?  Thanks for your suggestions.  If you have or are using any of them could you comment on your likes and your dislikes with them?  Thanks

    March 31, 2011 at 12:18 am
    houseofchaos
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    Song School Latin is fun, even our 6 year old knows the words.  Don’t know about the others.  We have Latin For Children but haven’t started it yet (will be soon).

    March 31, 2011 at 2:01 am
    Rachel White
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    Do you want ecclessiastical or classical?

    Here’s a comparison chart of the intro. to Latin programs that may be helpful, with reviews if you click the titles.

    You have several options:

    According to your children’s age ranges, you would not want to start with Prima Latina.

    1) You could start with Latina Christiana; on the chart it says from grades 3-9 and it has 2 levels. Then after the 2 years of LC, you could continue all with First Form Latin, keeping it easy for you by staying roughly on the same level for all so you could teach one class of Latin for the 3 oldest. Also, by then your oldest would be in their first year of High School and on the MP website they says: Completion of First Form Latin is equivalent to one year of high school foreign language. You could continue with the Second through Fourth Form Latin programs till his final year. The 2nd grader could do Song School Latin, this year and then start them on LC 1 the following year, so she/he would just be behind the others by a year. Though I don’t know if SSL is classical or ecclessiastical; probably classical. I really don’t think it’d be necessary, to be honest, as the 2nd grader will enjoy listening to the LC 1 and 2 chant cd. According to the MP site, you can skip LC 2 after LC 1, so you could do that with your younger one (use LC 1 when your 2nd grader is a 3rd grader and then when they are 4th, skip LC 2 and go to FF 1), so that they would all start First Form at the same time. Did that make sense? It did in my head; let me know if you want me to re-explain.

    I don’t know if Memoria Press would recommend a 6th and 7th to start with LC, they’d probably tell you First Form for the 2 olders and LC for the 4th; but financially that’s a lot. 

    2) Another option would be for your two older ones to use First Form series this year and wait to start the 2nd and 4th with First Form in 2-3 years. Then you’d have 2 sets of children at two levels; but the older ones would be pretty much independant.

    I’m sure there are some other ideas, too. I’m going to use Latin for Children, but it’s classical with both pronunciations on the cd (I don’t know how that’s reconciled in the book). The age span may be more of an issue with LfC.

    Rachel

    March 31, 2011 at 2:49 am
    Michelle Kelly
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    We have been using Latin for Children.  We are all very happy with it.  I started my very wordy 11yo on it 2 years ago shen she was 9 and have let her just go at her pace, the first book has taken us 2 years.  But she really knows the material she has covered, and finds it’s usefulness frequently.  Our 10 & 8 year olds will start in the fall, as they are not as strong at language as their older sister.

    Latin for Children has dvd, cd and workbooks.  The workbooks were defnitely too much for my youngest 2 daughters until now.  And might still be for the 8yo.  We’ll see in the fall.  That said, the younger two have learned some by listening in to their sister’s lessons.

    March 31, 2011 at 7:13 pm
    Misty
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    Rachel – Tongue out is all I can say!  That chart made my head spin!  Who knew there were so many options.  Let me see if I got this: (the reason I’m leaning toward LC is that I have a friend who is going to sell it to me for 1/2 off if I want it.  And I really need to save where I can)

    Start LC 1 next year (7, 6 & 4th graders) let 2nd grader listen and participate as wants. Then in yr 2 the 3 olders will move onto LC2 and the then 3rd grader do LC1.  Then the 3rd year all would start First From Latin and that would be counted as a HS credit!  Continue on this path with the remaining First form 2-4 to finish oldest childs high school years.

    Phewwww I think that’s right?  Misty

    March 31, 2011 at 9:13 pm
    Rachel White
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    Oh Misty! You gave me the best laugh I’ve had all day!Laughing 

    Actually, yes you got it!! Sorry I came across as being so complicated. I do have a tendency of looking at things from many diffferent perspectives to make the best decision that is most sensible and is the most cost effective, not to mention considering the hopeful scope and sequence for the years ahead.

    That’s great that you can get LC 1 at half-price. Here it is more simplified and to confirm what you said:

    Yr. 1 (this upcoming year)- LC 1 w/the 7, 6, & 4th graders w/the 2nd tagging along as you said.

    Yr. 2-the 3 olders use LC 2; younger do LC 1, as you said.

    Yr. 3-all four of them start First Form together and yes, it counts as a HS credit (as does the Second Form, too).

    Yes, continue through the Four Forms, like you said; that’d be great. (I hope you like them all!)

    BTW, those on this forum that have posted that they use First Form have had good things to say about it.

    Your two younger ones will be able to further their Latin studies in their High school years if you and they want to, but that’s another post.

    If you decide to do it, I hope it works out. I hope it draws you closer to G-d and strengthens the connection to your religion for all of you.Smile

    Rachel

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