Storm Bay Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Are you familiar with the National Latin Exam (I think that's what it's called). I just read about it in the local paper. Can homeschoolers do this or do you need to go to a ps or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 My small group of Henle students took the Intro to Latin exam. My only restriction was that I could not administer it, so I had one of the other mothers do it. It was neat - they all got great scores and ribbons for their efforts. Here's the link to the site: http://www.nle.org/ If you click on "Exams", it will bring you to a page which has a link for homeschoolers. I think my students took the exam after completing Units I-III in Henle. There are practice exams on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I may not qualify on the "Big Latin Folk" scale, but I can answer questions on the NLE since my son has been taking it for several years. Yes, homeschoolers can take the NLE! Read all about it here. The NLE does not use a particular curriculum, but requires students be able to answer questions involving grammar, Roman history and culture, and derivatives. Students also read a passage in Latin and answer reading comprehension questions. Why have your student take the NLE? My son enjoys the challenge; I like having a non-Mommy grade. This exam is proving to me more and more popular. Last year, 135,000+ students took the exam, although roughly 100,000 of those tests are at the Intro, I or II level. I am seeking ways for my son to distinguish himself, which I hope he did on this year's Latin III prose exam. Next year it will be poetry. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira in MA Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Homeschoolers can certainly take the National Latin Exams. But you have missed the 2008 exams which were administered here last week. They are low stress, bubble tests. My dds took Latin III/prose and Latin I respectively. The only restriction from a student perspective is that you may not take the same level test twice (unlike the National Mythology exam which has a similar format) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleWI Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 The link shared by Jane includes past exams (2000-2006) which you can take at home. Answer keys are included. I intend to give the 2006 exam to our daughter and take it myself, before we ever begin our first Latin course next week. Then we will take it again in six months and see how we have improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Thanks. Dd isn't ready to take it now, but I'm thinking ahead to high school. I read something in the paper about scholarships, but I'm guessing those are a long shot, however that thought got dd interested. Something to give her incentive. She's science oriented, but I think a good grounding in Latin could only help her with scientific names, and she's going to be doing history from beginning to now again in high school, so the Roman stuff will fit in. I'm going to check out those links! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Not "big Latin", but we've done NLE with good results! Homeschoolers are not excluded! Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelroper Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Memoria Press's school they take it and post their results- you might find it interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne/Ankara Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 We've done Intro Latin and Latin I. It is a very nice program, easy to administer and fun to take. We do it only every other year, so we didn't do it this March, but plan on Latin II next year. I hope we are ready for that, since it does seem a bit more difficult! That is our challenge, keeping the momentum going and not losing our progress, as we tackle other subjects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 My kiddos who just began Latin in Sept took the Intro test (green) last week. We hadn't covered everything on the test but they still think they did fairly well. I loved the formality of it -- and I think test-taking is a good skill to maintain. We took it very seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Excellent. Right now the plan is to do this next year, and at home (phew! So much easier logistically with 2 younger ones). I'll check out Henle, etc. If anyone reads this, how much background is required for Henle? Can she skip from Latin Primer II and Latin Primer Grammar I to this? ie, is it designed to be started from scratch in high school. That's how the ps kids do Latin, at least around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira in MA Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Henle does not assume any prior knowledge and you should be able to complete the first sections very quickly. You don't mention your student's age but, if you want to use a schedule, I'd recommend you find one designed to complete the first seven units of Henle I in a year (this material is considered Latin I). There is a Henle Latin yahoo group that offers assistance and also a suggested schedule -- PM me if you can't locate it. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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