Good Spanish curriculum???

[cindylee]

I was looking for some suggestions for good spanish curriculum other than Rosetta Stone.

 

Thanks!

[MomsintheGarden]

I am *not* knowledgeable about Spanish curriculum, but Jean in Wisconsin is, and she likes SOS Spanish. I recommend doing a search on "SOS Spanish" and see what comes up.

 

Here are a few links to get you started:

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165633

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150248

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167093

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166272

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168244

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136790

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97959

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169799

 

Also, about AP Spanish:

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168661

 

These are just a few :).

 

My niece, who is writing Spanish CLEP study materials, recommends the Practice Made Perfect series, especially the Complete Spanish Grammar book. Sorry, the link is not working on Amazon right now.

 

HTH,

GardenMom

[stephanier.1765]

I just recently read "How to Learn Any Language" and it was one of those books that "speaks" to me in the same way The WTM speaks to me. The method really makes sense to me so I've been trying it out on me this summer before trying out on my son this fall. I found all the materials I needed at the used book store and got Pimsleur Spanish from audible.com and it is really working. I'm excited and darn impressed with myself. :lol: It's a little nerve wracking not having a program to follow but I think having the reinforcement from several different sources is well worth doing things a bit differently. I think I'm going to look up the Spanish course description for our state and use that as my guide to make sure we cover all the bases.

 

I know you were looking for a program but this might give you another option to check out.

 

Stephanie

[Tardis Girl]

This book sounds interesting -- can you give us a summary form of the method? (Not the same as reading the book, obviously, but I'm curious to hear more.) Thanks!

[AngieW in Texas]

We are using Visual Link Spanish this summer and it's better than any other program we've tried (Rosetta Stone, Tell Me More, Pimsleur). My dd needs explicit instruction. She cannot infer the meanings. Visual Link will get you started right away with constructing actual useful sentences that make sense. They have the first lesson on the website. The first lesson was pretty repetitive. None of the others my dd has done since then had quite that much repetition.

 

http://www.learnspanishtoday.com/

[Leanna Tomlinson]

We are using Visual Link Spanish this summer and it's better than any other program we've tried (Rosetta Stone, Tell Me More, Pimsleur). My dd needs explicit instruction. She cannot infer the meanings. Visual Link will get you started right away with constructing actual useful sentences that make sense. They have the first lesson on the website. The first lesson was pretty repetitive. None of the others my dd has done since then had quite that much repetition.

 

http://www.learnspanishtoday.com/

 

:iagree: I second the rec. for Visual Link. Rosetta Stone frustrated my dc, but Visual Link is easy to understand, and I'm impressed with their progress.

[lagirl]

So glad to hear these recommendations for Visual Link.

My daughter had Spanish I in public school last year and we just purchased the VL recommended for Spanish II, as we have decided to homeschool. I spent a lot of time looking at different curriculum before deciding on this.

[Momof3Maidens]

After reading the posts for Visual Link Spanish I checked it out for myself because I was also looking for a spanish curriculum for the 10th grade daughter this fall. It looks great! I'm looking at ordering it but was wondering for those of you who have used it, have you found a way to test your students after covering each section? I know it says there are written quizzes but notice they don't mention any sort of test except for the online tests that are optional but not sure I'd want to do that. I'd rather have something written for her to take for an actual "grade". Just wondering. Thanks!

[StephanieZ]

My kids are doing very well with Galore Park's So You Really Want to Learn Spanish.

[cshell]

Check out Breaking the Spanish Barrier...http://www.tobreak.com

 

This works nicely with Visual Link or Rosetta Stone...or alone!

 

 

Really super program!!!:001_smile:

[WaterLily]

After reading the posts for Visual Link Spanish I checked it out for myself because I was also looking for a spanish curriculum for the 10th grade daughter this fall. It looks great! I'm looking at ordering it but was wondering for those of you who have used it, have you found a way to test your students after covering each section? I know it says there are written quizzes but notice they don't mention any sort of test except for the online tests that are optional but not sure I'd want to do that. I'd rather have something written for her to take for an actual "grade". Just wondering. Thanks!

 

 

I'm bumping this b/c I'm wondering the same thing about testing/grading Visual Link Spanish. :)

[jplain]

This book sounds interesting -- can you give us a summary form of the method? (Not the same as reading the book, obviously, but I'm curious to hear more.) Thanks!

For a decent summary of the author's method, read the "most helpful" review on Amazon, and the comments that follow: link. The most helpful review should appear first, and is titled "Here's What You'll Get:"

 

However, the book is a fun, quick read, as long as you aren't put off by the author's personality. Your library may have it, or it can be found cheap used. I picked it up on paperbackswap.