Online Latin classes for EG 9 year old?

[Runningmom80]

I have decided that Latin would be a good opening to online classes for DS.  I'd love something not *too* intense since this will be his first course with a teacher other than me.  As far as placement, we will probably finish BB1 of LL by the fall. DS will turn 9 in November.

[crazyforlatin]

DD is enrolled in Lukeion's Latin 1 and it is intense but very satisfying. The Barrs don't normally have kids that young in Latin 1 class, so if you do enroll, expect an email from Mr. Barr to ask for your child's background. Does EG stand for extremely gifted? DD is not but she has done very well with the class thus far.

 

There is Classical Learning Resource Center's elementary online Latin program taught by the curriculum's author, http://www.clrconline.com/latin-elementary-school-.html

 

DD has taken a few classes with clrc and has enjoyed all of them. I like clrc because the administrator and the director are both responsive to emails and classes are very small.

[eternalsummer]

We've enrolled DD9 (10 in a month) in Lukeion's Latin 1 for fall; she not quite EG, but she picks up language and grammar well; it is one of her strengths.

[Runningmom80]

Sorry, the EG thing is just to give a general idea of level as far as course work would go. I prob should have just said a grade level. :)

 

Anyways, I was looking at lukeion & Landry. Landry has a prep course for younger kids, but I don't know if that would be review.

[eternalsummer]

No I think the EG is helpful; DD9 is quite bright but it's hard to say what grade level she works at - her writing and math and reading are all so varied.  Also, the grade at which she's working in any given subject may or may not be the level at which she is capable, if that makes sense.  Much easier to just say a highly gifted 9 year old :) 

[Runningmom80]

Do either of these options have a peer interaction component?

[Dmmetler]

If you have anyone to do local stuff with, I'd really suggest doing the ACL Classics club with a small group. The projects suggested help flesh out classical history and culture nicely, and it often finds the kids who are at least curious about Latin and enjoy learning a bit of it, even if they're nowhere near the same level in it. (And if you're in a neighborhood like mine, you can have the students at the school across the street quizzically watching as the kids run around in bed sheet togas, yelling out Latin vocabulary words while throwing nerf balls at each other:) ).

 

 

[chiguirre]

T did First Form Latin at MP Online when she was 10.  She was on the young side but not by 5 years. It was a fun class with lots of games and interaction. I don't know what BB of LL is, but there are 4 form levels plus the Henle books, so I'm sure you could find the right level at MP Online. The class wasn't very intensive and it only took us 2 or 3 hours a week on top of class time. It did give T a rock solid base with declension paradigms that's come in very useful in high school Latin 1 at Landry. If you haven't bought Landry generics in advance, it will be more expensive than almost any other option.

[crazyforlatin]

Do either of these options have a peer interaction component?

Lukeion doesn't unless you count the 5 minutes prior to class starting where kids can text chat. CLRC does allow text chatting after class, depending on the teacher, possibly even vocally if the teacher turns on the mike. Lukeion does not even allow kids to vocally answer questions during class unless it's an upper level Latin class; typing in answers is allowed although only the teacher sees it. CLRC does allow kids to speak during class, at least the classes we've taken.

 

Anne Van Fossen of CLRC can let you know which is appropriate for your child; very few elementary language classes are appropriate for DD - it would be too slow. I don't know the Latin programs you've used. I can tell you that DD is good with languages and had done 3/4 of Henle before I enrolled her last year.

[FairProspects]

If you have anyone to do local stuff with, I'd really suggest doing the ACL Classics club with a small group. The projects suggested help flesh out classical history and culture nicely, and it often finds the kids who are at least curious about Latin and enjoy learning a bit of it, even if they're nowhere near the same level in it. (And if you're in a neighborhood like mine, you can have the students at the school across the street quizzically watching as the kids run around in bed sheet togas, yelling out Latin vocabulary words while throwing nerf balls at each other:) ).

 

Where can I find this information? Is there a link? This is something I would really like to look into for my youngest. He is a mythology addict, has asked to learn Latin next year, and I'm thinking of having him do some online mythology classes or taking the National Mythology Exam. He would love a Classics Club (and I think I have the kids to run it).

[Incognito]

http://www.etclassics.org/pages/classics-club

[EndOfOrdinary]

The big one holding back my younger language kid is his ability to think, type, and process all at the same time.  With many of the online classes all three of those things have to happen fairly fluidly.  He can do two at once (thank you, Minecraft), but by the time the class has moved on to the next thing, he is just about finished getting his answer entered.  It becomes frustrating.  He gets a bit anxious, and the learning component glitches with the emotional component.  We are looking at entering Lukieon in 7th grade (age 12) just to allow for the asynchronous stuff to all catch up.  At that point he will have passed what the class covers as far as content by quite a nice chunk, but it will allow him to get used to all the other components.  As much as I initially cringed at the idea of spending money to start Ds below his level, after considerations from Lukieon and three other parents I talked with it really make a lot of sense.

 

I was looking at it with a nice, giant stack of life skills in place where the only thing that I really needed to learn was the material.  Ds is not in that place due to his age, but the classes are geared toward a student that has many of those lifeskills forming. You might consider starting her a bit behind the curve so that she can adjust.

[crazyforlatin]

We started Lukeion's Latin 1 even though DD had already completed 3/4 of Henle. I really wanted to save money and go with level 2, but now that we are now near the end of the 2nd semester, I do think I made the right decision. Sometimes there is more to learn than just Latin itself with Lukeion.

 

I do think that Mrs. Barr is fair when kids are typing in answers. She does announce who is correct and who needs to try again. So whoever wants to answer, that kid will get a response from her. Not many kids answer. You may be aware that AOPS is not like that. Most of the time only three names appear and it moves fast. But AOPS is fair in a way in that a kid's name will not continue to appear if he answers frequently. Mrs. Barr wants all the kids to give it a try so she does provide more time before moving on to the next question, and she will acknowledge each answer.