AdventuresinHomeschooling Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 I was planning to go with CAP Spanish for Children since my younger kids are doing Song School Spanish, but now I am second guessing myself. I have read through some threads and haven't always seen the best reviews of it. But I don't see anything else I love either. Are there any other good programs? He is loving duo lingo, but I would like some instruction on the grammar of spanish too, esp. verb conjugations. I was looking at Getting Started with Spanish today and would love to hear more about it. Is it thorough? More than one year? Also thinking of picking up a public school textbook. If I do go with CAP, the new DVDs seem unnecessary to me from the previews. Any feedback on these? Whatever I go with should be secular, too. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Getting Started with Spanish is exactly what its title suggests. It has short, easy lessons to get you started with the language. It would take about a year if you do a lesson everyday. Amazon had a Look Inside for the Kindle version. And there are free pronunciation files here. I haven't used CAPs language for children series. I had a friend who used LfC and the pages looked too busy for me, so I never tried. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Cap is awesome but moved fast and takes quite a time investment. If you do have time it really is well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 DVDs Are the best part, do not skip them:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 We're using Duolingo for practice and review and SFC for explicit grammar. My kids chant the latest SFC memory page aloud and complete roughly a page a day, which barely takes 10-15 minutes. Then they spend about 20-30 minutes on Duolingo. Because of Duolingo the memory work in SFC has been very easy. SFC by itself just doesn't have enough built in review. Duolingo doesn't teach any explicit grammar. Together they've been a perfect fit for this family. If you already speak Spanish you'd probably be fine without the SFC DVD. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) Getting Started With Spanish is excellent with Duolingo. It's how I introduced my husband to the language. My kids are watching Salsa, available free through Georgia Public Broadcasting, because they're too young for a curriculum yet. I intend to use Galore Park's So You Really Want To Learn Spanish. Other things that have caught my attention but I haven't used include... *Exploring Spanish Through Culture, Fiesta! A Spanish Counting, Silly Songs in Spanish, and Interactive Spanish: Lessons for Early Language Learning from Royal Fireworks Press *Kids Stuff Spanish *La Clase Divertida *Easy Spanish Step By Step *Readers from Amsco Publishing *Spanish In 10 Minutes A Day *Complete Spanish All In One Edited June 27, 2016 by Slache 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehave8 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Cap is awesome but moved fast and takes quite a time investment. If you do have time it really is well done. DVDs Are the best part, do not skip them:) Glad to hear this. I just got SSS and Spanish for Children for next school year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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