freemanfamilyof6 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) Trying to come up with a accelerated plan for next year for my 2nd DD. She seems to have her greatest strengths in LA and music and creativity. She is 11 and will be continuing with some of our regular curriculum next year, but I would like to add some other things in for her. I may also consider online LA classes that are for gifted kids. She has been using: Memoria Press Literature guides (1 grade ahead) Fix It grammar (middle school) IEW writing (medieval next year) Diana Waring History Revealed (this one allows her to do amazing creative projects and dig deep for presentations and reports) Duolingo Spanish and Getting Started with Spanish All about Spelling (finished) Figuratively Speaking Guitar and Voice lesson weekly Piano lessons weekly She's also a competitive club travel team soccer player How can I challenge her and allow her to continue to pursue her love of writing, reading, language arts, foreign language? 1. What options are out there for LA online for the gifted? I looked at the Stanford one and it doesn't have good reviews. We are looking for something that won't contradict our Biblical worldview at the moment. Open to suggestions that are secular, though. 2. What is a good 2nd foreign language option? And what curriculum do you recommend? I was thinking about latin, but not sure what to add next. What is a good starter Latin for her at 11? 3. Wondering about a creative writing program that will guide her to write short stories, poems, maybe novels, etc...... I saw a mention of Cover Story, but I am not familiar with it at all. I'm thinking I would need to drop IEW for her if we add this area? Does that sound right? 4. Should we add a vocab program that focuses on roots and which one? 5. Poetry memorization and study..... suggestions? 6. Literature reading list that is advanced but content isn't inappropriate? She can read anything put in front of her, but sometimes the content is just too mature. Open to other suggestions. I don't know that I will do all these options, but looking for direction. This is new ground for me. Thanks so much. Edited May 25, 2017 by freemanfamilyof6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weddell Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 (edited) I don't know much about it, but I was thinking of having my dd, age 11, do the online latin here: http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/ . It's a talented/gifted classes and some are online. They also have in person classes if you are near Chicago. Hopefully this link will take you more directly (you might have to copy and paste, I can't get it to become a link): http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/courses?f[0]=field_division%3A412&f[1]=field_grade_level%3A426 Edited May 30, 2017 by weddell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyOwn Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 (edited) How about Lukeion Latin for a second language? Their program is really wonderful. You wouldn't need a vocab program if you did Latin. My dd loved IEW's poetry memorization program. She still plays around with it on her own sometimes just for her own pleasure. If I hadn't had access to a wonderful omnibus class locally (and if I had known about them, lol) I would have my dd start taking CLRC's literature or great books courses in middle school. Edited May 30, 2017 by OnMyOwn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I was really impressed with Lukeion too. My DS took Greek but I'm sure their Latin is excellent too. I thought it was very challenging for DS in a way we haven't found from other providers. Nobody has made DS work like Mr Barr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freemanfamilyof6 Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 How about Lukeion Latin for a second language? Their program is really wonderful. You wouldn't need a vocab program if you did Latin. My dd loved IEW's poetry memorization program. She still plays around with it on her own sometimes just for her own pleasure. If I hadn't had access to a wonderful omnibus class locally (and if I had known about them, lol) I would have my dd start taking CLRC's literature or great books courses in middle school. Help me out... what's CLRC? Thanks for the help. Looking up the Latin now you recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyOwn Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Help me out... what's CLRC? Thanks for the help. Looking up the Latin now you recommended. http://clrconline.com I believe MadTeaParty has used their lit classes. My dd took AP English this year and I was looking for a challenging follow-up and was very tempted by the Great Books class. It is not easy to find English classes that not only use quality literature, but that also have a significant focus on writing skills. That is what appealed to me. In the end, my dd decided she wanted the in-person aspect of the local omnibus class next year. If it weren't for that, I would have signed her up for the GB class. Definitely look into Lukeion. My dd has done Latin through a number of different providers, and she switched to them this last spring and has just loved it. Dr. Fisher has been an all-time favorite teacher of hers. She'll take AP Latin with Mrs. Barr next year. Also, you didn't ask about Spanish, but I'll throw this out there. My dd has been taking Spanish with Ray Leven since she was about your dd's age and is going to take AP Spanish with him next year through Pennsylvania Homeschoolers. That class isn't a good fit for everyone, but it has been wonderful for my dd. https://sites.google.com/site/spanishlearningonline/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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