has anyone tried/can compare latin for children and prima latina series?

[walkermamaof4]

just wondering if someone has used both and really likes one or the other, and why. thanks!

[patchfire]

Well, dd used Prima Latina at the end of first grade/beginning of second. Overall, I liked the program, but I didn't want to continue with it because of the lack of macrons and non-classical pronunciation. If I hadn't had three years of high school Latin with macrons and classical pronunciation, that I do actually remember somewhat, I think I would have felt differently. ;)

 

We then tried Latin for Children, immediately on the heels of PL. Dd did really well with the first few chapters, then it was like we hit a brick wall. She was still young. I put it aside for awhile. We tried again near the end of second grade. Same phenomenon. We tried at the beginning of third grade. Brick wall. I waited until her spelling and a few other things improved drastically. We tried again a few months ago. She just has zero retention with it. I know a lot of people have great results with it, but something about the program and her - they just don't click. She's essentially working above grade level in all areas except spelling, so at this point, I don't feel like it's a need to wait even longer to begin Latin.

 

We're going to try Lively Latin when we start fourth grade in the autumn. I hope third program's the charm! :tongue_smilie:

[laurad1125]

We prefer LFC here. We switched from Prima Latina and the change in ds was dramatic. We found PL very dry and boring. LFC has games (we use the activity book) and interesting tidbits on the DVD. It's made all the difference for us. YMMV.