inthenightkitchen Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I'm wondering what you experienced Latin-teaching parents would recommend as a track for Latin. What age would you start? Is it worth starting in Kindergarten? Which books/programs are recommended? If anyone has used Song School Latin or Linney's Getting Started in Latin, please give me your opinions (and what ages you used them with). Thanks for your help! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kchara Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 We use Song School Latin. Mine are 9 and 8 that we're using it officially for, although my 4 year old listens in, and he does the coloring sheets. More or less. ;) Anyway, he's picking up quite a bit, as well. When his writing improves, I'll probably start getting him a workbook then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EKS Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 My younger son started in 2nd grade with Lively Latin. At the time we started, he was reading English fluently and had had a good introductory English grammar course the year before. I used Getting Started with Latin with my older son when he was in 6th grade. It was a wonderful introduction to Latin for both of us. You could easily use it with a younger child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I would wait until they have a very solid grasp of English phonics and are reading well before starting Latin. I'm on my second kid in Song School Latin and can't recommend it enough. :) My current precocious kindergartner is halfway through it (she's been reading real chapter books for more than a year). My current second grader has already finished SSL and is into LFC now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthenightkitchen Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Silvermoon... what's LFC? (At the risk of sounding pretty stupid!) :-P I would wait until they have a very solid grasp of English phonics and are reading well before starting Latin. I'm on my second kid in Song School Latin and can't recommend it enough. :) My current precocious kindergartner is halfway through it (she's been reading real chapter books for more than a year). My current second grader has already finished SSL and is into LFC now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 We start with a modern foreign language then add in Latin at about age 9. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 LFC = Latin for Children I loved, loved, loved SSL. Used it with Becca when she was in K and Sylvia (3 at the time) picked up a good bit of it! BUT, there's not a really great place to go for a first grader after finishing SSL. LFC is more for 3rd grade and up. So we haven't done Latin for a while. I would love a SSL 2. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) I did start them in K, but it was totally unnecessary, as you cannot do anything "meaty" with so small children, it was exposure more than anything else until 9-10 years old, and it was only at 12-13 that we could actually move to texts. I think the K-5 years are MUCH better spent focusing on a modern foreign language, as children are naturally in the "mode" of learning languages through immersion at those ages, and then classics added in middle years or even in high school. Edited March 21, 2011 by Ester Maria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 We enjoyed starting with Song School Latin at age 5. I think we're going to move to Lively Latin (printing out Big Book 1 now). We'll also be using Getting Started with Latin. I believe in starting early for languages, they can pick up so much (and can learn multiple languages) when young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Silvermoon... what's LFC? (At the risk of sounding pretty stupid!) :-P LFC is Latin for Children. Both LFC and Song School Latin are made by Classical Academic Press. http://www.classicalacademicpress.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Another vote here for waiting until your child can read. English fluent reading is a higher priority than Latin :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 We started in 2nd grade with Lively Latin. It's very easy to use for a parent who doesn't know Latin. Ds enjoys it and looks forward to Latin. He was reading very well when we started and we were in year two of grammar with FLL. We are getting to concepts in Latin grammar that he hasn't had yet in English but for the most part it's been ok. Often the two build on each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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