Satori Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 As promised, I just blogged about Homeschool Spanish, an initial review. Hope this helps people deciding upon purchasing it from the co-op or as a future curriculum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoshannon Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Thanks! We've been looking for a Spanish program we could use with Madeline that didn't cost an arm and a leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 I should add that if about 20 more people order, the HSBC discount will reach 40%, making the digital version only $29.97. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I'm glad you are enjoying it, as we are. One thing we are doing with the vocabulary cards is to put the Spanish on one side and an illustration on the other rather than the English. My husband (who is the one leading this part of homeschooling) wants to encourage our daughter to bypass the translating as much as possible and make the direct connections to the concepts to hopefully speed up her ability to use it without first translating it in her head. It doesn't hurt that my daughter loves to draw, so that's an extra incentive to make the vocabulary cards.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessieC Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Oh boy, now do I buy or not buy? Thanks for the review--look like a great program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2teach0307 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Thanks for posting! I looked at this on the HBC on Monday and just sat on it for a couple of days before making a decision. After reading your review, I just signed up for it! So excited. Thanks again for the reminder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 I'm glad you are enjoying it, as we are. One thing we are doing with the vocabulary cards is to put the Spanish on one side and an illustration on the other rather than the English. My husband (who is the one leading this part of homeschooling) wants to encourage our daughter to bypass the translating as much as possible and make the direct connections to the concepts to hopefully speed up her ability to use it without first translating it in her head. It doesn't hurt that my daughter loves to draw, so that's an extra incentive to make the vocabulary cards.;) Great idea, I had planned to do that with the words as much as possible. Good to know it makes sense as well. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaddon Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 How would this fit in to do with elementary science or a comparison? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Thanks Angela! Your review confirmed what I was thinking, so I will need to combine this with a program that is more grammar intensive. For $30, I would buy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I'm glad you are enjoying it, as we are. One thing we are doing with the vocabulary cards is to put the Spanish on one side and an illustration on the other rather than the English. My husband (who is the one leading this part of homeschooling) wants to encourage our daughter to bypass the translating as much as possible and make the direct connections to the concepts to hopefully speed up her ability to use it without first translating it in her head. It doesn't hurt that my daughter loves to draw, so that's an extra incentive to make the vocabulary cards.;) This is a good idea in general although I have to tell you I have had students for whom having the English word worked better than the pictures. Not only did they translate in their head regardless of the ilustration, but also got the meaning wrong *even with pictures I thought were impossible to be misunderstood*.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 This is a good idea in general although I have to tell you I have had students for whom having the English word worked better than the pictures. Not only did they translate in their head regardless of the ilustration, but also got the meaning wrong *even with pictures I thought were impossible to be misunderstood*.... Since we are having her draw the pictures, hopefully that will lessen the risk. She's very visual, so I think it may work well for her. I, on the other hand, would do better with the word, but then, I don't get pictures of stories and such in my head when I read---I see the words printed on the page.:) Visual in a different way, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 How would this fit in to do with elementary science or a comparison? Do you mean elementary Spanish? Is that the program through Discovery Streaming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaddon Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Do you mean elementary Spanish? Is that the program through Discovery Streaming? Doh, yes! I was in bed last night, should have been asleep. elementary spanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Doh, yes! I was in bed last night, should have been asleep. elementary spanish. I'm going to be combining REAL Homeschool Spanish with the Discovery Streaming middle school program next year, since we'll have DS for the first time. I think they are by the same folks, so I'm hoping they work well together.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Elementary Spanish is so easy to use, and since we already have the Discovery Education Streaming subscription, I intend to keep using the entire program. Some of the vocabulary will be nicely reinforced. I hope to also use Getting Started with Spanish for the grammar work now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaddon Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 How lOng would you say to plan on getting through the material? I was thinking on a two year spam not doing it every day. I am going to purchase it tonight. I just need sOme ink lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 We're planning on two years. I think it's super flexible though, so you can take less or more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Would you say this program is more of a parts-to-whole or whole-to-parts type program? My understanding & an example: Latina Christiana is parts-to-whole (learn vocab & grammar, then put it together in the form of prayers/songs or Latin sayings). Minimus is whole-to-parts (give sentences first in context, then add some key words of vocab & grammar as necessary to understand the conversations). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 I haven't used either of those programs, so I'm not really sure which one it is, but I can try to explain again. REAL Homeschool Spanish presents a vocabulary list and phrases to use with the new words. It's that simple. Minimal grammar is presented. Focus is on conversational speaking fluency. I intend to use another program along with it that is more grammar-focused. The author thinks that will "bog down" the student, but I don't think it will for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Would you say this program is more of a parts-to-whole or whole-to-parts type program? My understanding & an example: Latina Christiana is parts-to-whole (learn vocab & grammar, then put it together in the form of prayers/songs or Latin sayings). Minimus is whole-to-parts (give sentences first in context, then add some key words of vocab & grammar as necessary to understand the conversations). I'm of the parts-to-whole camp, so Minimus didn't work for us. I think this program would work really well with a grammar-focused course, like GSWS if you prefer something very simple, or SfC for the next level up. So even if it's immersion, I think it's fine for kids (not for me because I'm not a little kid and can't absorb a language just like that) but I would add in some grammar just so that the kid can get a better picture of how this language works. I don't think this immersion method would be good for Latin, but that's another topic. I think we still need 15 more people to buy to get 40% off :D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Thanks! I put in my order for it from the co-op. I'll be starting Spanish with all my girls this year and this looks like it offers ideas for all ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Oh wow, in the last 15 minutes, the order went up to 50, so now we get it for $30! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaddon Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Awesome I am ordering tonight and running to the store for a binder and ink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffodil Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hooray! Now it's $30. Thanks for the review, Angela. I'm ordering tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Is it just me?!?! I got the order confirmation and I thought the link to the downloadable file would be available today, but I haven't seen it in my account or in my email. If it is just me, I should send an email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I thought it said within 10 days? It usually isn't instant because the company that sells the curriculum sends the download link, so HSBC will send them the data, and they'll use that data to send out a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I thought it said within 10 days? It usually isn't instant because the company that sells the curriculum sends the download link, so HSBC will send them the data, and they'll use that data to send out a link. Thanks, as long as I'm not the odd-man out. When I ordered Arrow, it was really quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Thanks, as long as I'm not the odd-man out. When I ordered Arrow, it was really quick. Hopefully someone will post to this thread when they get it. I know Math Mammoth ended up in my spam folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I wanted to thank you for posting your review of this! I ordered it a couple days ago from HSBC, and can't wait until I can download it next week! :001_smile: For anyone interested, you have until 11:59PM Pacific time on Sunday to order the digital version for $29.97! Now I just need to figure out if it will be worth it to have this one printed at Office Depot or somewhere or print it myself. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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