jillian Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 So dd is starting to read...she can sound out 3 and 4 letter words sometimes 5 (like black, clack, snack, etc) and I was thinking of introducing Greek to her next year. Nothing overly formal just like this is the alphabet, some songs, Greek history, etc. We have Greek in our heritage (along with many other things but the other major one is Polish). I found a program that is put together with the religion that we are exploring and it is FFS. It's a K curriculum and if her pace stays steady or even slows a bit with reading I think the general introduction couldn't hurt. And if it doesn't work we can shelve it or whatever. It is only $7 with shipping. So my question is would you get it and then if it doesn't work out, assess it then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iucounu Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 What do you mean by "assess it then"? I wouldn't personally start my children on a foreign language so young, just because I don't see much point to it, but every child and parent is different. I certainly don't think you'll cause any harm by introducing Greek. If it's only $7, so much the better; you can save it or file it in the circular file if it doesn't work out. I don't know what "FFS" stands for. I'd be more likely personally to invest in a foreign language curriculum that was secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Assess if she was too young to start it or if it is the program components that didn't work. FFS=Free For Shipping Yeah I am leaning towards getting it and if it doesn't work out then no biggie. I don't want to invest in a pricey program and then it not click/work for us ya know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 So dd is starting to read...she can sound out 3 and 4 letter words sometimes 5 (like black, clack, snack, etc) and I was thinking of introducing Greek to her next year. Nothing overly formal just like this is the alphabet, some songs, Greek history, etc. We have Greek in our heritage (along with many other things but the other major one is Polish). We started Spanish at about that point, and there was no harm in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 I am going to think about it for a couple more days and then decide. DH is on board so that's good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maus Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 My older two loved the Greek alphabet when they were 5 & 3 respectively. We have The Reader from †Hey, Andrew, Teach Me Some Greek.†They'd ask for it for a bedtime story. But they're weird like that. My son also likes to set his movie soundtracks to French or Spanish. We haven't studied those languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Thank you. yeah it'd be all on her level no pushing. I think i'm going to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadingtheFeast Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I would wait until after phonics. Just to be sure there's no confusion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Sure, why not? As long as you do not overwhelm her - and you will likely know as a parent if you do - no problem at all. Many children grow up entirely bilingual, many start learning languages very young, many learn to read two scripts at roughly the same time, etc. It is not unheard of. Have fun. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2smartones Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Language is king at my house. We started at 3 and never looked back. I say go for it. (Latin for the older, Greek for the younger, both at 3 ... the younger picked up Latin from older when he was a toddler.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 What about Song School Greek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 What about Song School Greek? I looked at that when I was looking at Latin. I will take a look again but honestly the cost factor is something that I am concerned about, so if she takes off with it we might move on to Song School. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2smartones Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I looked at that when I was looking at Latin. I will take a look again but honestly the cost factor is something that I am concerned about, so if she takes off with it we might move on to Song School. I haven't used SSG, but I used SSL in its previous version. The teacher's manual is better these days, but back when I used it, the teacher's manual was a joke. I gave it away to a friend. All we really needed was the student book, CD, and the free stuff on Headventureland.com. Try to get a hands-on look at SSG someplace like Mardel's or whatever. Then you can decide what you need if you decided to use it at all. We loved SSL, but we whizzed through it in a matter of about 6 weeks. There wasn't much meat, even for a very young child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 I haven't used SSG, but I used SSL in its previous version. The teacher's manual is better these days, but back when I used it, the teacher's manual was a joke. I gave it away to a friend. All we really needed was the student book, CD, and the free stuff on Headventureland.com. Try to get a hands-on look at SSG someplace like Mardel's or whatever. Then you can decide what you need if you decided to use it at all. We loved SSL, but we whizzed through it in a matter of about 6 weeks. There wasn't much meat, even for a very young child. Thank you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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