Stuart Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 We will be finishing SSL soon. My son loves his Latin. I'm not sure where to go from here. I was looking at LFC but it is pricey. I only have one so I won't be able to pass it on. I also was looking at GSWL. Price is much better and the MP3s are available free. I have zero Latin knowledge so I need a strong program. I'd appreciate thoughts/ideas. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I have zero knowledge of programs beyond SSL, but I hear that SSL 2 is coming out in January ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I emailed Classical Academic Press recently and they told me that the SSL2 curriculum had been written and they were just going to edit it and then send it to print. But they couldn't give me specifics on when. I would LOVE for it to be in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 You're right, Kristen. I think I probably just was over-eager and decided to insert "January" when CAP said "early 2012." At any rate, there will be a SSL 2 coming out ... soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurtis75 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 If you need something before ssl2 comes out you might consider Prima Latina. I used it after we finished SSL because my dd wasn't ready for lfc yet. It wasn't as fun and doesn't have as many bells and whistles as SIL and lfc but it served a purpose. Like SSL it is vocabulary based and doesn't really touch on grammar other than to identify that the weekly lists are nouns or verbs, etc. The program covers a lot of derivatives. LFC is definately a big step up in difficulty. It jumps right in to grammar covering declensions and longer lists of words fr each lesson. We really like it and I think it's worth the money but it requires a pretty big jump in work required to learn the lesson material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I'm also interested in Minimus. My library had a set that I borrowed and looked over. A year ago it was waaay over my then 4yrdd's mind. I still think I'd rather go the SSL2 route.... but I am rethinking Minimus now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 My son would love SSL2. I'll hope for January! My library had a minimus kit available so I'm going to check it out. The more I look at LFC the more I think it will be too much right now. Maybe next year. There is plenty of time he's eight:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Prima Latina looks like it might work out too. I'll have to look into it more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I also recommend Prima Latina, it is very gentle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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