bttrflyvld Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 If you want to start teaching Latin what grade do you start? What are your favorite Latin curriculum or books to teach? and why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 We started ds1 this year in third grade. We're using Prima Latina because... I'm not sure why. It seemed to have a good reputation and I just picked it. We've been happy with it. We're doing it with the DVD. I think ds is learning a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustybug Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I plan on introducing it gently through Song School Latin next year. My DD will be in 1st and my DS will probably listen in and he will be in K4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 We start in 3rd grade. We used Latin Primer (I, II, & III) for years, but switched to Visual Latin this year and we love it! It's enjoyable for my kids to learn (all of my kids like watching the lessons whether they are "doing" Latin this year or not :)), and I love the translation approach. They offer plenty of helps and answer any questions we have. www.visuallatin.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohsmom23 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 We started with Song School Latin when my dd was 6yo/1st grade. She really enjoys it. My 4yo ds also enjoys listening in and knows several Latin words now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 We have started it in first with Prima Latina. So far my children have been reading well by that time and have had FLL1 under their belts (or close to it) when they start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I like to start at age 10 with Latin Prep from Galore Park. Before that I start a living language, then keep both going, adding a third language in middle school. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Depends on what you mean by starting Latin. Song School Latin has a nice gentle introduction. It's more just memorizing vocab words by singing silly songs. This can be done at any age. Literally. I posted a couple posts on my blog about how I started it because we did it with my dd when she was 4. Her younger sisters were 2 and an infant. That was a year ago. I skipped the workbook and literally just did games and activities that I made up with the songs. Then for my dd's Kindergarten year we went back and did the workbook. We're breezing through it since she already knew the songs and everything is just cementing into place. Now she'll pepper her everyday conversation with a Latin word or two. I am looking forward to getting my hands on SSL2 if only they would publish the darn thing already. Oh- and one more thing to note- my 20 month old can sing some of the songs from the CD already! Granted the meaning goes over her head but my 3.5 year old is starting to grasp it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Depends on what you mean by starting Latin. Song School Latin has a nice gentle introduction. It's more just memorizing vocab words by singing silly songs. This can be done at any age. Literally. I posted a couple posts on my blog about how I started it because we did it with my dd when she was 4. Her younger sisters were 2 and an infant. That was a year ago. I skipped the workbook and literally just did games and activities that I made up with the songs. Then for my dd's Kindergarten year we went back and did the workbook. We're breezing through it since she already knew the songs and everything is just cementing into place. Now she'll pepper her everyday conversation with a Latin word or two. I am looking forward to getting my hands on SSL2 if only they would publish the darn thing already. Oh- and one more thing to note- my 20 month old can sing some of the songs from the CD already! Granted the meaning goes over her head but my 3.5 year old is starting to grasp it now. We are starting SSL this summer. I talked to them at the convention yesterday and he said it will be summer or fall before SSL2 is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 After confident reading is established - 3rd is a great grade to start :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferLynn Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 We have just started Prima Latina with DD5.5 who is finishing K. I have been doing L'Art de Lire French with her for ~ a year (once upon a time I was fluent so we just started with what I remembered, then moved to the curriculum). She enjoys languages. I think reading ability and English background is going to be more important than age. She is reading at a 3rd grade level and is finishing FLL1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASDAQ Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I don't understand the drive to start Latin so early. Wasn't Latin generally done as a secondary school subject? I would start Latin with a child who was old enough to follow either the Cambridge or Oxford Latin courses. I was nine or ten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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