kailuamom Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Anybody have experience / browsed through both? I had never heard of either until today and they both look great! I am looking for an engaging Latin program for the coming year. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 They are for different age ranges. If you want to combine you 8 and 11 year olds, I'd go with Lively Latin. If it's just the 11yo, then Latin Prep is great. The first chapter of of Latin Prep looks easy, but the difficulty really ramps up. I wouldn't use it below age 9; probably 10 is a better starting point. Best wishes Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Anybody have experience / browsed through both? I had never heard of either until today and they both look great! I am looking for an engaging Latin program for the coming year.Lively Latin is much slower and gentler than Latin Prep and is appropriate for Gr. 2 (with a strong reader) or 3 to 5 or 6. Latin Prep would probably be appropriate for Gr 4 or 5 and up. Lively Latin 1 & 2 don't cover as much grammar as Latin Prep 1, but a child completing both levels will have picked up a substantial vocabulary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I use Lively Latin with my 10yos, Latin Prep with my 14yos, & SYRWTL Latin with my 16yod. Each dc is doing well with their respective curriculum. Latin Prep moves a bit too deep, a bit too fast for my 10yos; but Lively Latin is just the right mix of Latin, grammar, & history. Latin Prep is just right for my 14yos working with me. Both progams are a much better fit for my dc than LC1 & PL were last year. My dc found those programs boring. JMHO, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I'm also using both. LL with my almost eight year-old, and LP with my 12 year-old. I'm getting the benefit of both! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kailuamom Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 Thanks for all the info! I will do some more research into both..and decide which will work best for each dd or for both. It is good to know that Latin Prep probably won't work for both. Is the only place to get the Latin Prep the Galore Park website? With the exchange rate getting all of the books/keys/audio looked to get a bit pricey. I just want to make the right decision...I shelled out a bundle for Latin Primer two years ago after MUCH research and my kids just couldn't get into it. The dvds were just too boring they said. lol Thanks, again, for all the great advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Is the only place to get the Latin Prep the Galore Park website?No, popular alternatives are Horriblebooks.com (discounted books, cheap shipping, but only periodic orders) and Book Depository (free shipping). We've been very satisfied with Horriblebooks.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kailuamom Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 No, popular alternatives are Horriblebooks.com (discounted books, cheap shipping, but only periodic orders) and Book Depository (free shipping). We've been very satisfied with Horriblebooks.com. Thanks for those sites, Moira! It even looks like some of the books that I would be interested in are "available now" at Horriblebooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygrrl Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 No, popular alternatives are Horriblebooks.com (discounted books, cheap shipping, but only periodic orders) and Book Depository (free shipping). We've been very satisfied with Horriblebooks.com. I will add that Amazon.com had the text book last time I looked. It's not as good a price as Horriblebooks. but might be easier to purchase if you just wanted to check out the text more thoroughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I've used Latin Prep with 8 and 9yo students, and they did well, but the students I had who were that young were both academically very strong and had had some previous Latin instruction (Minimus, Latina Christiana, something like that...). I had looked at Lively Latin and felt that for my students who had already studied Minimus and Secundus, there wouldn't be much new material. I also didn't like the price or the ebook format. I've loved Latin Prep and will be using the next level this coming year. I've ordered several times from Ray at HorribleBooks and also from Book Depository. Both were good experiences, and I expect to use both again in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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