happypamama Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 DD started a year ago with Nallenart's L'art de Lire and has just about completed the first level, but she says she does not want more of it. I think it is not as strong in grammar as she wants. She loves Getting Started With Latin, and I wish they had a French version. She's not necessarily adverse to learning colors and useful phrases like "what is your name?," but I think what she really wants is to learn to conjugate verbs so she can create her own sentences and such. It sounds odd, but I don't think she cares if what she learns is in context or not; she will probably like taking a list of verbs, conjugating them, and finding her own context. So I am looking for suggestions. She is ten, going into fifth grade, and is a strong reader, but she does not do "fun" or "cutesy," so graphics and stories aren't really a draw. I studied French for several years myself, so I can do pretty well at the pronunciations. I'm looking at this: Practice Makes Perfect and this: Schaum's Outline of French Grammar. Any thoughts on either of these, or a suggestion for something else that is not too terribly expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Galore Park's SY French worked really well for us - there are samples on the linked page. The CDs are a bit limited, so I used to add in some more oral practice (I speak French). Otherwise it was a solid programme that prepared Calvin well for jumping into French at school. Come back to me if you need supplier information. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschnee Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Breaking the Barrier French looks good http://www.tobreak.com/the-program/the-french-series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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