Hoot Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 My son is in 8th grade this year and this will be our first year homeschooling (besides Kindergarten). He has taken 2 yrs. of haphazardly implemented Spanish in private school so he knows a lot of basics but not so much how to put it together into conversation. I'm looking for a mostly independent Spanish program for the upcoming year. He is a strong auditory learner so, ideally it would be primarily DVD, computer or CD based. However, I also want some grammar and writing at some point as well. We had considered Rosetta Stone, however, because he has a slight stuttering problem I am concerned that the voice recognition portion will be an issue. I have an older version of Power-Glide but honestly, it looks rather cluttery and confusing. Does anyone have any feedback on the Rosetta Stone voice recognition or another program that may fit my needs a little better? Thanks!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillehei Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 We really dislike Rosetta Stone and wish we had never bought it. Mine are younger than your ds so I am not up with what is good for upper midle/high school, but I have heard Mango from the library is good. You might want to inquire in the high school forum. Also, congratulations on starting homeschooling again and I hope you have a great year. I took mine out two years ago and it has been a blast! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 You might look into La Clase Divertida's high school levels. The classes are live online. We have used the younger levels for the last three years and my son loves the lessons and Senor Gamache! They are almost totally independent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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