roxyintn Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 After a lot of debate my ds 15 and I have decided to do Latin instead of French for his high school foreign language. The local high schools offer it so it is a good alternative. He has some background in Greek/Latin roots but not any real Latin Study. What would you recommend for a first time Latin course for him? Memoria Press website says he can start with units 1-5 in Henle I. I just don't want to overwhelm him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Mother of Divine Grace also makes study guides. They cover the book more quickly. We have these plus MP. We like all of them. MP is plenty for an easy start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Unless your child loves Latin, is naturally very studious or you are willing to learn it with him, consider using an online course. MODG syllabus is good, but unless there is a high degree of motivation or interest he will hit a roadblock within the first month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhschool Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 For online I have heard good things about Lukeion with a teacher called Mr. Barr. Start with Prima Latina, Latina Christiana. You can do those two books in one weekend and kick off the Latin in a painless way. There are some good books by a guy called Seigel. My friend does Glencoe Latin and her child seems well-prepared. DS takes Latin at a local Co-op. The teacher uses Ecce Romani (textbook) and they covered half of it in one year, so they go very, very slowly. I supplemented with the Seigel books and DS got Outstanding Achievement on the Intro to Latin National Latin Examination. So--there are many ways to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxyintn Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Unless your child loves Latin, is naturally very studious or you are willing to learn it with him, consider using an online course. MODG syllabus is good, but unless there is a high degree of motivation or interest he will hit a roadblock within the first month. I should have mentioned that online classes are not really a possibility, he doesn't really like sitting at the computer that much. Although we did watch some free videos of Virtual Latin today and he liked them. They were short and interesting. He is motivated and interested in learning Latin so at least I don't have to worry about that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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