mirabillis Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 We're planning to start our first year of Spanish this year. I speak Spanish well, and the kids hear me in our home speak it daily with an employee of ours. They have picked up all the very basics, but not so much more. I have researched and researched and here is what I have found that seem to appeal the most to me. My main target would be for my 11yo 6th grader & 9yo 4th grader. Whatever my youngers (age 7 & 5) glean, that will just be the gravy, but they are not the target per se. Getting Started with Spanish - looks like an awesome get-your-feet-wet program. Short, easy and to the point. So You Really Want to Learn Spanish (Galore Park) - looks like an amazing upper middle to high school level course. We're not quite there yet, reviews have said we should have some vocab down before delving in. Visual Link - I came across this by happenstance b/c my oldest ds (11) is soooo into anything computer-driven. I think this is right up his alley. I like the free lessons they have, they look like they would work well - but reviews seem to indicate many users are high school and above. So I'm very confused. I also came across DuoLingo and think this looks great for me to brush up on my Spanish, but is this appropriate for the middle-school and late elementary crowd? Anyone with any advice? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarynB Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 My DS11 uses Visual Link Spanish level 1 with no problems. I don't think it is inappropriate for a middle schooler nor too hard for a motivated beginner. DS started it last year as a 5th grader. Prior to that, we dabbled in GSWS (I like it but DS didn't appreciate the format) and he also uses Duolingo sometimes for a fun supplement. As a sidenote, if you decide to use Visual Link, consider buying the download version rather than relying on the web version. We have pretty decent DSL service but experienced lots of issues with lag time and slowness with the web version. I've seen others mention the same problem too. The downloads go on sale fairly regularly and if you're subscribed to their emails you'll get the sale notices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatHomeschoolDad Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 DD did several years of Spanish on Discovery Streaming. It was a program done by Arizona Stage U. (I think). Well worth the subscription. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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