Auralog/ TeLL Me More Review

[Mandy in TN]

I wanted to post an update on our auralog Spanish. I finished about 80% of the beginner level Latin American Spanish. After 2 weeks my high schoolers have finished about 30% of the beginner level Latin American Spanish. Yep, they have been putting in quality hours with Mr. Computer.

 

They had a semester of ABeka Spanish 1 under their belts before they began and I am glad for that, because, although the grammar is presented in the program, the student will need to spend time learning it (sentence structure, conjugations, pronouns, etc.) outside the program. So, if your kids have no background in Spanish grammar, be sure they stop at the grammar sections and learn the info. The program will let you open the explanation, glance at it, and keep going.

Since my boys already had a background in grammar and have worked quite a bit with vocabulary through ABeka, I had them do 4 sections the first week and 3 this week. From now until they finish they will do 2 sections each week. There are 15 sections in the Beginner Level Latin American Spanish. I am guessing that the Latin American Spanish is in development, because there are no other levels through the library and on their website I don’t see where it can be purchased. So, when my big guys complete the Latin American Spanish, I plan to have them take the placement test for auralog standard Spanish. Oh, and we do plan to continue with ABeka Spanish alongside Auralog.

Of course, this is easy for me to say. Auralog is free through my library. Would I be willing to pay $225 through RR for the complete Spanish program? Yes, I think so. I bought the RS Farsi. A complete RS V3 program is $450 through RR. The strength of both programs is listening to native speakers and the ability to have that native speaker say the words again and again. So, for 1/2 the cost I do think that Auralog is worth the money. However, RS can be used with younger children, because it is more intuitive and uses more pictures. I do not have to explain to my 6yo what RS Farsi wants him to do and my 15yo has had to ask me what he was supposed to do on an Auralog screen. And, Auralog by far requires more reading and typing.

Also, and this is probably a duh comment, but my oldest ds who has had 2 years of Latin is moving through both ABeka and Auralog with much more confidence and speed than my middle ds. Although middle ds took a light intro to Spanish last year, it takes him nearly double the time of my oldest to complete the same assignment.

 

HTH-

Mandy

[Heather in the Kootenays]

I've considering Auralog and now feel more confident that it should work for us.

[Maureen in NJ]

How old would you recommend that the kids are in order to benefit from this program? We want to use it in a co-op situation with kids from 8-13. They've had a few light years of Spanish already.

 

Maureen

[Mandy in TN]

How old would you recommend that the kids are in order to benefit from this program? We want to use it in a co-op situation with kids from 8-13. They've had a few light years of Spanish already.

 

Maureen

RS can be used with younger children, because it is more intuitive and uses more pictures. I do not have to explain to my 6yo what RS Farsi wants him to do and my 15yo has had to ask me what he was supposed to do on an Auralog screen. And, Auralog by far requires more reading and typing.

 

I would be hesitant to use Aurolog before JrHigh unless I spoke the language being learned so that I could reinforce and explain the program.

 

HTH-

Mandy

[Sandy in Indy]

In the Auralog session I attended at a convention, the rep said 11 was probably the youngest she'd recommend for their program.