yvonne Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I know your son is doing it for 2 or 3 subjects, incl. French language, Cleo, but I was wondering if anyone else here is using it? Cleo, is your daughter using it? yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 My daughter will start using it next year most probably, but not the full and complete program. I'll pick and choose. My son does French, Math and Spanish at the 'collège' level (grade 6) There are many homeschoolers in Québec that use the CNED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 What level will you have your daughter start at? I'm thinking of starting my 8yo boys at the beginning, at the CP level, and going forward from there. We're only going to do the French lang. component. Any thoughts on starting with CP? yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 CNED is very strict as to what ages go into what levels. You'll have to convince them that your chlid should start in a different level than where he would be were he in school. After all, CNED is not meant to be used as foreign language classes. It's definitely for French speakers. As for the CP, it's pretty much the level where the kids learn how to read. I don't think it would be very useful if your child already reads. Reading knowledge transfers from one language to another, without the needs for extra phonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Thanks, Cleo. My husband telephoned them a few days ago to discuss level & they thought CP would be fine. Maybe CP is within the normal range for 8 year olds. They didn't seem nearly as strict/bureaucratic as I had expected. I'm finding that French officials have been more than happy, eager even, to work with French kids, even if the mother is American. (Mine have dual citizenship at the moment.) It seems the French have a strong love of country that makes them want any French child to have a solid foundation in French language & culture. My kids just started reading French in Sept., so it sounds like CP is the place to be. We're hoping to start in Feb/March. Reading knowledge transfers from one language to another, without the needs for extra phonics. This was an interesting thought. Do you mean in the sense that the grammar/syntax is similar? I'm finding that going over French phonics with the kids (-on, -in, ch=sh, é vs è, basic vowel sounds, etc.) has been very helpful with their ability to figure words out. They might not recognize the written word, but once they sound it out, they realize what it is. Does that make sense? Do you happen to know if the CNED CP level takes a phonetic approach to reading? Or is it more of a "whole language"/sight word approach? Thanks, again, for all your thoughts! yvonne ps... As an aside, along the lines of the French wanting every French child to be well-founded in French lang & culture..... A French friend of my husband became a US citizen. Following the rules for US citizenship, he had to relinquish his citizenship of France. So, he mailed his French passport to the French consulate/embassy in SF. They mailed it back to him and said, basically, you can't give up French citizenship. Once French, always French. :) I thought that certainly illustrated the French attitude about being French! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 You probably can't answer this question, but I'm trying just in case... If I want to do just that Geographie/Histoire 6e that was discussed earlier, do you think CNED would be willing to send me the student and teacher materials for just that class? Do I have to sign up officially with them and send work samples to them? And would I get to choose Hachette as the publisher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 If I want to do just that Geographie/Histoire 6e that was discussed earlier, do you think CNED would be willing to send me the student and teacher materials for just that class? Yes, you can sign up for one class. Do I have to sign up officially with them and send work samples to them? For one class, you have to sign up officially, but they don't need to see work samples before accepting the inscription, especially if it fits the child's age. And would I get to choose Hachette as the publisher? You have to take whatever CNED chooses. It usually comes with one official school book (Hachette or some other, I'm not sure which), and a student manual made by CNED, and the corrigé. Every two weeks, you have to send in work for corrections. You need to send in at least the first 7 'devoirs' for the class to be considered successful (out of 12), and be allowed to continue the following year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Thank you Cleo. That is exactly what I wanted to know. I'm having trouble getting the Hachette 6e teacher's guide delivered to the USA. If I get desperate, I'll do this. I'll consider it anyway, I guess, because the outside accountability might be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Melaniercarlson Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 My daughter has been doing all subjects with the CNED for the last two years (CM1 and CM2). It'd be nice to communicated with others whose children are also with the CNED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 Hi Melanie, Welcome to the boards! Where are you located? We're in CA. We are not currently doing the CNED. We were doing it last year with a tutor, but she returned to France and we haven't been able to replace her yet. :( I'm hoping to have a tutor lined up for the coming school year. We'd probably do CM 1. My husband is French. His whole side of the family is in France. We just recently started having my in-laws work with the children on their French via Skype. It's been wonderful not only for their French, but also for the more frequent connection it creates between the children and their mamie and papie. yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allergonaut Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 When I try & print from "SRWARE Iron" it crashes & has to re-start.I havent the most up to date version, and dont seem to have this problem with any other browser ??Just wondering if anyone else is having this problem ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 We pick and choose our CNED subjects. My son just finished his 5eme, for French, Spanish and Latin My daughter just finished her CM1 for French, Spanish and Mandarin. The rest we do in English (we're French speakers aiming for a bilingual education) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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