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Posted: Jan 02 2006 at 2:20pm | IP Logged Quote LLMom
What Latin program would be good for a family that doesn't have any experience (Mom) and could be used for a variety of ages? We attempted Latina Christiana I and found it difficult. People say its easy to use but I found the lesson plans confusing and I had to try to make up more practice work. Not enough practice in translating. My kids are familar with a bit of Latin as we attend the Latin Mass.

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How about Lingua Angelica?

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Posted: Jan 03 2006 at 12:55am | IP Logged Quote ALmom
Prima Latina was easier for me to start with than Latina Christiani. I have the same difficulty with no Latin background at all - and the additional difficulty that we don't even have access to a Latin Mass within any reasonable drive (closest Tridentine is 3 hours away, Novus Ordo with standard prayers in Latin is 2 hours away)so I need a cheat sheet even for pronunciations.

Prima Latina is more appropriate for younger children and we haven't gotten too far in it either - but it was doable for me.

The other program that looks Ok to us is Missal Latin by Kolbe. It is more textbooky but has more organized explanations, seems to be more methodical in giving vocabulary and grammar together. Kolbe uses it for 2 years in upper elementary. I think I would space it out longer. I think it would even be OK for high school. With me as teacher we'd have to go much slower.

I think what I really want to do is hire a tutor for us all and learn together plus get a Latin choir going (something I cannot do unless I find someone to lead it as I cannot read music, sing, or speak Latin). I continue to find homeschooling very humbling!!!

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Posted: Jan 03 2006 at 1:04am | IP Logged Quote ALmom
Oops - what I failed to mention is that I would like the older to do more formal Latin with the grammar but do not need or have the time (nor desire) to do this with youngers. With missal Latin the lessons in grammar and vocabulary are based on basic Latin prayers and move from there. My plan is to use the Missal Latin for formal study with 2 oldest (this summer) and just work on all memorizing the basic prayer that the lesson is built around for all the younger. Without knowing the Latin prayers, this program is still slow for us - but looks very doable. With just a bit of Latin background (ie from Latin Mass), I think it is really, really doable. My ds who does have access to Latin Mass and attended monthly with her family, found she really loved this program and everyone from her very bright 11 yo to her high schooler enjoyed this and learned from it. I don't know what she did with the 8yo and under crowd but you could certainly include them in any singing of the Latin prayers, etc. without getting into anything very formal.

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We started with Prima Latina (I have no Latin background) and now we have moved into Latina C I -- it makes it so much easier doing Prima first because the LCI words are often repeats of ones we memorized with Prima. Thus, a new LCI chapter with words we are familiar with lets us focus more on the new vocab and verbs. Using the new complementary book with the crosswords and puzzles from Memoria has also increased the children's enjoyment of Latin.

We also supplement with Minimus - a fun Latin series from the UK that is sort of a Roman history/comic book.
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It has taken us 4 years to get through Prima Latina and LC 1 and LC 2. We're just finishing up LC 2 this semester in a co-op. (my kids are currently in 5th, 6th and 7th) If it weren't for one of the moms in the co-op who is a French teacher, and knows the nuances of several languages and all the grammar terms, we may not have finished. The more complex grammar concepts were not well explained in my opinion.

The author could improve the text if she would spend a little more time reviewing new concepts before throwing in a bunch of exceptions to the rule. We often questioned her choice of progression in certain areas. But none of us had Latin experience to understand the big picture and where she was headed.

I found LC 2 quite challenging without a Latin or strong grammar background.

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Posted: Feb 20 2006 at 8:26am | IP Logged Quote Natalia
We have used Latina Christiana I and are currently using Latina Christiana II with my 12 yo dd. I don't have background in Latin but Spanish being my native language, has given me enogh background to at least follow. That said, my dd has found it challenging and I think she hasn't retained as much as I would like. But I think it is more how we have approached it that the program per se. We haven't put too much emphasis in Latin. We do it only twice a week and I haven't made her memorize the all the stuff she is supposed to memorize. I think that to do full justice to the program I have to give it more time.
I guess I feel ambivalent toward Latin: I like my kids to learn some, I like the benefits the study of Latin brings to the student but, when it come to the reality of our lives Latin is not a priority (big sigh here). Maybe I will start my younger one with Prima Latina next year...

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