Posted: 8/24/2021 4:00:07 PM EDT
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Hello, I thought I might be of some help here in this forum. I was homeschooled K-8, attended a Classical HS, got a bachelors degree in classical languages, and have been teaching Latin for nine years now at 2 different classical high schools as well as some after school classes for homeschoolers. If you have questions about curriculum or need help with a specific concept post it up and I'd be happy to help! I don't currently homeschool my own children, but my wife and I plan on when they are a little older. 
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Originally Posted By withoutremorse42: We pulled our kids from school for this year, want to teach a foreign language. Catholic, so latin is a top choice. Ages 7, 8, 9. Any guidance is appreciated! I am Catholic also.  Memoria Press is my usual recommendation for materials for parents who do not know Latin to learn along with their students. Their materials for that age range (I'm really bad at matching ages to grades lol) are Prima Latina for 1-2nd grade and Latina Christiana (2 books) for 3-5th grade. For 5th-8th grade they also publish 1st Form Latin (2nd From, etc). While Memoria Press is not specifically Catholic their materials are good and not anti-Catholic. |
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This year feels so difficult, it is not even half school year behind and kids are already exhausted. We decided we gonna offer them some help and ordered essays here https://www.grabmyessay.com/essays-for-sale, so they don't have to do that at least. Other than that the program is very intense and they have tons of homework every single day. |
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Originally Posted By Starsky84: Hello, what would be a good starting point for 6th, 7th,and 11th grade students just starting in Latin? Would they need to start with the Prima Latina, or the First Form programs? TIA for any help you can provide. Hello, for these age ranges, Prima Latina is far too elementary; it was written for 1st-3rd grade use. First Form would be appropriate, especially for the younger 2. In my opinion the Form series moves far too slowly. Don't be afraid to move more quickly through them. The 11th grader could use 1st Form with the other two, BUT... If your 11th grader is motivated, a self learner, and interested, I would reccomend Henle Latin I. It is a much more age appropriate text for a high schooler. Unlike the Memoria Press books though it was written for a more traditional classroom setting and not homeschooling. Memoria Press does have supplementary materials for homeschooling with Henle but I have not used or reviewed them. |
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@centrarchidae asked in a different thread about self learning Latin I guess the first question I'd ask you is whether you are looking for Ecclesiastical Latin or Classical Latin. While the grammar is the same, the vocabulary can be different and if you have a particular interest it would be easier starting in the right place. The other question is if you understand English Grammar or have learned any other foreign language. Would you be able to pick out the subject, verb, and direct object from a given sentence? |
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Originally Posted By TribunusSanGeorgii: @centrarchidae asked in a different thread about self learning Latin I guess the first question I'd ask you is whether you are looking for Ecclesiastical Latin or Classical Latin. While the grammar is the same, the vocabulary can be different and if you have a particular interest it would be easier starting in the right place. The other question is if you understand English Grammar or have learned any other foreign language. Would you be able to pick out the subject, verb, and direct object from a given sentence? Thanks for tagging me into this. I'd forgotten that we had this forum. Anyway, looking for Classical. College-educated in English, also fluent/literate in Spanish and have very limited French. I've had good luck using Youtube as an adjunct in other subjects but they haven't worked as well for me as an outright replacement for a teacher or a textbook. |
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Originally Posted By centrarchidae: Thanks for tagging me into this. I'd forgotten that we had this forum. Anyway, looking for Classical. College-educated in English, also fluent/literate in Spanish and have very limited French. I've had good luck using Youtube as an adjunct in other subjects but they haven't worked as well for me as an outright replacement for a teacher or a textbook. Ok. So I would maybe use Wheelock's latin. It is a college level textbook and with your language background it would probably work as a self taught text. Caveat, I mostly have worked with ecclesiastical textbooks so I haven't used Wheelock extensively. A YouTube resource to use in conjunction with Wheelock or really any other text is the channel: latintutorial His videos are really good and something I use when I need plans for substitute teachers. Also please feel free to ask here or tag me if you have questions |
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