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Latin Primer supplements by Logos School. Available from http://www.logosschool.com.
Latin Primer I Video -- On this three-tape VHS video program, Julie Garfield, an instructor with nine years of experience in teaching Latin at Logos School, conducts a Latin class with about 10 students. Using classical pronunciation, she leads the class in recitation of vocabulary and in all of the chants for each lesson. She then teaches the information on the worksheets from the Latin I Primer using a standard chalkboard and speaking to the student who is watching as if they were in the classroom. These professionally produced videos have clear sound and good picture quality.
A teachers manual is included with the video program. It has general instructions, weekly quizzes, and four exams. The videos and manual for Latin Primer I are $55.
Recommendation: The parents preference on "hands-on" teaching plays a big part in deciding to use a program such as this. This video program could be helpful to the family in which the parent is timid about teaching Latin, has limited time to spend teaching the child, or just has a "hands-off" teaching style. The video will not take the place of coaching and checking by the parent, but it will relieve him or her of the time spent introducing the chants and going over the worksheets. The material at level one of Latin Primer is quite straightforward and simple, so the tapes may not be worth the expense in most situations at this level.
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Latin Primer II Video -- This video set includes five tapes of Julie Garfield teaching Latin at Logos School. Students chorus the previous years chants in the first segment of tape one and each of the new word lists when they are introduced throughout the program. Mrs. Garfield works through the worksheets and adds explanations and examples as needed to flesh out the sketchy teachers notes in the text. Once again, these tapes were professionally produced, though the sound quality was not as good as in the Latin Primer I set. The teachers manual includes twenty-two quizzes and their keys, chant charts, and some very handy paradigm charts that are referred to throughout the lessons. The video set and teachers manual are $75. Recommendation: Perhaps when the Latin Primer II books are revised in the near future, more teaching notes will be available to help inexperienced homeschooling parents. In the mean time, the Latin II Primer Video set will make this level accessible to all families. Mrs. Garfields experience teaching Latin makes the increasing difficulty of the material seem simple. The videos for Latin Primer III were not reviewed. |
Latin Primer Flashcards by Julie Garfield -- These oversized 4"x6" cards are made of white cardstock. The lesson number is printed in the upper left corner of the English side of the card. The English word or phrase is in large, bold print on one side while the corresponding Latin word and its part of speech are on the reverse side. The set includes 350 cards and is $20.
Recommendation: If you are
planning to use this program and can fit the cards into your budget, having
these nicely-made, durable cards will save you time.
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