Foreign Language Curriculum

Homeschool foreign language curriculum...

Hmm......

Should I even teach a foreign language curriculum to my children?

CAN I teach a a foreign language to my children?

Which is the best curriculum?

Do I have the time to teach it?

That's a lot of questions - isn't it?

But these are the questions every homeschool mom thinks about when she is considering teaching her children a foreign language.

• Colleges like to see a foreign language on transcripts
• It's a skill that could be used in their job later in life
• It reinforces grammar

Ultimately, it's up to you whether or not any of these reasons is enough of a reason to you to bother teaching a foreign language.

Rosetta Stone

Hands down, Rosetta Stone is the easiest homeschool foreign language curriculum to use. Here's why I recommend them:

• Children learn at their own pace
• Children learn independently - you don't have to learn the language yourself
• Parental controls - you can check to see how long your child worked and how well they did
• Interactive program is fun for the kids
• Your child is taught
• listening comprehension
• speaking
• reading
• writing
• Progress reports
• Lesson plans to choose from
• Payment plans with up to 5 payments

To me, this program is expensive, but they do make it easier for homeschool families by giving us a payment plan.

Also, when I find a program in any curriculum area that I like and I think it's too expensive, I try to remind myself that more than one child is going to be using. So, divide the cost by the number of children you have and it makes the cost a whole lot more reasonable.

I personally have never used Rosetta Stone, but know quite a few homeschool families that have used Rosetta Stone Spanish. They all gave it the "thumbs up" and said it was an easy way to teach home school spanish. They also said their kids enjoyed it and they learned the language without any work from either parent.

Sounds good to me!

However, my two youngest boys want to learn another foreign language.

One wants to learn Spanish.

One wants to learn German.

At this stage of the game, I just can't get into teaching these two languages so...Rosetta Stone Spanish and Rosetta Stone German...here we come! It will definitely be the homeschool foreign language curriculum we use.

Latina Christiana

I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed teaching my children Latin. I taught my two oldest children and then didn't really plan on teaching the two youngest - they wanted to learn Spanish and German.

My two oldest kids objected and told me I HAD to teach them Latin - that it was the most valuable and the most useful thing I taught them.

I was shocked.

I didn't think they particularly like it, but they said that Latin has helped them more than any other subject.

So, now I am in the second year of Latin with my two youngest boys.

What do I recommend for Latin? Latina Christiana

This is a foreign language curriculum that you have to sit down and actually do with your children every day, but it is written for homeschool moms who know nothing about Latin.

So...if I can teach it...so can you.

What is Latin good for?

• It drills grammar into their heads :)
• It gives them a fantastic vocabulary
• It gives them the foundation to be able to figure out what a multitude of words mean
• It helps your children score higher on standardized tests like the ACT and SAT

I highly, highly recommend Latin and Latina Christiana.

Who knows...one day your children may be thanking you for making them learn a "dead" language!

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