Designed to help children understand and
communicate
The Power-Glide Latin Children's Course was designed for children Pre K - 3rd
grade. Course activities are designed specifically with these learners in mind
and include matching games, story telling, speaking, drawing, creative thinking,
acting, and guessing--all things which children do for fun.
"...Hundreds of years ago a ship carrying settlers
from all over Europe wrecked on the coral reefs that keep ships from
approaching this side of the island. Those who survived couldn't communicate
with each other in their native languages, but many of them could speak Latin,
so it became the language of all the people here."
- excerpt from the Power-Glide Latin Children's Course
Give your child the benefits of learning
a second language
Research has shown that children who learn a second language do better in
school, get higher test and SAT scores, go on to better colleges, and have the
added job opportunities that only come with knowing a second language.
Furthermore, a considerable amount of research has shown that learning a second
language in childhood helps children learn to read and write their native
language.
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Based on natural learning principles
When children learn their native language in early childhood, it is not
through the study of grammar rules and vocabulary lists. Rather, they learn the
words for things around them simply by listening to others. They intuitively
grasp an amazing amount of grammar and syntax. By using activities that simulate
natural language acquisition, it is not only possible, but normal for children
to learn a new language quickly and enjoy doing it!
Puzzles, games, stories, and music
The Latin Children's Course includes multi-sensory activities for all types
of learners. Instead of using boring rote memorization and mind-numbing drills,
this course gets children excited about communicating in another language. The
adventure story, the variety of learning activities, and the simplified teaching
methods are all designed to make learning interesting and fun.
What your child will learn
Children who complete this course can expect to understand an impressive
amount of Latin, including several common Latin phrases, some complete Latin
sentences, numbers, colors, body parts, and instructions for drawing and acting
given in Latin. They will also be able to understand stories told all or mostly
in Latin, to re-tell these stories using Latin themselves, and to make up
stories of their own using words and sentence patterns they have learned. After
completion, your children will be well prepared to continue learning at a more
advanced level, and they will have the foundation that will make learning at
that level just as fun and interesting as in this course.
This course includes:
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Children's Activity Book
129 pages. Nearly every page is full of pictures that
correspond to the audio stories and activities. The book is designed for
young, emerging readers with most activities requiring no reading at all.
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Parent's Guide
150 pages. The Parent's Guide includes teaching tips
and instructions for parents to help their children get the most out of the
course. It also includes corresponding pages and an audio transcript of
every activity in the Children's Activity Book. |
4 Audio CDs
Audio activities from the course are conveniently
organized and separated by track on the CDs. |
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