World Languages
Latin IS FUN: Lively Lessons for Beginners
In this eight-week beginning Latin course, students ages 9 -13 will learn the basics of Latin, as we expand their vocabulary by learning the meaning of Latin prefixes and roots.
Douglas Davidson / Latin Teacher and Tutor
4 total reviews for this teacher
4 reviews for this class
Completed by 26 learners
11-15
year old learners
Beginner
Level
3-6
learners per class
$40
Charged weekly
$20 per class
Meets 2x per week
Runs week after week
45 minutes per class
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Available times
Pacific
Description
Class Experience
Reading skills are fundamental to all learning. One of the values of Latin is that studying it improves a student's ability to write and to read. This fact means that studying some Latin is a nearly ideal vehicle for teaching basic skills. At all levels of study, I want my students to leave my class not only discovering that learning languages is rewarding, but also with improved reading and writing skills. This is an ongoing course that can be entered at any time.
My goal as a...See the course description in the above section for specifics. The aim is to teach students practice rudiments of Latin that also enrich their ability to use English.
Latin teacher for 30 years in a U.S. Public School.
Students will be working individually, not in groups. The homework will be 10-15 minutes of work to be done after each class.
Recommended optional purchase of the Latin workbook, Latin is Fun, Book 1 (author John Traupman) - used copy $17-$20 through abebooks.com. Also, a basic paperback Latin dictionary will be useful. What is definitely necessary is a notebook for note-taking and for review and studying purposes.
At the end of each lesson there will be a short assessment activity to gauge the student's retention of the material covered in the class.
1 hour 30 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.
None.
Lessons will be inspired by material drawn from Latin is Fun, Book 1. This is a program I have used with great success for thirty years in my public school classes for students in Grades 7-10.
Teacher
Douglas Davidson / Latin Teacher and TutorLatin Classes for all Levels
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United States4 total reviews
5 completed classes
About Me
Hello, I was a public school Latin teacher for 30 years at a HS/MS in New York State. I ran a Grade 7-12 Latin program from beginning Latin to International Baccalaureate during my teaching career. There I was the Language Department chairman....
