In this class, learners new to Latin study as well as those seeking instructional support for their school coursework meet 1:1 with Dr. Karen Wieland. For instruction, we will use whatever Latin curriculum meets individual needs (e.g., Latin for Children, Cambridge Latin, Oxford Latin, Henle Latin, Memorial Press Latin, Wheelock’s Latin). Students will increase Latin vocabulary and grammar knowledge and engage in guided translation of Latin passages, all the while learning about culture and history. Guided practice and study support for the National Latin Exam is also provided, as needed.

Specific pedagogical approaches will vary according to the needs of the individual learner. Each lesson will involve guided practice in the translation of sentence-series or texts presented via Google Docs or by document camera. Mini-lessons about specific grammatical, cultural, or historic topics will be embedded as relevant.  Students will type or use annotation to record their thinking.

INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHY

I am a dedicated and creative literacy specialist and a language buff with 20+ years experience working with students of all ages. This is my third year teaching Latin as a world language on Outschool and my fifth year teaching on the platform. Over 700 Outschool learners have taken courses within my popular series Vocabulary Building with Latin and Greek Roots and Affixes.

I hold permanent teaching certification from New York State in Reading (grades K-12). I am also a certified Wilson Reading System dyslexia practitioner. I have extensive experience with Orton-Gow methods for literacy re/mediation; the foundation for that work was the introductory training I received through the Gow Teacher Training Institute. I taught Orton-Gow (Reconstructive Language) at the Gow School and the Gow School Summer Program for several years. Across the past decade, as a teacher educator and university reading center director, I helped to prepare several hundred reading teachers and literacy specialists in NY and PA. 

I completed my undergraduate degree at The Catholic University of America School of Music. My doctoral and master’s degrees were earned at the University at Buffalo School of Education, under the advisement of Dr. Michael W. Kibby, a nationally known literacy diagnostician and scholar.  I have presented my research at several national and international conferences, including Literacy Research Association, International Reading Association, and International Dyslexia Association.

WEEKLY BREAKDOWN

WEEK 1 - To be determined based on learner’s needs and goals

WEEK 2 -To be determined based on learner’s needs and goals

WEEK 3 - To be determined based on learner’s needs and goals

WEEK 4 -  To be determined based on learner’s needs and goals

WEEK 5 -  To be determined based on learner’s needs and goals