Homeschool Curriculum Glossary (Prima Latina-Reader Rabbit)

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24 Apr 2007 06:00 AM

Prima Latina is an introductory Latin program for young children who need to learn slowly because they are still learning English grammar. "The program provides 25 lessons, each including a grammar skill, 5 vocabulary words with corresponding English derivatives, a practical Latin phrase, and one line of a prayer that is learned in totality over five lessons."

Professor B Math provides and instant math teacher to students with their CD Rom program. It promises, "You invest far less time for children to master each arithmetical or algebraic concept and associated skills. Virtually all children will learn so comfortably that they will complete math curricula ahead of schedule. "The goal of Professor B Math is to have learners become "Master Teachers" of what they have learned.

Professor Phonics by Monica Foltzer is an affordable program that includes a student book, teacher's manual, and picture cards, and "A Sound Track to Reading". (Currently, professor phonics plans to release a "For Dummies" version.)

Progeny Press Guides are Bible Based literature study guides that lend to greater reading comprehension. Each guide has relevant questions to the books and space to write answers.

Quick Stitches is a sewing curriculum. Using quick stitches, your student can learn to sew even if you cannot. You might learn a thing or two as well.

Ray's Arithmetic is an American standard having been used for over 50 years. The complete 20-volume set had now been made available as books on CD that the user can print out. Titles vary from Primary Arithmetic to Ray's Differential and Integral Calculus. Many homeschoolers were taught math using these books, which will make it easier to pass the same knowledge down to our children.

Reader Rabbit CD ROMs allows your child to play while he learns. These Educational CD ROMS can be used as early as the toddler years. Reader Rabbit makes educational software up to grade 2. Learning Adventures is the more "grown up" version of Reader Rabbit.

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*Homeschool Curriculum Glossary index here

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Andrea Hermitt is a native New Yorker currently residing in GA. She has been married for over 16 years and has two teenage children.

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