RS is used as a fun and gentle introduction to the language of your choice, to lay a foundation for when the child is ready to become more academic and take it for credit using the study guide as well as the workbook, quizzes and test.Īs I said earlier, I think kids that have been using RS will move through the lessons in the SMS quicker than the pace that is laid out in the teachers handbook. I will let him give a go at the writing which like any language is the most difficult. I will use the SMS this year with both of my kids but I do not think my son is ready to do it for credit yet. Many states allow early high school credit for a language so this is always an option. Just for you and others to know that the SMS is not intended to be used any earlier than 7th grade. We are loving our year in RTR, and of course, learning LOTS as always!! (I wish I would've learned history and Bible like this in school.) :o) Posted: Mon 10:17 pm Well, sometime during the first lesson it started asking her to TYPE sentences in the foreign language!! Do you just recommend we try it without the SMS for now? Thanks for any more help with this you can offer. Heather (WI) wrote:I bought RS last year for our then 4th grader, and we installed the management system, too. I hope that some of this is helpful to you Lori as well as others who are using RS. a day using the RS program along with the student textbook and workbook. My daughter who will be doing this for high school credit will spend 45 min.
This year I will have my son who is in 7th grade focus on the speaking.
As already mentioned, I wished that we had moved into the speaking more. This could be added after they have listened and read, and then add speaking in this more non-threatening way. I am not talking about them being tested by the program but just having them, early on, repeat what they are hearing. What I did not add sooner is having my kids begin copying the speaking on RS sooner. Some of this comes from my own observations as we have been using RS over the past 3 years. I hope this helps to give you a picture of the progression of learning whatever language you choose to learn. RS is a great starting place since they never speak to you in English.
This of course is not always possible and so you have to work harder by talking aloud to yourself, repeating what you hear. This is why it is suggested that in high school your kids meet at least once a week with someone who can speak the language. That comes with practice with real life conversations. In looking back this is something that I did not start early enough.Īlso do not expect RS or any program to make you or your kids fluent in the language. I think learning to speak the language with RS or any program is at best awkward and so younger children may actually be more open initially than older ones who are generally a bit more self-conscious. So just as the TM suggests, you add these components a little at a time. If you are say learning Chinese where the symbols of language are completely different from the ones you have already learned, then the normal progression would most probably be better. I think this may also depend on the language being learned. In other words since you understand that sounds and symbols make up those words already (unlike a baby) then you can learn reading a bit easier. This is a bit out of order from the above progression but, since kids (and adults) have an understanding of reading when beginning, it is not such a jump to make in a new language. So as your using the program you start with learning to listen and read. Think about how we learned our first language. The normal progression is listening, speaking, reading, writing for learning a langauge. This is why in the younger years the workbooks are not suggested, since this is a higher level skill in any language. MFW suggests beginning younger so that you become familiar with the language without having to learn all components at one time. though I wanted to give just a bit of information. Just for those who may not be as familiar with MFW's thoughts on foreign lang. to pace your kids and do what works best for them and meets your families expectations as well. Both allow you in many areas like foreign lang. This is the wonderful thing not only about home schooling but also about MFW.
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