The Reading Road to Latin
A self-paced course teaching all the basics of Latin grammar, through the reading of living books. Just open and go to lay a strong foundation for a lifetime of reading Latin.
Other than access to this course, you'll need to purchase two books (Familia Romana and Colloquia Personarum). All the other texts used in the course are either in the public domain, or written by me. These will be provided as .pdfs.
Right here on https://courses.grammaticus.co. If you only logged in one student, he can use your email and password as a login. If you opted for the family plan, I'll be emailing you later to make logins for each student in your family. They can do so with separate emails, or we can use a hack on your email to give them distinct usernames that all come back to your inbox.
Access is for a lifetime (probably my lifetime, but who knows what my heirs will do?). It will improve each year as I add to it, as I want to not only be adding interesting reading material as I find and make it, but also hone the activities to give the most effective and efficient practice of Latin.
As noted above, Latin is best tackled every day, and small lessons are both what Charlotte Mason insists upon, as well as particularly well-suited to beginning language students. With 15-20 minutes of focused attention every weekday (and some of that time will inevitably used in logging in and clicking around), a student should make good progress in this course in two to three years. The first two books alone around which the course is built (Familia Romana and Colloquia Latina) comprise an entire course, and the remaining books give more reading and listening practice to solidify concepts and habits through compelling stories (aka Living Books!).
Most days, the student will watch a video and complete one or more exercises relating to the video. The mother-teacher can select one video per week for the child to narrate (orally or in writing), or just ask for one written narration on what was learned the entire week. There are two types of videos: stories and grammar explanations. The stories (and follow-up activities) comprise 80% of the students time. The other 20% will be used in grammatical explanations and their follow-up activities.
The Road to Latin, Paved with Good Stories...
How to Use this Course
Learning to Read by Reading
What's the Point of Learning the Grammar?
A Reader's Guide to Familia Romana
Introductory Quiz
Capitulum I
GL-1
Capitulum I Exercitia
Capitulum II
GL-2
Capitulum II Exercitia
Capitulum III
GL-3
Capitulum III Exercitia
Capitulum IV
GL-4
Capitulum IV Exercitia
Capitulum V
GL-5
Capitulum V Exercitia
Capitulum VI
GL-6
Capitulum VI Exercitia
Capitulum VII
GL-7
Capitulum VII Exercitia
Capitulum VIII
GL-8
Capitulum VIII Exercitia
Capitulum IX
GL-9
Capitulum IX Exercitia
Capitulum X
GL-10
Capitulum X Exercitia
Capitulum XI
GL-11
Capitulum XI Exercitia
Capitulum XII
GL-12
Capitulum XII Exercitia
Capitulum XIII
GL-13
Capitulum XIII Exercitia
Capitulum XIV
GL-14
Capitulum XIV Exercitia
Capitulum XV
GL-15
Capitulum XV Exercitia
Capitulum XVI
GL-16
Capitulum XVI Exercitia
Capitulum XVII
GL-17
Capitulum XVII Exercitia
Capitulum XVIII
GL-18
Capitulum XVIII Exercitia
Capitulum XIX
GL-19
Capitulum XIX Exercitia
Capitulum XX
GL-20
Capitulum XX Exercitia
Capitulum XXI
GL-21
Capitulum XXI Exercitia
Capitulum XXII
GL-22
Capitulum XXII Exercitia
Capitulum XXIII
GL-23
Capitulum XXIII Exercitia
Capitulum XXIV
GL-24
Capitulum XXIV Exercitia
Capitulum XXV
GL-25
Capitulum XXV Exercitia
Capitulum XXVI
GL-26
Capitulum XXVI Exercitia
Capitulum XXVII
GL-27
Capitulum XXVII Exercitia
Capitulum XVIII
GL-28
Capitulum XXVIII Exercitia
Capitulum XXIX
GL-29
Capitulum XXIX Exercitia
Capitulum XXX
GL-30
Capitulum XXX Exercitia
Capitulum XXXI
GL-31
Capitulum XXXI Exercitia
GL-32
Capitulum XXXII Exercitia
GL-33
Capitulum XXXIII Exercitia
Capitulum XXXIV Exercitia
Capitulum XXXV Exercitia
COL-1
COL-2
COL-3
COL-4
COL-5
COL-6
COL-7
COL-9
COL-8
COL-10
COL-11
COL-12
COL-13
COL-15
COL-14
COL-16
COL-17
COL-18
COL-19
COL-20
COL-21
COL-22
COL-23
COL-24
Carolus et Maria - Text
Lectio I
Lectio II
Lectio III
Lectio IV
Lectio V
Lectio VI
Lectio VII
Lectio VIII
Lectio IX
Lectio X
Lectio XI
Lectio XII
Lectio XIII
Lectio XIV
Lectio XV
Lectio XVI
Lectio XVII
Lectio XVIII
Lectio XIX
Lectio XX
Lectio XXI
Lectio XXII
Lectio XXIII
Lectio XXIV
Lectio XXV
Lectio XXVI
Lectio XXVII
Lectio XXVIII
Lectio XXIX
Lectio XXX
Lectio XXXI
Lectio XXXII
Lectio XXXIII
Lectio XXXIV
Lectio XXXV
Lectio XXXVI
Lectio XXXVII
Lectio XXXVIII
Lectio XXXIX
Lectio XL
Ōra Maritima - Text
I. Ōra Maritima
II. Patruus Meus
III. Monumenta Antiqua
IV. Delectamenta Puerorum
V. Magister Noster
VI. Britannia Antiqua
VII. Vestigia Romanorum
VIII. Expeditio Prima C. Iulii_Caesaris
IX. Pax Violata
X. Certamina Varia
XI. Naves Romanae
XII. Gentium Bitannicarum Societas
XIII. Maria Britannica
XIV. Britannia Pacata
XV. Robur et Aes Triplex
Prō Patria - Text
I. Mensis September
III. Britannia Liberata
IV. Cunobelinus
V. Caractacus
VI. Boadicea
VII. Britannia Pacata
VIII. Pax Romana
IX. Castellum Rutupinum
X. Angli et Saxones
Whether your student has had a bit of Latin, or none at all, this course will grow with your student providing at least three years of material for a student to bring his reading and listening skills up to the level of the real Roman, Biblical, and Medieval authors.
All the grammar of Latin and English explained with in-depth examples
Dialogues and read-along encourage clear pronunciation and connecting the eye and the ear.
The feast is laid with living stories and a gradual build-up to the most influential authors!
Incipiāmus (Let's Begin!)