Boost Enrollment with a Latin Program That Sets Your School Apart
Parents want schools that offer academic excellence and faith formation. Little Latin Readers gives you both, without adding prep time for teachers or strain on your budget. Without a program that unites strong academics and deep faith formation, Catholic schools risk losing families to secular or better-branded competitors. With Little Latin Readers, your school becomes a place where students thrive intellectually and spiritually, and families take notice.
A Structured and Engaging Latin Program
Little Latin Readers guides students from foundational skills to mastery, while providing a curriculum that cultivates a love of faith and learning that spans generations. Elementary students begin with the Classic Foundations Series, while middle and high school students advance through the Premium Mastery Series, ensuring a complete path to Latin proficiency.
Flexible learning paths for Catholic schools
Our curriculum is designed to accommodate the needs to Catholic schools, ensuring Latin can be integrated smoothly into your school’s environment. Whether your students thrive on independent study or benefit from guided lessons, Little Latin Readers supports their learning style. The Classic Series introduces foundational grammar and pronunciation, ideal for beginners, while the Premium Series expands on this foundation with advanced grammar, conversational phrases, and cultural insights. Throughout, we integrate Catholic teachings and values into the lessons, enriching your child’s education with spiritual depth. Each series is structured to grow with your students from foundational to advanced levels, reinforcing previous knowledge while introducing new concepts.
Comprehensive materials for Catholic schools
Designed to enrich the Catholic school environment, Little Latin Readers offers a variety of resources for Latin language learning. From Course Readers that tell captivating tales to Drill Books that solidify grammar and syntax, our curriculum engages young minds. Workbooks provide a wealth of exercises to practice new concepts, while Pronunciation Audio ensures clarity and confidence in spoken Latin. Tests and Quizzes, strategically placed throughout, help gauge progress and solidify learning. This comprehensive suite supports a journey through Latin, from the fundamentals to advanced communication, framed within a vibrant, faith-enriched context that speaks directly to the hearts and minds of young learners.
Little Latin Readers creates a community for Catholic school families, creating bonds over shared Latin language learning experiences. Through our curriculum, families connect, sharing tips, achievements, and challenges, enriching everyone’s educational journey. This communal spirit extends beyond lessons, as families often celebrate their progress and discoveries together, reinforcing linguistic skills and a shared love for Latin’s rich heritage and its connection to the Catholic faith. It’s about growing together, in knowledge and faith, creating a nurturing Catholic school environment for both children and parents alike.
Building a Catholic school community
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Standard "Drill-Only" Programs
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Secular "Story-Only" Programs
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Teaching Method
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Rote Memorization. Relies on chanting charts and memorizing abstract rules.
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Unstructured Immersion. Relies on reading cartoons without deep grammar instruction.
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Story-Based + Targeted Drills. Introduces grammar naturally in stories, then reinforces it with rigorous drills.
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Primary Content
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Random Vocabulary. Focuses on disconnected words (e.g., "table," "war," "sailor").
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Myths & Pagan Culture. Focuses on Roman gods, gladiators, or secular themes.
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The Faith. Exclusively features the Mass, New Testament, and Lives of the Saints...
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The End Goal
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Recitation. To chant a verb table or pass a grammar test.
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General Gist. To understand the general idea of a simple story.
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Independent Reading. To pick up Missal or the Gospels and and read them in Latin.
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