I’ve spent about eight years of my life studying Spanish in one form or another. First, with old-fashioned cassette tapes. (Do you even remember those?) Then, by watching a distance-learning class on Channel 9 . . . or was it 11? Finally, I took four years of Spanish in college. Four years! And I finally attained conversational fluency. Like, I could go to a Spanish-speaking country and be all right.
But do you know how much of that I remember now? Almost none. Yep, all that work practically vaporized. Now, it has come in handy with pronunciation, conjugating, etc. when it comes to teaching my own kids Spanish. Some of it does, in fact, come back to you. But I want a more streamlined and (hopefully) lasting experience for my kids.
And you know what? I found it! The winning combo of very specific resources to help my children achieve both a deep understanding of the language and a natural fluency. What’s my secret? Read on homeschooling friends.
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