Through a series of simple photographs and repeated phrases you are quickly introduced to your new language. It is simple enough for my five year old daughter to learn from yet challenging enough for me to review French (and keep up my ear).

It teaches in a very natural way. There are no challenging curriculum and conjugation tables to memorize. Language is learned naturally. Having spent time abroad as a foreign exchange student in High School I know that students that constantly translate back to their mother tongue will never reach a strong level of fluency. They avoid that problem by using pictures, rather than dictionaries of words, to introduce new vocabulary.

Not only that but another great side benefit was that I used the English version to help my daughter with severe hearing loss and speech delays improve comprehension. Since there are no lips to read, only pictures, she has to focus on using her hearing aids to distinguish sounds. It also gave me a quantitative way to determine her level of comprehension. This is crucial when homeschooling a special needs child (See my article on special needs homeschooling for more on quantitative documentation of your special learners).

So whether you have one child who would like to learn Chinese or the entire family would like to learn French, Rosetta stone is a wonderful tool for a homeschool family. Be sure to get the special homeschooler versions to enjoy the additional features that make life simpler for a homeschool mom.

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Adventure French is a fully integrated program designed to teach students how to speak the French language fluently, and not just recite phrases! How? By utilizing the knowledge of how the mind acquires language, we have structured the course in a way that will allow students to learn the language naturally and progressively. Adventure French combines interactive online content and a well designed textbook, and video lectures. This multi-faceted approach to learning provides students with a complete learning experience.
Baby Lingua is a part of the Greater Cincinnati Foreign Language Academy recognize and respect the uniqueness of each child. Established in 2005, the schools primary mission is to foster a love of learning in each student
Boca Beth Spanish CDs and DVDs are your child’s fun and easy introduction to learning Spanish the fun way! She and her language amigo Boca the puppet will get your child moving, shaking and singing in Spanish in no time! These fun, easy-to-use, and affordable bilingual Language Learning Sets are chock-full of Spanish words and phrases.  Designed for children ages birth to 10 years
Early Advantage and Muzzy  The BBC Language Course for Children. MUZZY has long been Europe's #1 choice for learning languages. I brought Muzzy to America when my wife, Anny, and I were searching for a way to start our young children on learning a language.
Great Commission Languages Le Français Facile and El Español Fácil have placed 2nd in the Practical Homeschooling Magazine 2008 Readers Awards.  They are a homeschool family committed to providing quality language products to both the homeschooling and general education community.
Language Links  Language Links-ESL/EFL-Language & Culture with Learning Resources, Media, News & Magazines, and Teaching Resources.
The Learnables is a highly acclaimed, easy to use language immersion system and proven linguistic sequence combined with thousands pictures and recordings by native speakers. Language comprehension is quick, enabling you to think in the foreign language.  An extensive vocabulary and thousands of conversations in a variety of contexts teaches you to express yourself well in the foreign language.
The Fun Clase (La Clase Divertida) is used in many homes, schools, and co- ops around the world. It’s effectiveness is directly related to the 25 years of Spanish language teaching experience of the instructor and producer Señor Dale Gamache. Because Sr. Gamache does all the teaching on DVD, a Spanish teacher is not required. The program is written and conversational in application, which is based on vocabulary to everyday life. An all-inclusive (language instruction, songs, games, stories, geography of Spanish countries, foods, and crafts (provided) are included in each level)! We also meet the standards of the ACTFL for grades K-8! When students have mastered all 3 levels, they will have a high school Spanish I proficiency.
Spanish Simplified is a short, Self-directed Course for Beginners or as a Refresher course.  You learn Spanish on your own with audio (CDs or cassettes), a guide book & flash cards.  Quickly learn to make thousands of useful sentences using fewer than 200 words.
Bilingualbooks Bilingual Books, Inc. has been helping people learn languages for over 25 years. Whether you're traveling abroad for pleasure, communicating with friends and family, or doing business overseas, we can help you speak a new language.

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