Wheelocks Vocab Cards or Cum. Chapter Vocab List?

[Robin in Tx]

Which is more profitable, or should I get both? Neigher?

I've read a few negative review about the quality of the vocab cards but premade cards sound nice. I'm trying to imagine when I would use the chapter lists... seems beneficial but worth $30?

Anyone have an opinion on these?

Thanks,
Robin

[MamaT]

We have the vocabulary cards and I don't have a problem with the quality of them. The most helpful "extras" IMO is the Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin and the audio CDs.

[Beth in Central TX]

I wrestled with this same question this summer and decided to purchase only the flashcards. I didn't see the benefit of having cummulative chapter lists. I use the quizzes from the MODG syllabus, and I agree with Tammy's recommendation of the Comp Guide and audio CDs.

I was concerned about the quality of the flashcards (but I knew I didn't want to create them by hand), so I purchased the 2005 revised edition from Bolchazy.com: http://www.bolchazy.com/prod.php?cat=latin&id=5572 rather than the 2003 edition from Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Vocabulary-Cards-Grammatical-Summary-Wheelocks/dp/0865165572/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249909064&sr=8-1

The ones from Bolchazy were more expensive, and I really don't know if the quality is better since I couldn't compare the two editions, but I've been happy with the flashcards. They are small in size 3.5" X 2"; however, they are numbered consecutively, and they include the chapter number. This helps us keep them in order and find words from previous chapters.

Since I was making a purchase from Bolchazy.com, I went ahead and purchased the Wheelock's Latin GrammarQuick! (http://www.bolchazy.com/prod.php?cat=latin&id=6668). I haven't used cards yet since the beginning of Wheelock's has been a review for us, but I think it will be a handy reference tool for me as we move into the more difficult Latin concepts.

HTH!

[Robin in Tx]

Thanks for the information!

I already have the Comprehensive Guide - I found this used at my local homeschool store for $4! Yeah!!

I didn't notice the different editions for the cards. Thanks, Beth!

About the Audio CDs - I'm confused about how the content of those CD's differ from the free audio files at Wheelock's website. Anyone know?

Beth, I pretty much nixed Lingua Latina for now based on your experience (no translation/answers in English anywhere). I need a way to check for accuracy. Thanks for the heads up on that. I think I will leave my choice of reading program/readers alone for now and rethink it in a few months, once we're going smoothly with Wheelocks. Have you found the MODG Syllabus extremely helpful? Other than a schedule, what does it have that all the other components together lack? I'm thinking maybe quizzes?

Thanks again!
Robin

[Beth in Central TX]

The only thing that I use the MODG syllabus for is the quizzes because I set up my own schedule to work through the text book, workbook, and 38 Latin stories. Having the quizzes and answers was worth the $26.25 amount, but ymmv. Here's the syllabus: http://www.acbooks.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ACB&Product_Code=MG25x6p

I have found 38 Latin Stories to be a great reading supplement to Wheelock's. The selections are short enough that it's not overwhelming and there's a teacher's guide that has complete translations:

Book: http://www.amazon.com/Stories-Designed-Accompany-Frederic-Wheelocks/dp/0865162891/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249915565&sr=8-1

TM: http://www.amazon.com/38-Latin-Stories-Teachers-Guide/dp/0865165912/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1249915565&sr=8-2

My intention was not to push you away from LL, but I wish I had known about the complete Latin immersion before I bought the whole program... I hope Wheelock's works out well for your homeschool. It's been a great change for us. I have found all of the supplements to be extremely helpful with my limited Latin background.

HTH!