Should I worry about how much grammar we've done prior to Latin?

[swimnactmom]

I really need some advice from you experts out there. My son is in 5th grade. He has completed Easy Grammar 3/4 and 4/5 and did well. Because I am not sure that I want him to study Latin as a formal language, and because he is going into 6th grade, I thought an intro to Latin program would be a good choice. I am considering "The Bridge to the Latin Road to English Grammar." Also, I thought about doing the first section of Analytical Grammar this summer before starting Latin. Any advice on Latin or grammar for our situation would be greatly appreciated.

[training5]

I agree with you. I don't want to do Latin as a full language with my 2 either.

[Myrtle]

My son finished Easy Grammar 4th grade and had no problem going into Henle in 5th. As far as grammar is concerned ,Henle gives definitions of anything that's more sophisticated than the 8 basic parts of speech and gives plenty of practice translating between English and Latin as well as sentence diagramming so that those defintions and applications "stick."

My son gained far more ground learning English grammar via Latin than trying to prepare himself for Latin grammar via studying English.