Make Latin Fun with Picta Dicta Natural World {Crew Review}
Can learning Latin be fun? With Picta Dicta Natural World by Roman Roads Media it definitely can be.
What is Picta Dicta?
Picta Dicta Natural World is an online Latin vocabulary program that teaches over 400 English and Latin words that pertain specifically to the world around us. It takes a three-prong approach–See it, Hear it, Understand it.
How It Works
Students are first shown a picture from the campaign they are learning about. For example in basic animals, a picture of a dog would be shown along with the definition underneath it. The audio would give the pronunciation. After seeing and hearing the names associated with the pictures, the students are then given the Latin or English name of the animal. Then they are asked to pick that animal from a group on the following screen.
One of the things that I liked best about the program was that it could be tailored to the learning level of the child. I had my five, eight and ten year old enrolled in the program. Each of the three began on a different level in the program.
Basic Level
My five year old, Olivia, started the with Basic program. This level is geared toward your non or beginning reader and each campaign begins with learning the English word and definition first and later learning the Latin word. All the words are accompanied by a picture of the subject matter and have an icon to click to have it read to you.
Reader I
Reader II
Lesson Length
Learning Latin Was Fun
My son’s favorite part was probably the lack of a text book–and the fact that he could be done in a relatively short manner.
For Olivia, having it set up like a game appealed to her. She did need supervision while she did her lessons. She tended to get distracted and then she didn’t know what she was supposed to be doing.
I liked Picta Dicta because my kids were excited to learn their Latin vocabulary. And since they were excited, they took charge of their learning. I didn’t have to remind them and they didn’t feel like they were trudging through another subject.
Picta Dicta made learning Latin fun.
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