Easy Latin for Sight Reading, by B.L. D’Ooge

This guy apparently wrote a lot of textbooks that are now public domain and online.

But Easy Latin for Sight Reading probably will interest those of my readers with a need for speed. 🙂

“We translate far too much, we read the original far too little. Students should be taught to read, and understand as they read, without translation, from the very beginning.”

He seems solidly in touch with today’s cognitive theory: “Latin that is too hard is worse than useless, and leads to nothing but discouragement and self-depreciation. Students must feel that they can conquer and are conquering from day to day.”

“It is suggested that teachers make frequent use of the selections for oral reading. Our methods of teaching are apt to neglect the ear….”

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