Homeschool Spanish Curriculum Review

Most of the homeschool Spanish curriculum reviews that I have found online use a very traditional, classroom approach to learning Spanish. That's the type of class I had when I was in Junior High and High School. You probably had a similar class. You start with counting in Spanish. Then you begin naming objects. Lots of rote memorization of Spanish words is involved. I passed the class, but I didn't really learn any Spanish.

The classroom approach to learning Spanish just didn't work for me. So when I found myself scheduled for my first trip to Guatemala, I needed to learn Spanish. The trouble was, I only had a month to prepare for my trip. So, I searched online found a Spanish homeschool curriculum that worked for me. It was a class that promised to teach me just 138 words, and enable me to say just about anything I wanted to say in Spanish. I was skeptical, but the advertisement was convincing, and offered a money back guarantee.

I decided to risk it. When I purchased, I was given links to over fifty .mp3's with Spanish lessons. I could listen on my computer, or burn a CD and listen in my kitchen or car. There was also a textbook guide, a flashcard program, and bonus emails with fun supplemental words and phrases. The curriculum, called Synergy Spanish, isn't included in most homeschool Spanish curriculum reviews, because it's not marketed as such. But let me tell you, it works.

At the end of the very first 'homeschool' lesson, I was surprised at how many sentences I could say. Real, useful sentences. At the end of the month, the curriculum had me speaking an amazing amount of Spanish. I was able to tell about my family (even if I did accidentally call my husband a wife for an entire week). I could order things in restaurants, ask for things in stores, compliment children, and generally get my point across. No, I wasn't fluent, but I wasn't after fluency. I was after a working knowledge of Spanish that would let me understand and be understood.

Here's the thing that will interest homeschool moms looking for Spanish curriculum - by the time I completed the course, my son had learned to speak Spanish, too. He heard the CD's when I did, and learned right along with me. And the best part was that I wasn't even trying to teach him Spanish! And when we both went to Guatemala four years later, he could communicate with his newfound friends.

If you are trying to find a Spanish homeschool curriculum, I encourage you to give Synergy Spanish a shot. You'll be amazed at how quickly your kids - and you - pick up the language. Check out Synergy Spanish here. Maybe if more homeschool moms like me promote it, Synergy Spanish will be included in more homeschool Spanish curriculum reviews!