In addition to the general comments above, here are some particulars. The Teacher Manual starts with a grammar overview: noun cases and declensions, word order, verb conjugations. Students will be able to pronounce, spell, and translate around 200 Latin words in Year 1 and 200 more in Year 2. Sessions are to begin with a teacher greeting and student response, followed by the prayers Pater Noster (Our Father) and the traditional Roman Catholic table blessing prayer, all in Latin. This is followed by the recitation of grammar forms previously learned, or drill of Latin sayings, vocabulary, or songs. Student books have the lesson laid out in this order, followed by exercise page for written translation and grammar work. Thus, the program incorporates both oral and written work. Teacher Manual shows a reduced copy of the student pages with answers filled in, surrounded by a lesson plan and teaching ideas. A history guide with key provides information about ancient Rome. Also included here are 5 reproducible tests and answer keys and 25 reproducible quizzes. Prayers, songs, sayings, grammar structure, and vocabulary index are in both the teacher and student books.

The DVDs are a terrific supplement to the books, with additional “live” instruction from Latina Christiana author Leigh Lowe. Designed to be used as a follow-up to the book lessons, each lesson on DVD includes recitation, review, explanation of new concepts, and vocabulary practice. There are between 20-30 minutes of instruction for each lesson, so you are getting a good amount of review and explanation here – extremely helpful if Mom is learning Latin for the first time, too! Latina Christiana I DVDs include 18 total hours of instruction on five DVDs, while Latina Christiana II DVDs include 12 hours of instruction on four DVDs.