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Reading and writing are
basic learning skills whose value is obvious to all. However, teaching
children to read and write with complex modern languages like English
leads to many unnecessary problems. Overemphasizing the need to read and
write in English is the cause of many groundless concerns among parents.
Children raised in
English-speaking homes learn to share their ideas in English, which is
the goal of communication. However, if these children will be studying
the classical liberal arts, it is better for them to learn the arts of
reading and writing through classical Latin and Greek.
The orthography of classical
Latin and Greek is very simple. Every letter represents only one sound.
Therefore, once a child learns a letter's sound he can read it anywhere.
Since children begin reading Latin in Grammar I, their lessons will be
immediately put into practice.
As they master reading and
writing with simple classical orthography, moving on to more complex
English orthography is a logical step, especially as the children
understand the origins of English words that cause the complexity. In
this way, students do not merely learn to read and write in English,
they understand the English language in its historical context. |
