Designed to bring students to the point where they can read Latin fluently,
DISCE! combines the best of both the grammar approach and reading method.
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An original, unified story provides controlled introduction to vocabulary and grammar in context while also utilizing orderly and clear grammar explanations in every chapter. It thus combines the grammar approach and the reading-based approach. The guiding principle throughout is what is best for the student and for the particular concepts being studied at any given moment.  Additionally, Disce! weaves culture throughout the text, and stresses the role of Classical culture in the modern world by the many links drawn between Latin and modern languages, and between Roman practices and modern culture. Disce ! is also the first text to be supported by MyLatinLab, providing the most modern course management and online support to a Classical language.
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DISCE! is for use in introductory Latin programs and is suitable for both high school and college students.
- Strongest Combination of Grammar and Reading Approaches - Disce! combines the best features of both the traditional grammar-translation textbook and the reading approach, based upon a continuous narrative. Some grammar is best learned by induction while some is best learned through prior explanations of the grammar, and rooting the grammar in the continuous story of two families living in Rome ca. 9 B.C., allows the student to acquire new skills in a familiar setting.
- Original and Engaging Storyline - Disce! is carefully structured to lead students to read authentic Latin within the time pressures imposed by various curricula. Disce! begins with a connected story set in Rome ca. 9 B.C. that follows the lives of two families, one well to do, and one working class. The story engages student interest and provides a framework within which to include the appropriate Roman cultural units.
- Pragmatic Introduction to Grammar - Disce! is focused on teaching student how to read Latin. Thus grammar and vocabulary are both introduced in the order of greatest frequency within commonly read authors. Each reading is preceded by just enough grammar to prepare the students to read the next Lectio, and these are followed by complete explanations. Finally, an Angulus Grammaticus section concludes each chapter, and provides more traditional and in-depth explanations and terminology for teachers and students who desire more.
- Standards for Classical Learning - The five standards for Classical learning (Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities) are woven into every chapter of Disce! via thecultural material in Mores Romani, the influence of Latin in Latina Hodierna, and the Roman gerographical world in Orbis Terrerum Romanus.
- Transition to Authentic Roman Authors - Authentic Latin appears in every chapter, often worked into the story line and in to the Mores Romani section. Such readings are adapted to the student’s current reading level. Authentic readings include not only literary texts but also coins, inscriptions, and other documents. At the end of the book, every passage thus used appears unchanged and fully annotated to help the student make the leap to authorial Latin.
- Strongest Combination of Grammar and Reading Approaches - Disce! combines the best features of both the traditional grammar-translation textbook and the reading approach, based upon a continuous narrative. Some grammar is best learned by induction while some is best learned through prior explanations of the grammar, and rooting the grammar in the continuous story of two families living in Rome ca. 9 B.C., allows the student to acquire new skills in a familiar setting.
- Original and Engaging Storyline - Disce! is carefully structured to lead students to read authentic Latin within the time pressures imposed by various curricula. Disce! begins with a connected story set in Rome ca. 9 B.C. that follows the lives of two families, one well to do, and one working class. The story engages student interest and provides a framework within which to include the appropriate Roman cultural units.
- Pragmatic Introduction to Grammar - Disce! is focused on teaching student how to read Latin. Thus grammar and vocabulary are both introduced in the order of greatest frequency within commonly read authors. Each reading is preceded by just enough grammar to prepare the students to read the next Lectio, and these are followed by complete explanations. Finally, an Angulus Grammaticus section concludes each chapter, and provides more traditional and in-depth explanations and terminology for teachers and students who desire more.
- Standards for Classical Learning - The five standards for Classical learning (Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities) are woven into every chapter of Disce! via thecultural material in Mores Romani, the influence of Latin in Latina Hodierna, and the Roman gerographical world in Orbis Terrerum Romanus.
- Transition to Authentic Roman Authors - Authentic Latin appears in every chapter, often worked into the story line and in to the Mores Romani section. Such readings are adapted to the student’s current reading level. Authentic readings include not only literary texts but also coins, inscriptions, and other documents. At the end of the book, every passage thus used appears unchanged and fully annotated to help the student make the leap to authorial Latin.
