Resource Description
"Rosetta Stone Homeschool is a powerful learning tool that provides students with an immersive, interactive and engaging language-learning experience while also giving parents the tools and resources needed to track and manage student progress. Utilizing a variety of immersion techniques and administrative features, the software accelerates language learning and provides quantifiable measurements of success. Rosetta Stone Manager is a built in management tool that delivers real-time reporting capabilities, details on student progress and user-friendly administrative functionalities. Rosetta Stone Homeschool is available in more than 30 different languages."
Rosetta Stone is used by the State Department to prepare employees and contractors for overseas jobs and is available in the following languages:
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(14 Reviews)
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Contributor Reviews
Reviews are solely the opinions of the contributor.
Cons: Support, Price, Tech, Worksheets
Grades Used: Highschool
I purchased this after reading MANY positive reviews. I am sure the program teaches conversational Spanish in a way that would be helpful if you were visiting a Spanish speaking country. However, it is not appropriate for a high school course. The worksheets in the Homeschool version do not work well with the program. They are frustrating and confusing. Many times we simply gave up and went to Google Translate! The support for the program is ridiculous. We purchased this in July and began using it in August. By October we were fighting it on our system. Several times it crashed and would not open. Usually we could get it to open after several reboots, but finally it stopped altogether. So, I called them. Guess what? It was November and I was over my "3 month telephone support" free subscription. So, I could pay for help or I could use the email support. Since I had already spent $300 on the program, I opted for the email support. So began the litany of emails. Every day I would get an email asking for my information. Everyday I would send back my information. By the end of the week, I had enough. I responded that they had my information and I needed a fix to my program. The next email informed me my case was closed. At this point I purchased a new computer and had to install Rosetta Stone on it. We began using the program again in January (however all my son's data had been deleted...so I have no records). In February it began crashing again! This time I had used up my "2 computer installations" and couldn't reinstall to fix it. When I called support, I was given a case number (which turned out to be bogus) and told they would email me an upgrade (which they didn't). I called again and was told I was outside my "window for support". This time I lost my cool. So, the manager gave this poor guy permission to help me today. And guess how he fixed it? Yep, he deleted the data file AGAIN. So, now my son is without records, AGAIN! Do not subject yourself to this frustration!
Cons: Microphone does not pick up my kids, price
Grades Used: kinder, 2nd, 3rd
Kids love to do it and is self guided. But they get frustrated when it does not understand them. have the home school edition and I think it will be great as they get into high school, we use it now more for understanding and an introduction.
Cons: I would say price, but if you wait until the holidays you can get levels 1-5 for almost 50% off. That comes down to about $50 per level and is a GOOD deal IMO.
Grades Used: Middle School
First, I have to say that those who think that Rosetta Stone doesn't teach grammar, you are mistaken. Grammar is integrated into the learning. Verbs ARE conjugated by learning that they have different forms whether you are saying "I run," "He runs," "They run," etc. And grammar is also taught in the usage of correct pronoun and verb cases by learning them in correct context.
They don't take it apart and call it "Grammer" per se, but it IS being taught and learned the natural way that kids learn grammar by hearing it spoken around them. We all learn basic grammar before we break down the grammar rules in school.
This teaches language the way kids naturally learn their own native language. I think kids do better with this than adults because adults don't want to have to look at a picture and figure out what is being communicated. My 10 year old had fewer issues with this than I did.
We did French levels 1-5 and are ready to go to Paris. This is complete, all-inclusive.
NOT a supplemental program. A good deal for the sale price if you can wait until sale time.
Cons: Wish it wasn't so expensive
We are getting ready to move to Germany in about 8 weeks, we picked this up a couple of weeks ago and already know an remember some basic German. Can't wait to get over there and give it a try.