An additional co-author is Tyler Leach, Baker Demonstration School, Wilmette, Illinois.
“Latin at the Middle School Level: Who Are Our Students? How Do We Reach Them?” is the result of collaboration among three experts in the theory and practice of Latin pedagogy. Barbara Hill, Latin Program Coordinator at the University of Colorado Boulder (now retired), provides explanations of important cognitive factors, which influence language learning, and offers general suggestions for teachers. Phonological processing is the focus of the first section of this article, and memory, especially working memory, takes center stage in the second section. Following the exposition of each cognitive attribute comes models of classroom activities to intrigue and educate middle school students. Rickie Crown, National Louis University, Chicago, contributes a wealth of multisensory classroom activities designed to enhance the phonological and working memory of students. Tyler Leach, Baker Demonstration School, Wilmette, takes the lead in the final section of the article and adds a valuable assortment of digital exercises and assessment measures designed to engage and instruct the active, independent-minded students, who inhabit America’s middle schools.