THE FORMATIVE AND INCLUSIVE VALUE OF LATIN: DIDACTIC PROPOSALS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL

Rita Colace, Iolanda Zollo

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This paper explores the formative and inclusive value of Latin in primary education. Through a comparative review of educational projects in the US, UK, and Italy, it highlights how Latin, when taught using playful, narrative, and multisensory methods aligned with Universal Design for Learning (UDL), can enhance language awareness, cognitive skills, motivation and inclusion, especially for students with learning difficulties, Special Educational Needs (SEN) and different educational backgrounds.


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didactics; Latin didactics; language skills; primary education; inclusion.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v9i2_Sup.1551

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