We will be participating in an upcoming Rosetta Stone promotional effective May 1 - June 30, 2007. We have been given permission from RS to promote this sale on the convention floor! Below are the details ... please be crystal clear that this price reduction is ONLY on the Level 1 and 2 SETS. Individual volumes are at regular pricing.
Temporary Floor Prices Effective May 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007:
- Level 1 Homeschool Edition: $199
- Level 2 Homeschool Edition: $229
- Level 1 and 2 SET Homeschool Edition: $299
Copy of promotional email sent 5.4.07
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Introduce your whole family to learning a new language for only $299!
Normally, as part of our contract with the publisher, Sonlight cannot offer discounts on the Rosetta Stone foreign language software programs. So I'm excited to let you know that right now, for a short time, you CAN save money.
In fact, you can save as much as $129. Compared to buying one of the Rosetta Stone Level 1 programs for $199, and then later picking up Level 2 for another $229, the two levels combined as a set for $339 (the regular price) would save you $89.00. But from now until June 30, 2007 you can choose any two-level set for only $299, and save another $40.
If you think you may want to add a language-learning elective to your school year, or you've been considering diving into a new language yourself... then now is a great time to order one of these easy and effective programs for your Windows or Mac computer.
To pick out your next new language during this limited promotion, check out Sonlight's complete list of Rosetta Stone programs (including these two-level sets) at the link below...
Rosetta Stone Foreign Language Programs (for your Windows or Mac computer)
Here are the details of the offer:
• Buy any Homeschool Edition two-level set for only $299 • You save $40 off Sonlight's regular price, $50 off list price • This discount is good May 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007. • Order without worry, thanks to a Six-Month Money Back Guarantee • Comparable to 2 years of high school or 1 year of college study • Choose from 17 of the most widely spoken and taught languages
By the way, that 6-month guarantee is unconditional. You're not risking anything. If you or your children don't like the program--for any reason--you can return it to Sonlight for a complete refund of your purchase price. A true story about the power of new words...
A few years ago, a friend of mine spent several weeks in Guangzhou, China, helping local engineers perfect an electronic component. With no time to truly learn Mandarin before he left, Bob dove into a pile of phrase books hoping to at least master some basics he would need. That didn't work too well.
"Honestly, I learned more by just listening, responding and practicing," he said. What I got to see in the years that followed was the impact Bob could make in the lives of Chinese Americans all around us, by using a powerful phrase in Mandarin.
"Xie-xie," he said whenever the slightest opening presented itself.
It means "thank you." Though it's the only Mandarin I know, I still love offering it liberally in my new, richly diverse home city of Denver, Colorado. I also know "thank you" in Spanish (gracias) and German (danke), the two languages I would like to add to my native English.
But for me, this power to "connect" with others in their own language--just a little bit--makes me want to ask, "How much more could I do with more words, with a better understanding of how to use them?"
I need the process of learning a new language to be easy (and extremely motivating), and so I see Rosetta Stone as my best choice.
It's a lot like the way you learned your first language--by "natural immersion." And it works.
As children, we all learned our native language by natural immersion. We listened and compared as words and sentences turned from mysterious gibberish into thoughts, feelings and ideas. The simple "secret" to Rosetta Stone's success is in how it creates high involvement and motivation in students as they learn this way.
Each self-paced lesson guides students through a simple task--they match words and phrases with images on their computer screen. Moving steadily toward complete and complex sentences, students are drawn in to the game-like lessons. Rosetta Stone is loaded with auditory, visual, and informative feedback that encourages learners to push themselves for improved scores and times. Instead of "How much longer do I have to do this?" from your students, imagine hearing, "I'll bet I can do it better or faster!"
This natural approach seems a great match for Sonlighters, and many parents agree; here's a recent comment from a mom on the Sonlight Forums:
"Rosetta Stone definitely allows your children to learn on their own. Show them how to use it, and walk away. They learn more by exploring then by having you sit by them. With other programs, my son was so discouraged that I couldn't leave his side. He had no clue what he was listening to. I had to spend a lot of time looking words up.
"The Rosetta Stone computer program is absolutely fascinating. It even held mine and my husband's attention for a good hour together. It works on every single element of language study--speech, reading, writing, and listening. And the program keeps track of everyone's scores for you.
"You get to hear female and male voices, older and younger voices... I was able to understand everyone I heard. So my recommendation--no contest whatsoever! If you want something that will genuinely teach your child a new language, you won't go wrong with Rosetta Stone." --Sarah H, DeKalb, Illinois
To learn more about Rosetta Stone--how it works, a complete list of available languages, and more--or to order any discounted two-level set (save $40 before 6/30/07), click here:
Rosetta Stone Foreign Language Programs
When you order Rosetta Stone from Sonlight, you get the superior Homeschool Edition!
Each Rosetta Stone foreign language program is published in three versions. The more expensive Classroom Edition is designed to work with networks of multiple computers; great for a school, but it doesn't have the same value for use at home. The Personal Edition delivers the complete basic program (lesson software, curriculum text, and user guide). The Homeschool Edition starts with everything in the Personal Edition, and adds several tools to help make Rosetta Stone a great homeschool experience. And the Homeschool Edition includes all those extras for the same price as the basic Personal Edition. You get:
• The complete language program (software, text and user guide) with • Unlimited free support from Rosetta Stone (by web, email, or phone) PLUS: • Student Management System (CD-ROM software and user's manual), • Teacher's handbook and student workbook, with quizzes, paper tests, and more, • All this extra material (not included in the Personal Edition), for no added cost.
If you're not already a Sonlighter Club Member, then this special offer from Rosetta Stone has two very nice extra features for you: first, you pay nothing for shipping (your order automatically qualifies). It also instantly makes you a Classic Club Member, connecting you with the world-wide community of Sonlighters for an entire year with two free subscriptions:
• The Sonlight Forums are your internet link to a warm, vibrant group of homeschool parents just like you, and to help on virtually any topic from a host of expert Sonlight Curriculum Advisors. • The email newsletter "A Beam of Sonlight" collects the best new forum conversations, plus special offers, announcements, and "inside scoops" from Sonlight headquarters, all in one new message every two weeks.
Order your Rosetta Stone Homeschool Edition two-level set today in one of 17 languages!
Regularly priced at $199-229 per level, or $339 for both, now any two-level set is only $299 with no-cost shipping. You save $40 off the price of the two-level set, and $129 off the price of buying the levels separately.
Here's the link one last time:
Rosetta Stone Foreign Language Programs
Order soon! Remember, this offer expires June 30, 2007.
Merci (thanks) for letting Sonlight serve you!
Until next time,
Ken Grindall
Special Offers & Promotions Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. The way you wish you'd been taught. Guaranteed.sm
P.S. Again, please note that this discount ($40 off) is the only discount that applies to your Rosetta Stone purchase, and only during this offer, which expires 6/30/07. You still pay nothing for shipping.