Scandite Muros

"Exceptionally inviting and feels less intimidating than most other Latin textbooks. The book abounds in colorful pictures, charts, graphs, and subdued, warm background colors and graphics; the font of the text is large and easy to read, line spacing is ample and the pages are not overcrowded with material. Lienau eschews the formal, technical style typically associated with grammar instruction for a simple, straightforward, and light-hearted style that is reminiscent of a teacher talking to students in a classroom.

...The greatest assets of the book are the 20 sight-reading passages of Chapter 6. Given that they are aligned with passages from the AP^® Latin reading list and should prove easy to integrate into any AP^® Latin course, this feature alone makes this book worthy of consideration. As the title encourages, Scandite Muros, along with the corresponding Explorer tool, functions as an excellent instructional and motivational tool for students to achieve success in scaling that difficult wall of Latin."

"Jane Lienau has done the AP^® Latin community a tremendous service with her Scandite Muros! She describes her own approach to teaching the current AP^® Latin syllabus in some detail, based on many years of experience. It behooves us all to consider her approach and arguments carefully. But ultimately, whether you approach AP^® Latin the way Lienau does or not, it is her collection of sight readings and accompanying practice questions that is wonderfully useful. Reading unseen passages challenges the best students, and preparing adequate multiple-choice questions for student AP^® Latin Exam practice challenges teachers. Lienau's diverse, well-chosen, and above all interesting set of sight readings provide material for useful practice and interesting discussion. Finally, Lienau has chosen passages that match up well with passages on the AP^® syllabus, allowing students to do realistic comparative essay question practice. Every AP^® Latin teacher should buy a class set of this book."