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La
Escuela
Español
An Overview
of the Spanish Curriculum at Sunset Elementary School
To
fulfill the requirements of the Spanish curriculum as well as the language
competencies, we developed the following strategies:
- students
are placed according to their language performance (native speakers
and non-native speakers)
- social
studies, geography and science are introduced to all students
- language
competencies (oral skills, reading, writing and vocabulary) are
integrated into the daily Spanish lessons
The flexibility
within our program allows the teachers at Sunset Elementary School to
meet the needs of students who enter the program from different backgrounds.
The majority do not speak Spanish at all, some speak the language with
various degrees of fluency, but have not learned to read or write Spanish.
Non-Spanish speakers are first instructed with SL techniques and gradually,
as they gain command of the language, they are asked to meet the requirements
of the Spanish curriculum. They are able to move from one level to another
according to their progress. Many students join the classes for Spanish
speakers, working at grade level, in 4th or 5th grade. While language
competencies are taught in Spanish classes, across the board and subject
matter competencies are addressed in the homeroom and Spanish content
classes. Careful articulation between homeroom and Spanish teachers
exists in order to ensure continuity and avoid redundancy.
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