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Spanish 1
Curriculum Night: Ms. Richards
A little about me…
• Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and French- Washington College• Master of Arts in Bilingual Legal Interpreting- College of Charleston• Currently working towards Teaching Certificate- UNC Charlotte• Worked as Educational Interpreter, English Teacher abroad, ESL tutor,
Adjunct (Spanish), Teacher Assistant for 1st-2nd grade afterschool program, and High School Spanish teacher• I speak Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Japanese• Got into Education because I wanted to make a difference
Spanish at Bradford
• Foreign language is not an elective; all students must study Spanish here at Bradford Prep.• Everything we do is to help prepare your student for the
college workload and expectations, including classroom behavior, homework, etc.• Classes are conducted in Spanish…
Why I use the immersion approach…• The best way to learn a language
is for students to use it in a real-world way (i.e. in a classroom)• Develops strong thinking skills• Most effective approach to
bilingualism and building language proficiency• Bilingual students outperform their
monolingual peers on standardized tests
Goals in Spanish 1
Speaking-Basic phrases/grammatical structures
Build Listening Skills
Basic Reading/Writing
In class, we…
Independent + Guided Practice (writing, games, breaking down grammatical structures
Pair/group performance tasks
(speaking, listening, reading/writing)
Introduce grammar/voca
b (animated grammar,
chants/songs, repetition)
What are the resources we use in class?
Grading Policy
Projects/Seminar 25%Participation 20%Homework 20%Tests/Quizzes 20%Classwork 15%
Project/Seminar
Participation
Homework
Tests/Quizzes
Classwork
Grading Policy
High School Wide Late-Work Policy: Work will not be accepted more than one day late. Late work will be worth 90% instead of 100%.There are no extra credit assignments.
How can I keep up with what’s going on in class?
Resources for students at home
Tutoring
I offer tutoring during lunch Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays as well as after school 3:30-4 everyday except Thursdays. Before school tutoring is available by appointment only!
