Introduction to Spanish

Introduction to Spanish
Middle School

ESSENTIAL CONTENT/SKILLS
Listening/Comprehending
  1. Understand simple directions from the teacher.
  1. Demonstrate understanding of everyday words when heard.
  1. Comprehend lyrics from a simple song.
  1. Discriminate between gender.
  1. Recognize days of week, months of year.
  1. Demonstrate understanding of who, what, where, how, when, and how much/many questions.
  1. Recognize names of colors.
  1. Recognize word patterns (syntax).
  1. Demonstrate understanding of descriptive words in simple phrases and sentences.
  1. Comprehend simple dialogues by classmates.
  1. Demonstrate understanding of simple words, phrases, statements, and questions heard without cues or props.
  1. Demonstrate understanding of action words in context.
  1. Distinguish between interrogative, declarative, and imperative statements.
  1. Discriminate between numbers, times, dates.
  1. Comprehend simple passages.
  1. Identify body parts, foods, clothing, activity words.
  1. Recognize simple conjugations.
Speaking
  1. Use simple phrases, including courtesy formulae.
  1. Read aloud with correct pronunciation.
  1. Use everyday words in speech.
  1. Learn simple dialogues.
  1. Sing a song.
  1. Repeat and internalize simple, meaningful utterances.
  1. Produce simple vowels and consonants.
  1. Practice intonation patterns and word order.
  1. Recite alphabet.
  1. Repeat and use correct word patterns.
  1. Repeat simple vocabulary (days of week, numbers, months).
  1. Produce sounds not found in native language.
  1. Use learned sentences in everyday situations.
  1. Recite simple poem.
  1. Increase active vocabulary.
  1. Express agreement and disagreement.
  1. Produce and transform negative and affirmative statements and questions.
  1. Express possession.
Reading
  1. Read individual words from a bilingual dictionary.
  1. Associate vowel sounds with written symbols.
  1. Associate spoken words with written words.
  1. Recognize written words in context which are already understood in the target language.
  1. Read and comprehend written material, such as, simple dialogues, songs, and passages.
  1. Recognize tenses other than the present tense.
Writing
  1. Write the alphabet.
  1. Transcribe words and sounds.
  1. Copy learned phrases and sentences in context.
  1. Write words from memory, which are associated with visuals, props, or familiar contexts.
  1. Write a familiar phrase, statement, or question in context.
  1. Write a simple sentence.
  1. Produce correctly spelled words.
  1. Recombine known language to produce simple personalized statements, questions, and responses.
  1. Form sentences with proper word order.
  1. Write simple dialogues with support.