Spanish Language Sessions

Level: K–5

This session explores the basic principles of foreign language teaching as they apply to the teaching of Spanish in the elementary classroom and to the learning processes that are associated with second language acquisition, communicative competency, and cultural competency. Participants will discuss effective techniques for assessing and evaluating students and will learn about resources available to enhance teaching and learning Spanish at the elementary level.

*Price established for a maximum of 30 participants. Each additional participant - $150.00

Level: K–12

This session focuses on Carol Ann Tomlinson’s work, which explains how foreign language teaching needs to address the differences that occur within students’ learning profiles. Participants explore how Spanish instruction that emphasizes student decision-making and research is more natural and effective than instruction in which students are served a “one-size-fits-all” curriculum. Participants learn how to differentiate Spanish instruction and curriculum in three different areas: Content, Process, and Products.

*Price established for a maximum of 30 participants. Each additional participant - $150.00

Level: K–12

Vocabulary acquisition is perhaps the single biggest predictor of language, literacy, and academic success in any language. Therefore, teaching and learning effective vocabulary strategies helps students attain communicative proficiency and literacy in Spanish. Conversely, Spanish educators need to focus on teaching a register that can be understood, and that assists Spanish students in attaining communicative proficiency. This workshop reviews scientifically based vocabulary teaching concepts, strategies, and suggestions that are applicable to the Spanish classroom.

*Price established for a maximum of 30 participants. Each additional participant - $150.00

Level: K–5

This session explores the basic principles of foreign language teaching as they apply to the teaching of Spanish in the elementary classroom and to the learning processes that are associated with second language acquisition, communicative competency, and cultural competency. Participants will discuss effective techniques for assessing and evaluating students and will learn about resources available to enhance teaching and learning Spanish at the elementary level.

*Price established for a maximum of 30 participants. Each additional participant - $150.00

Level: K–12

Current research shows that Spanish learners need a variety of reading strategies to increase their reading comprehension skills. Conversely, an increase of reading comprehension skills allows learners to access language and content available only through authentic reading selections in Spanish, thus increasing their literacy as well as their cultural and content knowledge. This session discusses before, during, and after reading strategies and approaches that make scaffolded reading instruction comprehensible to ALL students. Participants learn and discuss the use of high-interest, low-difficulty reading selections with examples of Spanish literature in a variety of difficulty levels.

*Price established for a maximum of 30 participants. Each additional participant - $150.00

Level: K–12

This session covers common grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation errors made by Spanish learners and prescribes “fixes” to avoid these recurrent problems. Helpful tips focus on specific Spanish language errors and provide fun, creative solutions to “remedy” these chronic issues, improving communication skills.

*Price established for a maximum of 30 participants. Each additional participant - $150.00

Level: K–12

This session addresses strategies that students must develop to read analytically: (a) recognize the meaning of a word or phrase within the content of the other ideas presented in the text; (b) identify and understand basic reading forms, and (c) identify the relationships between the ideas presented in a reading selection in order to analyze and synthesize the information. Participants learn effective, research-based reading strategies to help teach reading in Spanish.

*Price established for a maximum of 30 participants. Each additional participant - $150.00

Level: 6–12

This session addresses common grammatical issues secondary Spanish heritage language students encounter and strategies to help teachers address these problems. Participants benefit from a review and clarification of basic and advanced grammatical and linguistic concepts, including the teaching and learning of spelling and punctuation, verb conjugations, common grammatical and linguistic inaccuracies, and common errors of heritage speakers living in the U.S. (e.g. Spanish/English false cognates, accent rules, language variation, etc.).

*Price established for a maximum of 30 participants. Each additional participant - $150.00

Level: K–5

This session addresses common grammatical issues elementary Spanish heritage language students encounter and strategies to help teachers address these problems. Participants benefit from a review and clarification of basic Spanish grammatical and linguistic concepts, including the teaching and learning of the Spanish phonemic system, spelling and punctuation guidelines, grammatical and linguistic inaccuracies, and common errors made by heritage speakers living in the U.S. (e.g. Spanish/English false cognates, accent rules, language variation, etc.).

*Price established for a maximum of 30 participants. Each additional participant - $150.00