Spanish as a Second Language
Grade 2 – Level I
The program is flexible to allow for different teaching styles as well as different
levels of competency amount the students.
Listening and Speaking
1. Communicate on a basic level with native speakers
2. Respond by actions to commands with classroom activities.
3. Comprehend and follow directions involved with, and participate in conversations
related to: date, parts of the body, shapes, colors, numbers, clothing and family,
home and furniture, community helpers and place of work, toys and games,
foods, weather, classroom objects, animals (zoo, farm and pets) and
transportation.
4. Role playing
5. Listen to interesting stories appropriate for the student’s level.
6. Understand basic vocabulary found in readings.
Reading
1. Read vocabulary words and Spanish sentences that have been learned orally.
These are often associated with pictures.
2. Read simple narratives and conversational materials that can be acted out in
class.
3. Comprehend short stories using vocabulary and pictures clues.
4. Read simple narratives and conversational material.
5. Identify characters and facts.
Writing
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Write most of the vocabulary that can be produced orally.
Write simple sentences based on the oral content.
Learn to use correctly Spanish syllable sounds.
Learn to use correctly Spanish consonants.
Grammar
1. Apply grammar concepts to written and spoken language.
2. Use the following verbs appropriately simple present: “hablar, cantar, pintar,
estudiar, usar, comer, leer, vivir”.
Cultural Awareness
1. Understand differences among cultures: Food, weather, seasons, holidays, and
games.
2. Learn to adapt to a new environment.
3. Learn songs in Spanish.
Spanish as a Second Language
Grade 2 – Level II
The Program is flexible to allow for different teaching styles as well as different
levels of competency among students.
Listening and Speaking
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Know how to give and follow simple instructions.
Role playing.
Listen to and comprehend interesting stories appropriate for the student’s level.
Answer basic questions about general well being, weather and the calendar.
Use appropriate idiomatic expressions: “tengo hambre, tengo sueño, tengo sed,
tengo frío”, etc.
6. Use appropriate vocabulary, gestures, and oral expressions for greetings,
introductions, leave takings and other common familiar interactions.
Reading
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Read short stories.
Read out loud with intonation.
Make predictions.
Paraphrase.
Writing
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Learn to use correctly Spanish syllable sounds.
Learn to use correctly Spanish consonants.
Write short stories, poems, riddles, descriptions, and short paragraphs.
Apply grammar concepts in written language.
Grammar
1. Apply grammar concept to written and spoken languages
2. Use verbs: “Ser, estar, ir and regular verbs”.
Cultural Awareness
1. Understand differences among cultures: food, weather, seasons, holidays,
games, songs.
2. Learn to adapt to a new environment.
3. Learn songs.