Seneca Valley School District Elementary Spanish Program Curriculum Heather J. Hendry Tabitha Waltman Christina Laporte July 18, 2017
Agenda CBI: A definition and rationale Demonstration: Número Misterioso Curriculum Development Process Curriculum overview First/Second Thematic Units Second/Third Thematic Units Sample Unit: “All About Me” Questions
Content-based Instruction What? An approach to language instruction that integrates the teaching of concepts from subject matter classes (e.g. math, science, etc) within the context of teaching the foreign language (Crandall & Tucker, 1990). The amount of content varies depending on the program. There is a wide spectrum of programs. Immersion being one extreme where all academic content is taught through the language, to partial immersion, to content-based, content-related.
Content-based Instruction Why? Comprehensible input Development of academic language which leads to higher levels of proficiency Interpersonal communication ZPDs and differentiation Cognitively demanding and intrinsically interesting (Curtain and Dahlberg, 2015) Motivating: connects with a variety of interests, strengths, academic backgrounds Supports academic content knowledge of other subjects Comp input (i+1), comprehensible (context, manipulatives/gestures, visuals, hands-on demonstrations, comprehension checks) 5-7 yesrs to develop academic language (CALP) (BICS) 1-2 years – start early Interpersonal communication and output is needed for acquisition but also one of communicative modes – lots to talk about (what is happening, what do you see, what do you think? What are you wondering about?) Classes of different levels (allows for differentiation) students can be challenged cognitive and linguistic levels
Demonstration: Número Misterioso Preguntas: ¿Es par? ¿Es impar? ¿Es más de ___? ¿Es menos de ___? ¿Es entre ___ y ___? 10 diez 20 veinte 30 treinta 40 cuarenta 50 cincuenta 60 sesenta 70 setenta 80 ochenta 90 noventa 100 cien
Example Lesson Below is a link to a video of a sample activity. The activity focuses on numbers and math concepts. http://svtube.svsd.net/play?id=ut5karb6au
Curriculum Development Process Content Science Math Social Studies Language Arts Music/Drama Art Physical Education/Health
Curriculum Development Process Unit Plan Inventory
Curriculum overview First/Second grade units Third/Fourth grade units All About Me ¿Oso pardo oso pardo que ves? (Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?) El Mitón (The Mitton) Buenas Noches Luna (Goodnight Moon) Third/Fourth grade units 1. La Oruga muy Hambrienta (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) 2. El Montón de Tamales (Too Many Tamales) 3. El Árbol Generoso (The Giving Tree)
Sample Unit: All About Me