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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 1 st -2 nd 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
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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
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Goals in Spanish 2
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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)
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Grading Policy Projects/Seminar25% Participation20% Homework 20% Tests/Quizzes20% Classwork15%
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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.
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How can I keep up with what’s going on in class?
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Resources for students at home
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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! Delores.Richards@bradfordprepschool.org
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