Spanish 1

Curriculum Night: Ms. Richards

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 1st-2nd 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

Spanish at Bradford

• Foreign language is not an elective; all students must study Spanish here at Bradford Prep.• Everything we do is to help prepare your student for the

college workload and expectations, including classroom behavior, homework, etc.• Classes are conducted in Spanish…

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

Goals in Spanish 1

Speaking-Basic phrases/grammatical structures

Build Listening Skills

Basic Reading/Writing

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)

What are the resources we use in class?

Grading Policy

Projects/Seminar 25%Participation 20%Homework 20%Tests/Quizzes 20%Classwork 15%

Project/Seminar

Participation

Homework

Tests/Quizzes

Classwork

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.

How can I keep up with what’s going on in class?

Resources for students at home

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