Spanish Immersion Program

Keys to CloughOctober 27, 2015

History of Spanish Immersion

Current Spanish Immersion Grades in Clough

● There are currently 5 Spanish Immersion classes at Clough.

● All the specials (gym, art, music, technology and library)

are taught in English.

● Most of the times one of our teachers is out sick or is

attending a meeting, seminar or committee, a Spanish

speaking substitute takes over her class.

● Each grade level follows a specific percentage.

Grade level

Spanish English

K 100%

1 100%

2 100%

3 80% 20%

4 60% 40%

5 and 6 50% 50%

7 and 8Elective course

All core subjects

What happens in Middle and High School

● By fifth grade students take half their

classes in Spanish and half in English.

● Many Spanish Immersion students continue

with the language through high school

where courses are specifically designed with

the immersion philosophy in mind.

SI Course Options at the High School

• Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition-

9th grade

• Hispanic Civilization, Culture and

Literature- 10th grade

• Spanish Business and Culture-11th or 12th

• AP Spanish Language-

Can be taken 11th or 12th grade

• AP Spanish Literature and Culture-

Can be taken 11th or 12th grade

Curriculum

● Alignment with English

● Content taught in Spanish

● Common Core

● Resources - Maravillas, ConnectEd,

RAZ Kids

How to help at home

● Starting in Kindergarten, parents are encouraged to read to their child in English at any time.

● As the child learns to read in Spanish, reading time at home in both languages should increase.

● Parents should read to their children, and children should read to their parents.

● Use of online translators is not recommended for homework.

● Students benefit from making mistakes and showing the mistakes to the teacher, who will guide them using Spanish as a means of communication.

● Parents are encouraged to supervise their child’s learning by making sure their child completes their assignments with care and effort.

● Creating and maintaining communication with the teacher is important for the child’s learning.

Benefits of a Second Language Acquisition

● A greater measure of cognitive flexibility and creative thinking skills

● Development of more intense listening skills● Ability to transfer skills into many curriculum

areas● Increased development in vocabulary● Naturally acquiring a foreign language● Development of cultural awareness and

tolerance

Report Card

Kindergarten and 1st gradeAcquires new vocabularyUses new vocabulary - teacher initiatedUses new vocabulary with peersComprehends routine questions and directions in SpanishParticipates in a variety of speaking situations in Spanish

2nd, 3rd and 4th gradesComprehends routine questions and directions in SpanishParticipates in a variety of speaking situations in Spanish

ResourcesSpanish Immersion Wiki: http://spanishimmersionmursd.wikispaces.com

Sra. Torres’ website (K): http://kindertorres.weebly.com

Sra. Hall’s website (1st grade): http://srahall.weebly.com

Sra. Willinski’s website (3rd grade): http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/MConcejo/

Instituto Cervantes at Boston: http://cervantesobservatorio.fas.harvard.edu/en

¡Gracias por venir!

Preguntas

Sra. Hall - 1st grade jhall@mursd.org

Sra. Willinski - 3rd grade ewillinski@mursd.org