Professional Development
Engagement: think, focus & enjoy
Wellbeing: emotions, PBSS & SEL
The role of second language teaching and learning for Literacy development. See expert Literacy videos.
High Impact Teaching Strategies.
Fortunately for English-speaking Spanish language learners (SLLs), there are many similarities between English and Spanish.
First of all, both languages use the Roman alphabet. That knowledge helps build a phonemic and phonics foundation.
Secondly, 30% to 40% of all words in English have a related word in Spanish. With similar sound, appearance, and meaning, these cognates help students transfer that word knowledge into their second language. (Click here to learn more about cognates).
Thirdly, except for a couple of word order exceptions (adjective before noun in English and noun before adjective in Spanish), sentences in both languages have the same basic structures (as compared to English and Chinese or other non-Latin derived languages).
And fourth, learning to read and write uses the same basic processes (phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, comprehension, writing mechanics). When teachers and students know these basic similarities between the two languages, it saves time and guess work as students transfer their knowledge of Spanish literacy into English literacy. More info @ http://www.ldonline.org/article/14092/
Projects
We are currently working on VCBMSP - Victorian Curriculum based Manual Sets - Primary. Email vatsteachersofspanish@gmail.com for details!
In all means, it is always good to set up a positive climate for learning and establish procedures and routines.
Support for professional growth
Events
Aspectos relacionados a la jornada de inmersiOn para alumnos
El objetivo es que los alumnos pongan en prActica a travEs de real-world situations el aprendizaje lingüístico y cultural adquirido durante el año. Las actividades son desarrolladas de acuerdo a nivel de conocimiento como punto inicial para luego fomentar la exploraciOn cultural asI como la extensiOnde conocimiento idomAtico.
El centro de toda la actividad es el uso del aprendizaje adquirido y la exploraciOn de elementos culturales provenientes de los distintos paIses de habla hispana.
Teach like a champion webinars
Boosting engagement, rigour and connection online.
Effective online instructions.
Checking for understanding in a Virtual world.
Hybrid best practices
“i+1” Introduction to teaching with comprehensible input (TCI)
Teaching with comprehensible input (TCI) and TPRS
Fountas & Pinnel Systems of Strategic actions.
The Daily CAFE Interactive Essential Elements.
Daily 5 Essential Elements: Read to Self. Work on Writing. Read to Someone. Word Work. Listen to Reading