Summer Spanish Institute at Resource Room
Resource Room partners with En Camino Language Group to provide both one to one private tutoring and group sessions.
We offer private one-to-one and small group tutoring. With intense preparation and practice, students can be ahead of their peers and gain a foundational knowledge with consistent tutoring. Students will be exposed to the Spanish language through all modes of communication: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Informal assessments will be conducted throughout the duration of students sessions and/or group classes.
Goals for the course:
- Prepare our students and assist them in completing their middle school or high school foreign language requirements.
- Establish a foundation in the Spanish language through vocabulary and key phrases
- Build confidence in speaking by utilizing the language in practical situations
- Explore grammar concepts including verbs and verb usage
Course Materials:
Senderos Vista Higher Learning Level 1 Lessons,, Sample Level 2 Lessons, Sample Level 3 Lessons, and Sample Level 4 Lessons
Level 1 – Greetings and Expressions
- Spanish alphabet and vowel sounds (pronunciation emphasis)
- Formal and informal greetings
- Introductions
- Various ways to say farewell
- Numbers (0-100) – telling time, describing age
- Question phrases (Interrogatives)
- Describing the weather in various locations
Level 2 – Grammar Bootcamp
- Verb introduction with conjugations
- Subject pronouns
- Commonly used regular and irregular verbs
- Identifying nouns (school, community, vacation)
- Expressing feelings
- Family vocabulary
- Describing oneself and others using adjectives
Level 3 – When and what?
- Describing the date
- Identifying days of the week and months of the year
- Expressing dates of birth and holidays
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- Describing summer plans (with use of regular and irregular verbs)
- Clothing vocabulary
- Colors
Level 4 – A day in the life of “mi”
- Introduce & utilize reflexive verbs
- Describe daily routine of “mi” and others
- Describe school schedule
- Transportation and commuting
- Favorite things (music, sports, TV, movies)
