If your students are taking a Seal of Biliteracy test this school year, it’s always a good idea to prepare them. Seal of Biliteracy test …
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Seal of Biliteracy
4 Proven Seal of Biliteracy Prep Strategies
Are you new to the Seal of Biliteracy? Curious what to use for Seal of Biliteracy Prep for your students? This post will give you …
Preparing for the Seal of Biliteracy: 3 Ways To Express Opinions
Are your students preparing for the Seal of Biliteracy? One of the more advanced things they will be asked to do is to express and …
3 Helpful Ways Improve Spanish Conversation Skills
I’m going to start with a big admission. For a long time in my career as a Spanish teacher, I avoided having students participate in …
The Seal of Biliteracy
Can your students earn the Seal of Biliteracy? If you’re curious, this is an award given to graduating high school students who are proficient in at least one language other than English. Read more to learn how to institute it in your school!
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3 Helpful Facts About Integrated Listening and Speaking Activities
Are you looking for ways to build proficiency with your Spanish students? I have a great suggestion! Begin Integrated Listening and Speaking activities as soon as possible with your students!
Guided Conversations for Performance & Proficiency
This month we’ve talked about several ways to stay focused on your curriculum, themes and grammar points (Performance) while working towards building our students’ proficiency. Another way to do this is to use Guided Conversations for Performance and Proficiency.
Marry Proficiency and Performance With Task Cards
Here are 3 ways to marry proficiency and performance using task cards in Spanish class! When teaching World Language, it is important to acknowledge the difference between proficiency and performance. Proficiency is a person’s overall ability to understand and be understood in the target language. According to ACTFL, there are 4 main stages (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Superior), and it can take years and years to move through the Intermediate stage. Performance, on the other hand, indicates a person’s ability to perform very specific tasks in the TL. If you need more information on Performance vs Proficiency, read this blog post!
Performance vs. Proficiency in World Language
Performance and proficiency are two related but distinct concepts in world language instruction. There is often confusion about the two and it can lead to frustration for both teachers and students. Coming from the perspective of an American High School Teacher, we have to try to move our students up in proficiency while using performance-based curriculum. It’s not ideal, but in a classroom setting, it’s very hard to replicate natural language learning. Let’s talk about the difference between Performance vs. Proficiency in World Language!