Spanish
MEMBERS
29 Members

Teaching Jobs on Teachers.Net

Start a new discussion...
Hi everyone! Our district wants us to change our level 4 Spanish course to AP Spanish. So students would only begin Spanish 1 in 9th grade, then complete Spanish 2, 3, and AP Spanish as level 4. Does anyone do it like this in their district? I always thought AP was the 5th year. Thanks for any information you can offer.
view previous comments
Daniel Hanson Jill,

If your school district is on traditional schedule, then it will be hard to fit in AP if students go Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, then AP. There are only 4 years for them to take Spanish.

Ideally, it's best for students to do Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, then AP. This can be achieved in a block schedule situation. It can work if you have stud...See More
Aug 23, 2016
Daniel Hanson Jill,

I would suggest "Descubre" by Vista Higher Learning. It has 3 level books (with an option 3rd year or 4th year book, Imagina, very similar to the Descubre 3 book). Descubre 1 and 2 covers all the grammar. Descubre 3 is a review and adds literature and film from the Spanish-speaking world. Vista Higher Learning also publishe...See More
Aug 23, 2016
gloria On 8/23/16, Daniel Hanson wrote: > Jill, > > If your school district is on traditional schedule, then it > will be hard to fit in AP if students go Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, > then AP. There are only 4 years for them to take Spanish. > > Ideally, it's best for students to do Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, > then AP. This can be achieved in a...See More
Aug 24, 2016
gloria Yes, our school has done it like this. As Daniel says, it is too rigorous and the students do not do well on the exam unless they have had some extra experience studying abroad or speak Spanish at home. It is rare for a student to be able to learn the amount needed for the AP exam by just studying Spanish I, II, and III.

On 8/24/16, glor...See More
Aug 24, 2016
Ryan Not doing it anymore, but did at one school I was at. I
taught Spanish 1, 3, and AP. We used Realidades up through
level 3. In AP we used Temas which is a great book. Had a
pass rate of 85&37; which was mostly non-native speakers
(native speakers occasionally didn't pass).

The key was to get students used to communicating ...See More
Aug 27, 2016


Teacher Chatboards

States

Subject Areas

Language Arts

Foreign Language