World Language:
Spanish
Report Card Update
Elementary Standards-Based Report Cards
Grades K-4
Our world…
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Inspiring students and enhancing their learning through authentic cultural activities
Focus
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Update World Language: Spanish standards-based report card
“I can” statements
Rationale
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Standards-based reporting efficacy among all subjects, by providing
similarly specific and meaningful feedback for students and parents
Historical Context
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Current “I can” statement is constant for kindergarten through second grade
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Spanish “I can” statement left open-ended at program’s infancy
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First year, all levels started with the same curriculum
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As with all curriculum, World Language: Spanish has evolved since inception
Proposed Changes
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Using the framework from the Standards for Foreign Language Learning, provide
age-appropriate feedback in the areas of:
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Communication
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Cultures
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Connections
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Comparisons
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Communities
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Priority Standards used as basis for proposed report card amendments
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Manageably work towards skill mastery of language fundamentals by focusing on
priority standards
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Clearly illustrate how skills compound from one grade level to the next
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Review previous grade’s priority standards before expanding
Proposed Change: Kindergarten
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Old “I can…” statement:
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New performance indicators:
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Uses greetings and farewells
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Responds to personal information questions
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Identifies color words
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Counts to 10
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Identifies shapes
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Identifies numbers 1-15
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Recognizes elements of Hispanic culture
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Experiences culture through the use of authentic
sources and multimedia
Proposed Change: First Grade
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Old “I can…” statement:
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New performance indicators:
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Uses greetings and farewells
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Counts from 1-30
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Identifies backpack items
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Identifies Mexico on a map
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Identifies numbers 1-30
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Recognizes parts of the body
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Responds to personal information questions
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Recognizes elements of Mexican culture
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Identifies emotion words
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Identifies family members
Proposed Change: Second Grade
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Old “I can…” statement:
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New performance indicators:
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Counts by tens to 60
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Recognizes parts of the body
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Identifies numbers 1-69
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Identifies weather terms
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Responds to personal information questions
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Writes numbers 1-69 when given a verbal prompt
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Identifies time to the hour on a clock
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Identifies Puerto Rico on a map
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Identifies elements of Puerto Rican culture
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Experiences culture through the use of authentic sources and multimedia
Proposed Change: Third Grade
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Currently does not use standards-based grading
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New performance indicators:
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Counts by tens to 100
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Recognizes numbers 1-100
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Identifies modes of transportation
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Writes numbers 1-100 when given a verbal prompt
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Responds to personal information questions
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Recognizes the sounds of some letters
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Presents personal information formally to peers
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Identifies Spain on a map
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Identifies elements of Spanish culture
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Experiences culture through the use of authentic sources
and multimedia
Examples - Rubrics
Kindergarten Results
* Data sample collected from 3 Kindergarten classes
1st Grade Results
* Data sample collected from 3 first grade classes
*Example of data collection form from one class
2nd Grade Results
* Data sample collected from 3 classes
*Example of data collection form from one class
3rd Grade Results
Note: Totals not yet available for 3rd Grade
Thank you for your time. Any questions?