| Approved Site(s): |
| | Approved for Bell, Clark, Memorial Prep, Montgomery, Pacific Beach, and Roosevelt Middle Schools. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.
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| Grade Range: |
| | 6 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | None |
| Course duration: |
| | One year |
| Notes: |
| | Native Spanish speakers who enter middle school in grade 7 or 8 may also be enrolled in this course |
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| Course Description: |
| | This is a one-year course for grade 6 native Spanish speakers in need of refining their academic literacy and language skills prior to enrolling in Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1–2 in grade 7 or 8. Because students arrive in this course already speaking Spanish, instruction focuses on expanding their existing linguistic proficiency, and helping them develop literacy and academic-language skills through a program of reading and writing. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9155 - Elementary or Middle School World Language |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Nuevas Vistas: Curso de Introducción, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2006. |