WORLD LANGUAGE Foundations of Academic Spanish

This class is taught using Spanish and is intended for Spanish-speaking students who have gaps in their Spanish language literacy skills (reading and writing). Students will use their listening and speaking skills to communicate in Spanish and to develop reading strategies in order to understand a variety of texts in Spanish. Students also will produce simple forms of writing in Spanish, apply increasing knowledge of grammatical structures, and expand their academic vocabulary. Upon successful completion of this course with a C- or above, students are eligible to continue to Spanish IIIA.

Credit: 1.0

Length: (2) Trimesters

Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisites: Spanish Placement Exam