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Goal

In our emerging Spanish language program, students begin their journey in second language acquisition at an early age. It is our goal to expose children to the different cultures of countries whose primary language is Spanish, to expose them to the language, its structure, and for students to be able to communicate both verbally and in written form by the end of 5th grade at a basic level. Besides offering students an opportunity to learn Spanish both through speech and the written form, it is also our goal for students to learn how to read Spanish through the use of reading groups, reading out loud, parent/child read aloud. Our goal is to have a full classroom library where students can borrow books in Spanish class to take home and read with parents/ guardians. Although we had the opportunity to begin to fill our classroom library last year, we quickly realized our small selection of books wasn't able to fulfill all of our students interests and level needs. This year our goal is to continue to provide students with the opportunities of reading in Spanish class but to also offer those who are bilingual the opportunity to continue to grow as their reading levels increase through the selection we were granted last year. By adding more variety we will be able to continue to engage students in the love of reading and to introduce different topics during read aloud, partner reading and reading groups. Besides this adding variety would provide a better incentive for those students who have trouble finding the joy of reading in Spanish. This year with the addition of 4rth and 5th graders into the lower school Spanish program, I will need to provide higher level books that are more appropriate for them as well as properly furnish the space.  

What will be done with my students

Students will have 10-15 minutes of group reading time during their Spanish instruction. Students in higher grades including 3-5th will be able to complete the process of reading and writing using the classroom library. This additional reading will support their existing reading and writing process they are already learning in English Language Arts mirroring ideas like plot, climax, setting, prediction, summary just to name a few. These same students will take home a book on a weekly basis to complete a written project in relation to their reading lesson. These books will also be made available in the school digital library for students who are studying at home virtually as well as for other Spanish language students in the entire school.
In addition in the lower grades, the books in our Spanish Class library will be used for carpet read aloud time. It will also be used to provide students with silent/quiet time while continuing learning. For the younger students including Pre-school through second grades, the classroom library will offer an opportunity for students to begin learning about the importance of reading as they begin to develop these skills. 

Benefits to my students

Students will learn how to read and will connect speech to text. Many of the books we will read are books students are familiar with in English and will be read at the same time as they will read it in English Language Arts Class. Reading is one of the most useful tools we have in learning, through reading students will have access to language, culture and literacy without being dependent on travel and or native Spanish speakers. These books will help parents implement what we are learning in the classroom as they continue their learning at home regardless of whether parents speak the language. Reading books in Spanish offers students additional exposure to the language that is accessible and keeps them away from heavy overuse of technology. It also supports children's existing routines at home while engaging them in a new opportunity to learn.  

Budget Narrative

The selection of books will offer an opportunity for our classroom library to be full of different genres, topics and to include a variety that will satisfy any reader including our picky readers for many years to come. $ would include the cost of the books and shipping. 

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