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click here for the Freebie!! Are you looking for a new way to teach spelling in your dual classroom? Does the process seem overwhelming? I have some amazing strategies in this post to help you out! CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THAT AMAZING SPANISH WORD WORK FREEBIE! Did you want to try out one of the BRAND NEW centers? If you answered, 'yes' to that question, then click HERE to snag that amazing freebie!! I'm so excited, and can't wait for you to test out the center! El Dictado: What is it and how does it work? What is El Dictado? El Dictado wears different hats and meets literacy needs at all different grade levels. This post will focus on the primary grades and initial literacy skills in Spanish. El Dictado is basically a spelling test in Spanish. In this case, El Dictado is a spelling test in Spanish, and a little more! You have a trifecta for teaching initial literacy skills in Spanish. How can El Dictado help me in my dual classroom? El Dictado will help you teach your kids the skills that they need to learn to read and write effectively. Those skills could be whatever you need to teach students: letter sound identification, blending letter sounds to read syllables, combining syllables to make words, or putting words together to make sentences. This bundle of differentiated dictados uses syllables to form words, and those words form sentences. How can dual language teachers implement El Dictado effectively in the dual language classroom? There are many ways to implement El Dictado. But I have a very specific method of implementation that combines mini-lessons and spelling tests with partner work, with reading 'lecturitas' and with working through daily shared reading. These 3 all use the new, learned skills from the dictado. They work together in this Trifecta. Here's how it works: I have created a trifecta with the actual dictado, shared reading and lecturitas. First, let's look at how the actual dictado works. Click on this image so that you can see this resource on TpT! I have created and implement a 5-day plan where on the first day you as the teacher dictate words or a sentence to the class as a pre-test. After giving the pre-test, you give a mini-lesson to teach the class what they need to know in order to write the sentence or the words correctly. On day 2 you dictate the words or sentences to the kids and let them self-correct using the principles from your mini-lesson from day 1. Teach them to circle the words in sentences, and the syllables in the words. On day 3 you have the kids work in pairs, or with a partner where one student dictates, and the other one writes, then they switch roles. On day 4 you dictate to the whole class as a last practice test, and on day 5 give your final test. So check out the details more specifically! #1: Teaching words and sentences Click on this image so that you can see El Dictado Trifecta Paquete on TpT! If you are teaching sentences, then teach your class to put a space between words, to write using an upper-case letter at the beginning of the sentence, to write with end-marks, and how to spell by recognizing and using 'sílabas directas'. I have all this spelled out on super simple, projectable slides that are simply project-and-go! Lesson plans are embedded!! Yay! If your class is not quite ready for sentences, I've got you covered! My Dictado Trifectas are also differentiated! You can use the slides that are intended for syllables and words only. These slides have words and illustrations of the words so that your students can learn the meaning of the words as well, increasing their vocabulary. Both sets of slides teach the same syllables for the same key words. That way if you have the need to teach 2 different groups in your room, then you are all set! #2: Teaching Shared Reading or Lectura Compartida Lectura Compartida also has a 5-day easy to follow plan. Day 1 is a quick intro to the passage where you use your pre-made anchor chart of the shared reading and simply read it to the class. On day 2, similar to the Dictado, give the class their own copy of the passage. I have my class paste the sheet in a spiral notebook so that they can refer to the passages frequently. On the anchor chart you put a dot under each word when you are reading the passage with the class. Get creative and use Dab-a-Dot or circle stickers. If you do not have these, simply use a marker. On my slides I have moveable pieces that you or a student can place over each word. If you do not wish to use the slide like this, you do not need to, but the option is there for you. Be sure to give the class a few minutes to mark dots under the words on their individual sheets as well. The purpose of the dots under the words is to help students understand how separate words look on paper as they read, and for young readers to learn to point under the words as they read. This is a skill that is perfect to teach in pre-k and kindergarten, and by the middle of 1st grade you need to wean kids off of pointing to the words as they read. Day 3 of shared reading is circling the syllables. Again the slides have circles as moveable pieces. On your anchor chart you can simply circle the syllables to model, or better yet, project the sheet and model more precisely. Make sure the class does the same with their own words on their sheets. Day 4 you introduce the song! Once you have sung the shared reading with the class, teach them to point to each word as you sing. Repeat on day 5! This is so much fun, and the kids love it. Each sheet of shared reading has a suggestion for tunes that you can sing the passage to. #3: Lecturitas These are simple illustrated sentences using the syllables from the dictado and shared reading. It all becomes super practical when students can use their new skills to actually read. It really is like magic! So as you are teaching new syllables and words, the 'lecturitas' will take those syllables and words and put them into an illustrated context of one sentence. The kids love this routine because they see themselves reading! You will love it more because your kids will read, and their levels will move along! In Conclusion... This trifecta has been the most effective way for me to teach initial literacy skills in Spanish. I use El Dictado with embedded mini-lessons to teach a skill for the week, then I put that skill into practice with shared reading and Lecturitas! My students learn quickly with this routine. I have a bundle of Dictados that teach the syllables in the same way that you would find them taught in an authentic setting. Check out my bundle here and save time, effort and money! Each Dictado has a printable PDF file with bonus material to help you out. You can download vocab cards and make up games with them like Memory or Go Fish. You can print the vocab cards double-sided with syllable boxes on one side. Your students can either write in the syllables or you can teach them how many syllables are in the words using the cards. I print and laminate my cards for durability. You have 8.5 x 11 sheets with the vowels printed on them so when you are teaching the vowels you can just post those in your room. And some of the dictados come with extra-EXTRA bonus black and white printable activities. Here is a video to show you more details of El Dictado Trifecta! I hope routine helps you and your kids as much as it has helped me. Enjoy!

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Have you found it difficult to lesson plan with your dual language team? If you teach Benchmark Advance/Adelante, do you struggle to figure out what to teach without teaching the exact same thing as your co-teacher? Instead of teaching the exact translation of the unit, this dual language team lesson planner can help you think about your lessons in a way that will leverage translanguaging and deep content knowledge building without doing the exact same thing as your co-teacher. ***Can be printed as well This Google Slides digital planner includes: 1. One B&W cover page and 6 color cover pages (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) 1. 100 pages of lesson plan templates - 50 in color, 50 in B&W ( ***editable on Google Slides or can be printed at paper size 8x11.5) 2. An example page of how to use this dual language lesson planner Each lesson plan includes a space for: 1. Content standards in both languages 2. Language standards in both lessons 3. What translanguaging strategies to plan for 4. Vocabulary of instruction to teach and norm on 5. Cognates in both languages to teach and norm on 6. Texts to be used Need other resources for your dual language classroom? Dual Language Portfolio with Assignment Reflection Pages English & Spanish Digital Daily Behavior Reflection Spanish Back to School About Me Flag in Spanish Foss Science 5th- Mixtures & Solutions Unit Study Guide & Review in SPANISH Spanish Phonics Summer Packet BUNDLE -fonética español paquete de verano

Este artículo contiene enlaces de patrocinio. Puedes leer los detalles aquí. En mi salón aprender nuestras palabras de uso frecuente es una prioridad. Trabajamos con ellas todos los días. Es muy importante para mí que mis alumnos se sientan emocionados de aprender a leer y reconocer las palabras de uso frecuente. He sido maestra de tercer grado y se lo importante que son estas palabras y lo difícil que es para los estudiantes cuando no pueden leer las palabras en tercer grado. Por eso como maestra de niños más pequeños he decidido que es una prioridad en mi salón. ¡Pero lo mejor de todo es que a mis alumnos les encantan! Mis alumnos saben lo que son las palabras de uso frecuente pero para divertirnos más las llamamos "Palabras Monstruo". Al principio del año (o cuando mis alumnos estén listos) presento las palabras monstruo con MUCHA emoción. Primero llega a mi salón el monstruo amarillo. Y explico que el monstruo amarillo tiene 10 palabras que ellos tienen que practicar y aprender. Una vez que sepan las 10 palabras del monstruo amarillo, celebraremos!! Mis alumnos reciben un pequeño premio y escribimos su nombre en el monstruo amarillo que tenemos en el pasillo de nuestro salón para que todos se sientan orgullosos de ellos. Mis estudiantes practican cuando terminan su trabajo, durante centros de lectura, y practicamos juntos todos los días. Una de mis cosas favoritas es ver a los alumnos ayudándose entre ellos mismos sin pedir mi ayuda. Muchas veces los he visto practicar juntos y los niños que están en un nivel más avanzado que sus compañeros los ayudan a pasar de nivel. ¡DOBLE práctica=maestra feliz! Mis alumnos tienen una carpeta (folder) donde documentan todo su progreso. El folder incluye una hoja de progreso y gráficas para cada monstruo. Después de cada evaluación, los alumnos colorean el número de palabras correctas en su gráfica. Cuando los alumnos completan la gráfica de un nivel pueden colorear el monstruo correspondiente en su hoja de progreso. Este folder ha sido una gran ayuda para mostrar a los padres de familia el avance de sus hijos. Ellos fácilmente pueden ver cuanto han avanzado sus hijos desde el principio del año. También es una herramienta excelente para demostrar el avance de tus alumnos durante tu evaluación como maestro(a). Folders con portada y gráficas Hojas de progreso En mi salón celebramos el esfuerzo y progreso de muchas maneras. Cuando un alumno termina un nivel de palabras, ¡toda la clase aplaude y celebra! Escribimos el nombre de ese estudiante en el monstruo que esta en el pasillo y el estudiante recibe un pequeño premio. Aquí están los premios que utilizamos en nuestra clase: Monstruo amarillo: lápiz de monstruo Monstruo rojo: tatuaje temporal de monstruo Monstruo azul: juguete de monstruo Monstruo verde: pelota de monstruo Monstruo morado: paleta de monstruo Monstruo café: juguete de monstruo Monstruo anaranjado: juguete de monstruo Monstruo azul fuerte: pato monstruo Monstruo gris: monstruo de peluche Monstruo rosa: vaso de monstruo Estos son los monstruos que utilizamos afuera del salón y escribimos el nombre de los niños cuando pasan a un nivel nuevo de palabras. En mi salón utilizamos tarjetas para practicar en arillos como estos. Simplemente plastifico las tarjetas, las perforo y las coloco en un anillo. Yo tengo 4 arillos de cada color de palabras (especialmente de los primeros dos niveles). Así aseguro que tengamos suficientes para los alumnos que quieran practicar. También utilizo estas listas de palabras. Estas listas las llevan los alumnos a su casa para practicar con su familia. Cada clase y cada alumno es diferente. Lo mejor de este programa de palabras es que lo puedes adaptar a tus necesidades. Durante algunos años escolares mis alumnos necesitan retos más difíciles porque la mayoría están listos para ellos. Otros años mis alumnos toman más tiempo en cada lista de palabras. Pero eso no me preocupa. Siempre y cuando mis alumnos avancen semana tras semana yo soy feliz! La rúbrica para determinar si tus alumnos están listos o no para el siguiente nivel depende de ti y tus expectativas completamente. En mi salón los alumnos pasan de nivel cuando puedan leer las 10 palabras con fluidez (menos de dos segundos por palabra). He tenido estudiantes que necesitan un reto más grande. Para ellos ajusto el programa y para pasar de nivel deben de escribir las palabras correctamente. No siempre. Como lo mencioné anteriormente, todas las clases son diferentes. Algunas clases ya tienen la capacidad de aprender todas las listas. Otras no, pero ese no es problema! Solo utilizo las listas que considero apropiadas para mis alumnos. Si tienes alguna pregunta en como utilizar las palabras monstruo no dudes en contactarme! ¡Lo más importante es que tus alumnos estén emocionados y motivados para aprender todas las palabras de uso frecuente!

If you teach Spanish reading to beginning readers in the USA more than likely you are expected to teach high frequency words. Here are 3 things you may want to keep in mind when teaching these words: 1. Spanish high frequency words are not sight words. Sight words in English, are words that usually cannot be decoded phonetically or 'sounded out'. Because of this, we teach children to recognize them by 'sight’ that is, to memorize them. Spanish however, is a mostly phonetic language, words are decodable. They don’t need to be learned by ‘sight’. Because many sight words are also the most frequently used words in the English language, the terms sight words and high frequency words tend to be used interchangeably. That, I think, is the cause of the confusion. While we don't have sight words in Spanish, we do have words that are used more frequently than others. 2. There isn't one particular list of Spanish high frequency words that is 'the right list' for everyone. Now this might be my own personal opinion but I've looked at lots of Spanish HFW lists. When teaching reading in English the Dolch or the Fry word lists are the most commonly used. When teaching reading in Spanish however, there seems to be a multitude of different lists used. Some words are found in most lists, others are not. You can find some of the popular lists here: Real Academia Española CREA Spanish Pronto I Teach Dual Language Another popular source is 'la lista' found in this book: LA LISTA is a list of 'words most frequently used in Spanish basal reading programs in the U.S.' compiled by Hampton-Brown. Although it was published in 1989 I believe it is probably not very different from what we'd find in more recent published basal readers. These two books are Spanish frequency dictionaries and are also usually cited: And of course there are also lists provided by school districts and basal readers publishers. 3.Your students will eventually learn to decode all their high frequency words. Some of the high frequency words have decoding patterns that are introduced later in the teaching sequence. Introducing those words as just high frequency words will give students a wider range of opportunities for reading and writing in the earlier stages of learning. However, you can learn to read in Spanish with the syllabic method without necessarily using this strategy. I know a lot of people that have learned that way. I am one of them!

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Do you need some discussion starters in your classroom? Get your students talking with these 12 phrases of accountable talk. Students will need these visual cues to help them gather their thoughts and select the appropriate wording for their discussions. Twelve 7.5" by 10 " posters to place near your whole group meeting area. Twelve 3.5" by 4.67" cards for small group instruction. Also available in Spanish here. Also available in English here. updated graphics: 6/5/2014 Thanks for stopping by, Lidia R. Barbosa If you like my resources, you may follow me here: 1. Kinder Alphabet blog and 2. Facebook

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