District of Columbia

World Languages Standards

Overview

Rosetta Stone Foundations Spanish is aligned to the District of Columbia World Languages Standards, providing students with everything they need to succeed in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

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District of Columbia World Languages Standards Grades PK-5

Communication

Standard 1.1

Standard Descriptor

Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons All online Course lessons model conversations and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In all Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Workbook Many Workbook activities model conversations and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings Many Unit Readings and Storybook activities model conversations and provide learners with language to apply this standard.

Standard 1.2

Standard Descriptor

Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons All online Course lessons model communication and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In all Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Workbook All Workbook activities model communication and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings In all Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Standard 1.3

Standard Descriptor

Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons Most online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary that learners can use to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In most Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings In most Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Cultures

Standard 2.1

Standard Descriptor

Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons Many online Course lessons provide learners with language to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teachers Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Workbook Some Workbook activities provide learners with language to apply this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings In many Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Standard 2.2:

Standard Descriptor

Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons Many online Course lessons provide learners with language to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teachers Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Workbook Some Workbook activities provide learners with language to apply this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings In many Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Connections

Standard 3.1

Standard Descriptor

Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the target language.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons Some online Course lessons present and practice the language needed to expand a student's knowledge of other disciplines, which learners can use to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In all Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Workbook In all Workbook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings In some Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Standard 3.2

Standard Descriptor

Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the target language and its cultures.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons Some online Course lessons present and practice the language needed to expand a student's knowledge of other disciplines, which learners can use to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In all Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Workbook In all Workbook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings In some Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Comparisons

Standard 4.1

Standard Descriptor

Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Teacher's Guide In some Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Standard 4.2

Standard Descriptor

Students demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons Some online Course lessons present activities about daily life that are practiced differently across cultures, which learners can use to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to reflect on the concept of culture.
  • Workbook Some Workbook activities present aspects of daily life that are practiced differently across cultures, which learners can use to apply this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings Many Unit Readings and Storybook activities demonstrate cultural practices; learners can use the information to apply this standard.

Communities

Standard 5.1

Standard Descriptor

Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons All online Course lessons present and practice language important for successful interaction and collaboration with others, which learners can use to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In most Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Workbook All Workbook activities practice language important for successful interaction and collaboration with others, which learners can use to apply this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings Most Unit Readings and Storybook activities practice language important for successful interaction and collaboration with others, which learners can use to apply this standard.

Standard 5.2

Standard Descriptor

Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons All online Course lessons are designed to keep learners engaged and to promote enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.
  • Teacher's Guide All Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities are designed to keep learners engaged and to promote enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.
  • Workbook All Workbooks are designed to keep learners engaged and to promote enrichment and advancement.
  • Supplemental Readings All Unit Readings and Storybook activities are written to keep learners engaged and to promote enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.