Idaho

World Language Standards 2015

Overview

Rosetta Stone Foundations Spanish is aligned to the Idaho State World Language Standards, providing students with everything they need to succeed in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

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Idaho State World Language Standards 2015

Communication: Communicate effectively in multiple languages and utilize the target language to function in a variety of social/work related situations

COMM 1: Interpersonal Communication

Standard Descriptor

Interact with others in the target language and gain meaning from interactions in the target language. Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons Most online Course lessons model conversations and provide learners with language 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 Some 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.

COMM 2: Interpretive Communication

Standard Descriptor

Discover meaning from what is heard, read or viewed on a variety of topics in the target language. Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.

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

COMM 3: Presentational Communication

Standard Descriptor

Utilize appropriate media to present an idea to an audience. Present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media in the target language. Adapt presentation to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers.

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.
  • Workbook Some Workbook activities model language structures and vocabulary on familiar topics, which learners can use to apply this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings In all Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Cultures: Interact with cultural competence and understanding in an interconnected world

CLTR 1: Relating Cultural Practices to Perspective

Standard Descriptor

Investigate, explain and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied in the target language.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons Many online Course lessons identify typical practices related to familiar everyday life, and 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 In some Workbook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings In many Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

CLTR 2: Relating Cultural Products to Perspective

Standard Descriptor

Investigate, explain and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the cultures studied in the target language.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons Many online Course lessons identify typical products related to familiar everyday life, and provide learners with language to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Workbook Some Workbook activities identify typical products related to familiar everyday life, and 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: Acquire information and diverse perspectives in order to use the target language to connect to other disciplines and to function in academic and career related situations

CONN 1: Making Connections

Standard Descriptor

Build, reinforce, and expand knowledge of other disciplines while using the target language to develop critical thinking/creative problem-solving skills.

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 many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Workbook In some 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.

CONN 2: Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives

Standard Descriptor

Access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives that are available through the target language and its cultures.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Online Lessons Some online Course lessons present vocabulary representative of diverse perspectives and cultures, which learners can use to apply this standard.
  • Teacher's Guide In many Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.
  • Workbook Some workbook activities present vocabulary representative of diverse perspectives and cultures, which learners can use to apply this standard.
  • Supplemental Readings In many Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Comparisons: Develop insight and understanding of target culture and language in order to interact with cultural competence

COMP 1: Language Comparisons

Standard Descriptor

Investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
  • Teacher's Guide In some Teacher's Guide and K-2 Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

COMP 2: Cultural Comparisons

Standard Descriptor

Investigate,explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through the comparisons of the cultures 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 and K-2 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: Communicate and interact with cultural competence in multilingual communities at home and around the world

COMT 1: School and Global Communities

Standard Descriptor

Interact and collaborate in communities and the globalized world both within and beyond the classroom.

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.

COMT 2: Lifelong Learning

Standard Descriptor

Reflect on progress using languages for enjoyment, enrichment, and advancement.

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.