Iowa
World Language Competencies
Overview
Rosetta Stone Foundations Spanish is aligned to the Iowa World Language Competencies, providing students with everything they need to succeed in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
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Iowa World Language Competencies Level 1
Interpersonal Communication Competency: Express self and negotiate meaning in the target language by appropriately engaging in unrehearsed conversations and/or correspondence to actively participate in social interactions (face-to-face or electronically) as a global citizen.
Interpersonal Communication Competency: Express self and negotiate meaning in the target language by appropriately engaging in unrehearsed conversations and/or correspondence to actively participate in social interactions (face-to-face or electronically) as a global citizen.
Novice Low
Novice Low
Standard Descriptor
Communicate on some very familiar topics using single words and phrases that I have practiced and memorized.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
- Online Lessons In all online Course lessons, learners have the opportunity to meet 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 practice language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
- Supplemental Readings Many Unit Readings and Storybook activities model language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
Novice Mid
Novice Mid
Standard Descriptor
Communicate on very familiar topics using a variety of words and phrases that I have practiced and memorized.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
- Online Lessons In all online Course lessons, learners have the opportunity to meet 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 practice language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
- Supplemental Readings Many Unit Readings and Storybook activities model language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
Culture
Culture
Standard Descriptor
May use some memorized culturally appropriate gestures, formulaic expressions, and basic writing conventions.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
- Online Lessons In all online Course lessons, learners have the opportunity to meet 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 practice language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
- Supplemental Readings Many Unit Readings and Storybook activities model language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
Interpretive Communication Competency: Interpret authentic written/spoken/signed language by applying appropriate comprehension strategies to extract meaning and use information for personal and/or community enrichment.
Interpretive Communication Competency: Interpret authentic written/spoken/signed language by applying appropriate comprehension strategies to extract meaning and use information for personal and/or community enrichment.
Novice Low
Novice Low
Standard Descriptor
Recognize a few memorized words and phrases when I hear them spoken.
Recognize a few letters or characters.
Identify a few memorized words and phrases when I read.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
- Online Lessons In all online Course lessons, learners have the opportunity to meet 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 practice language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
- Supplemental Readings All Unit Readings and Storybook activities model language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
Novice Mid
Novice Mid
Standard Descriptor
Recognize some familiar words and phrases when I hear them spoken.
Recognize some letters or characters.
Understand some learned or memorized words and phrases when I read.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
- Online Lessons In all online Course lessons, learners have the opportunity to meet 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 practice language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
- Supplemental Readings All Unit Readings and Storybook activities model language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
Culture
Culture
Standard Descriptor
May recognize some culturally appropriate gestures, formulaic expressions, and basic writing conventions.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
- Online Lessons In many online Course lessons, learners have the opportunity to meet 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 practice language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
- Supplemental Readings Most Unit Readings and Storybook activities model language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
Presentational Communication Competency: Present information, concepts, and ideas in the target language through appropriately prepared oral and written discourse to inform, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics to a diverse audience.
Presentational Communication Competency: Present information, concepts, and ideas in the target language through appropriately prepared oral and written discourse to inform, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics to a diverse audience.
Novice Low
Novice Low
Standard Descriptor
Present information about myself and some other very familiar topics using single words or memorized phrases.
Copy some familiar words, characters, or phrases.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
- Online Lessons Many online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary to provide learners with the ability 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 practice language structures and vocabulary to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
- Supplemental Readings Most Unit Readings and Storybook activities model language structures and vocabulary to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
Novice Mid
Novice Mid
Standard Descriptor
Present information about myself and some other very familiar topics using a variety of words, phrases, and memorized expressions.
Write lists and memorized phrases on familiar topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
- Online Lessons Many online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary to provide learners with the ability 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 practice language structures and vocabulary to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
- Supplemental Readings Most Unit Readings and Storybook activities model language structures and vocabulary to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
Culture
Culture
Standard Descriptor
May use some memorized culturally appropriate gestures, formulaic expressions, and basic writing conventions.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
- Online Lessons In many online Course lessons, learners have the opportunity to meet 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 practice language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.
- Supplemental Readings Most Unit Readings and Storybook activities model language to provide learners with the ability to apply this standard.