Maine

Standards for World Languages

Overview

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

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Maine State Standards for World Languages Grades K-2

A. Communication: Students communicate in the target language.

A1 Interpersonal

Standard Descriptor

Students engage in simple interactions to provide and obtain information using single words or learned phrases.

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.

A2 Interpretive

Standard Descriptor

Students comprehend and respond to simple spoken/signed language in a classroom setting.

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.

A3 Presentational

Standard Descriptor

Students use memorized words or phrases and visuals in short oral/signed presentations.

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.

B. Cultures: Students demonstrate an understanding of a culture(s) in which the target language is spoken.

B1 Practices and Perspectives

Standard Descriptor

Students identify and imitate basic culturally-appropriate practices of a culture(s) in which the target language is spoken.

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.

C. Connections: Students expand their knowledge by connecting their study of a world language(s) with other content areas.

C1 Knowledge of Other Learning Results Content Areas

Standard Descriptor

Students identify basic language connections to other Learning Results content areas.

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.

D. Communities: Students encounter and use the target language both in and beyond the classroom for personal enjoyment and lifelong learning.

D1 Communities

Standard Descriptor

Students include family, friends, or peers in activities using the target language.

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.