New Jersey

Student Learning Standards - World Languages

Overview

Rosetta Stone Foundations Spanish is aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards - World Languages, providing students with everything they need to succeed in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

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World Languages - Novice Low
World Languages - Novice Mid
World Languages - Novice High
World Languages - Intermediate Low
World Languages - Intermediate Mid

New Jersey Student Learning Standards - World Languages Novice Low

Interpretive Mode of Communication: Learning a language involves interpreting meaning from listening, viewing, and reading culturally authentic materials in the target language.

Core Idea

Standard Descriptor

Novice Low learners identify a limited number of memorized or familiar words, symbols, or characters in very familiar contexts when they are supported by visuals in informational and fictional texts.

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.

Interpersonal Mode of Communication: Interpersonal communication is the exchange of information and the negotiation of meaning between and among individuals.

Core Idea

Standard Descriptor

Novice Low learners communicate using practiced and memorized words and phrases. They answer some formulaic questions on very familiar topics and express personal needs with memorized words and phrases. Novice Low learners often use gestures and pictures to convey meaning.

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.

Presentational Mode of Communication: Presentational communication involves presenting information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

Core Idea

Standard Descriptor

Novice Low learners express basic information about themselves using memorized words and phrases, with the help of gestures or visuals.

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.

Intercultural Statements

1

Standard Descriptor

Through the target language, learners recognize and identify the names of a few typical products related to everyday life in the target culture and in the learners’ own culture.

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 Teachers 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.

2

Standard Descriptor

Learners recognize and identify a few typical practices of the target culture.

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 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 many Unit Readings and Storybook activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.