South Dakota

World Language Standards

Overview

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

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World Language

South Dakota World Language Standards

Standard 1: Communication: Communicate effectively in more than one language for various purposes in multiple contexts.

1.1: Interpersonal Communication

Standard Descriptor

Share and infer information, reactions, feelings, and opinions in spoken, signed, or written conversation.

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.

1.2: Interpretive Communication

Standard Descriptor

Understand, interpret, and analyze what is viewed, heard, or read 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.

1.3: Presentational Communication

Standard Descriptor

Present information, concepts, ideas, and opinions to different audiences in order to inform, persuade, explain, and narrate 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.
  • 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.

Standard 2: Cultures: Interact with respect and cultural competence in search of understanding our world.

2.1: Cultural Practices in Relation to Cultural Perspectives

Standard Descriptor

Use the language to explore, reflect on, and explain the relationship between the practices, customs, and perspectives of the cultures studied.

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.

2.2: Cultural Products in Relation to Cultural Perspectives

Standard Descriptor

Use the language to explore, reflect on, and explain the relationship between the products, customs, and perspectives of the cultures studied.

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.

Standard 3: Connections: Connect with other disciplines and acquire information and diverse perspectives through language.

3.1: Connections Across Disciplines

Standard Descriptor

Acquire, expand, and reinforce knowledge of other disciplines using the language to develop critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and 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.

3.2: Acquisition of Information and Diverse Perspectives

Standard Descriptor

Acquire, evaluate, and reflect on information and diverse perspectives available through the language and its culture(s).

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.

Standard 4: Comparisons: Develop insight into the nature of language and culture to enhance linguistic and cultural competence.

4.1: Language Comparisons

Standard Descriptor

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language by comparing and contrasting their own language with others.

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.

4.2: Cultural Comparisons

Standard Descriptor

Use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture by comparing and contrasting their own culture with others.

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.

Standard 5: Communities: Communicate and interact in the language with respect and cultural competence in both local and global communities.

5.1: School and Global Communities

Standard Descriptor

Interact and collaborate using the language in the classroom, the community, and the world.

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.

5.2: Lifelong Learning

Standard Descriptor

Set lifelong learning goals and reflect on progress in using the language for enjoyment, enrichment, enhancement, and advocacy.

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.