Tennessee
Standards for Modern Languages

Overview

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

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Tennessee Standards for Modern Languages Novice

CORNERSTONE: Communication (C1)

Standard C1.1: Interpersonal Communication

Standard Descriptor

Interact and negotiate meaning in spoken or written conversations 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.

Standard C1.2: Interpretive Communication - Listening

Standard Descriptor

Demonstrate understanding, interpret, and analyze what is heard 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.

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

Standard C1.3: Interpretive Communication - Reading

Standard Descriptor

Interpret, analyze, and demonstrate understanding of written materials 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.

Standard C1.4: Presentational - Speaking

Standard Descriptor

Present information on multiple topics for a variety of purposes using appropriate formats, considering the intended audience.

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

Standard C1.5: Presentational - Writing

Standard Descriptor

Present information on multiple topics for a variety of purposes using appropriate formats, considering the intended audience.

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

CORNERSTONE: Culture (C2)

Standard C2.1: Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives

Standard Descriptor

Investigate, draw comparisons between, and explain the interaction of practices 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.

Standard C2.2: Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives

Standard Descriptor

Investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between products 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.

CORNERSTONE: Connections (C3)

Standard C3.1: Making Connections

Standard Descriptor

Build, reinforce, and expand knowledge of other content areas while using the target language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively.

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.

Standard C3.2: 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.

CORNERSTONE: Comparisons (C4)

Standard C4.1: Language Comparisons

Standard Descriptor

Investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language through comparisons of the language and one's 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.

Standard C4.2: Cultural Comparisons

Standard Descriptor

Investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the target culture and one's 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.

CORNERSTONE 5: Communities (C5)

Standard C5.1: School and Global Communities

Standard Descriptor

Use the language to interact 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.

Standard C5.2: Lifelong Learning

Standard Descriptor

Use the target language for 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.