Vermont
World Language Proficiencies

Overview

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

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Vermont World Language Proficiencies Novice

Performance Indicators

1. Interpretive Communication

Standard Descriptor

Learners can identify the general topic and understand basic information about a limited range of familiar topics in everyday contexts from spoken, written, or viewed/signed texts.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component

Online Lessons All online Course lessons model communication and provide learners with language 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 All Workbook activities present 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.

2. Presentational Communication

Standard Descriptor

Learners can speak, sign, and/or write to provide information about personal and familiar topics in everyday contexts using rehearsed or acquired words, phrases, simple sentences, and/or questions.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component

Online Lessons All online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary that learners can use 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 All 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.

3. Interpersonal Communication

Standard Descriptor

Learners can interact with others to request and exchange information; express basic needs, preferences, or feelings; use a variety of acquired words, phrases, simple sentences, and/or questions on familiar topics in everyday contexts.

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 all 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.

4. Intercultural Competence

Standard Descriptor

Learners can identify products and/or practices of target-language communities and/or understand cultural perspectives. Learners can demonstrate their understanding through gestures, visuals, single words, or phrases in the target language; or in the native language as developmentally appropriate.

Rosetta Stone Foundations Component

Online Lessons Many online Course lessons model language structures and vocabulary on topics relevant cultural practices, products and perspectives, which learners can use to apply this standard.

Teacher's Guide In most Teacher's Guide activities, learners have the opportunity to meet this standard.

Workbook Some Workbook activities model language structures and vocabulary on topics relevant cultural practices, products and perspectives, 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.