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Resources FOR THE HERITAGE SPANISH CLASSROOM

Resources

Reviewers:

Amy Aldrete (St. Patrick Catholic School, Dallas, TX)

Luis Felipe Avilés González (The University of Texas at Austin; TeCHS)

Flavia Belpoliti (Texas A&M University—Commerce; TeCHS)

Emily Bernate (St. Edwards University)

Isabella Calafate (Baylor University)

Meredith Clark (Region 10 Education Service Center)

Drew Colcher (The University of Texas at Austin; TeCHS)

Edma Delgado (University of Arkansas Little Rock)

José Esteban Hernández (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; TeCHS)

Anna Marrero-Rivera (Arizona State University)

Jocelly Meiners (The University of Texas at Austin; TeCHS)

Lydia Vazquez (El Paso Community College)

  • Mi idioma, mi comunidad: español para bilingües

    Author(s):

    Elena Foulis & Stacey Alex

    An open-access textbook for Heritage Language Leaners of Spanish that centers on students’ experiences with language, identity, and belonging in the Midwest through real-world applications. It uses a project-based approach that outlines how students engage in real-life applications by exploring culturally relevant topics in language use, arts, festivals, food, ethnography, oral history, digital lives, and the university. Through multimedia such as podcasts, videos, neighborhood maps, and music, it promotes interactive exploration of culturally relevant content while supporting students’ language maintenance and growth.

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  • Bilingual Language Profile

    Author(s):

    David Birdsong, Libby M. Gertken, & Mark Amengual

    The Bilingual Language Profile (BLP) is an instrument for assessing language dominance through self-reports.

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  • Valley View Schools 365 U Heritage Spanish Placement Exam

    Author(s):

    Valley View Schools

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  • Avant Spanish Heritage Language (SHL) Placement Test

    Author(s):

    Dr. Marta Fairclough

    Placement test in Vocabulary, Reading, Contextualized Grammar, Writing and Speaking

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  • ¡Listos!

    Author(s):

    Meredith Clark and José Sologuren

    ¡Listos! by Meredith Clark and José Sologuren is a series of units for Heritage Spanish learners in grades 6-12. Three lessons aligned to the K12 Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) form four thematic clusters. Relevant scenarios related to personal life, college tasks, career readiness and civic participation frame each lesson and increase student engagement by making learning authentic and relevant to real issues that students face. Each lesson identifies an intermediate or advanced proficiency target that supports language acquisition in the interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes. The project also provides teachers with a replicable approach to lesson design for adapting or creating their own materials.

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  • Student Projects and Lesson Plans 

    Author(s):

    Jocelly G. Meiners and Marco A. Pevia

    Student Projects and Lesson Plans [CC] by Jocelly G. Meiners and Marco A. Pevia, is a collection of projects created by heritage Spanish students at The University of Texas at Austin. Under the framework of Open Pedagogy, students wrote news articles from their historic communities and folk stories from the Hispanic world. Along with the news articles and stories, there are lesson plans with activities that can be used or adapted for different levels of Spanish learning.

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