by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
How do you know if a student is a native speaker or a heritage speaker? Does the difference between the two terms really matter? If so, why? Due to my recent post about fostering a growth mindset in heritage speaking students, I fielded some great questions about...
by profenygaard | Freebies
Thanks for stopping by! I’m Profe Nygaard and I focus on creating resources for teaching heritage speakers. I’m so excited to be a part of the Bilingual Blog Hop for Back to School 2019! The free resource I am highlighting for you is my Digital Comprehension...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Sneak Peek: How I designed a digital comprehension placement test for Spanish speaking students. Heritage speakers come to our classes at varying levels and some of them slip through the cracks in classes that are not appropriate for their ability. The beginning of...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Too often the students in my heritage speakers class beat themselves up about their Spanish abilities. Time and time again, they compare their skills to those of native speakers. Let’s just say that it is rare to find a student that is fully confident in their Spanish...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Sneak peek: A detailed description of what I will be teaching during the first week of heritage speakers class this year. It’s the start of my third year teaching a heritage speakers class! I don’t know about you, but even as my seventh year teaching begins, I...
