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 | 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...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Sneak Peek: Inside you will find a detailed explanation of my second year teaching the heritage language learners course through the lens of the curriculum I created. *This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click through to one of the product...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Sneak peek: How writing to an amigo secreto will engage students in authentic writing in heritage speakers class. *This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click through to one of the product links, I’ll earn a small percentage at no extra...
