SpanishTutor™
Designed for Spanish-speaking students learning English and math, SpanishTutor accelerates gains in schools and districts with large Spanish-speaking populations.
SpanishTutor is an optional instructional module that enables students to jump-start the development of fluency in foundation reading and math skills by providing tutorials, assistance, and motivational elements in Spanish.
Familiar Environment
- Academy of READING and Academy of MATH tutorials are presented in Spanish, allowing students to progress through training with instruction provided in a familiar way
- Motivational characters offer positive feedback and support in Spanish
- Neutral enunciation and generic accents make it ideal for all Spanish-speaking students
- Assistance in Spanish accelerates gains in reading and math by removing the language barrier
Structured Approach
- Comprehensive phonemic awareness training builds understanding and confidence with the sounds of the English language
- Decoding activities in visual match and auditory-visual match automatize the recognition of sound and symbol patterns, and help students build fluency in foundation reading skills
- Regular, repeated exposure to high-frequency words develops vocabulary through understanding the meaning of words
- Practice in foundation math concepts provides additional exposure to English words in context
Flexible Implementation
- Available at point of purchase with Academy of READING, Academy of MATH, Academy Suite or as an add-on module
- Enabled on a "per student" basis from the browser-based management interface
- Any workstation can be used by students requiring SpanishTutor – once the option is enabled, it can be accessed from any point on the network
- Ideal for schools and districts with varying school populations that may change over time
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