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- Imagine Espa\u00f1ol<\/strong>\u202fis a personalized application that accelerates grade-level reading and language proficiency in Spanish for kindergarten to second-grade students.\u202fImagine Espa\u00f1ol teaches foundational literacy\u202fskills in an engaging, game-like environment that celebrates the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.<\/li>\n
- Istation<\/strong>\u202fis a reading intervention. Istation\u2019s authentic Spanish literacy instruction is engaging: interactive practice, digital books, and more. Students begin with a 20-minute assessment called the \u201cIstation Indicator of Progress (ISIP).\u201d The ISIP identifies your child\u2019s instructional level and measures their progress. Students will retake the ISIP to track their improvement and adjust their instructional level.<\/li>\n
- Learning A to Z<\/strong>\u202fprovides access to more than 1,000 leveled readers in multiple genres and formats. Students can listen to the books to increase background knowledge before reading on their own.\u202fAs students read and pass comprehension quizzes, they are moved to higher leveled texts.<\/li>\n
- Mango Languages<\/strong>\u202fbuilds the six critical skills necessary for true language learning: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, culture, comprehension, and retention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Videos<\/h2>\n
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- Learn to Read with the Syllable Monkey<\/strong><\/a> – This YouTube playlist introduces young readers to Mono S\u00edlabo and N\u00edcola Cavern\u00edco who guide them on an exploration of syllables and simple words.\u202fVideos teach and review how syllables are formed by joining a consonant with each of the five vowels (a, e, i, o, u). Reading the various syllables begins the process of decoding new words while reading.\u202fChildren sing a funny song at the end of each video to celebrate and memorize their new knowledge.<\/li>\n
- Spanish Letter Sounds<\/a><\/strong> – This video explains Spanish letter names and sounds.\u202fMusic, repetition, and movement help students learn and memorize as they follow along.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Printed Resources<\/h2>\n
Ask your child\u2019s classroom teacher or our parent coordinator for access to printed take-home resources.<\/p>\n
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- Vocabulary flashcards<\/strong>\u202f\u2013 Present your child with a visual card and have them say the word and act it out.<\/li>\n
- Sight word flashcards<\/strong>\u202f\u2013 Present your child with a word card. When they read the word correctly, move on to the next word card.\u202fBegin with 10 cards, practicing them daily for one week. When your child has mastered those 10 words, add 10 more words to the deck, learning the new ones and practicing the old ones.<\/li>\n
- Printed Istation or Reading A to Z books<\/strong>\u202f\u2013 Have your child read the same book every night for one week. At the end of the week ask your child about the story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Students at Milwaukee Spanish Immersion School can access online and print immersion-education resources to practice Spanish and build literacy skills at home.Clever Access and Applications Use Milwaukee Public Schools Clever portal to access educational websites such as Imagine Espa\u00f1ol, Learning A to Z, Mango Languages, and Istation. Go to the MPS Clever login page Select […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":30,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
Online Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n
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Aprender a Leer con Mono Silabo<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 This YouTube playlist provides learning experiences that assist young readers in learning to read syllables.\u00a0 Join Mono S\u00edlabo & N\u00edcola Cavern\u00edco as they discover new syllables and simple words.\u00a0\u00a0Each video teaches\/reviews the syllables that are formed by joining a consonant with each of the five vowels (a, e, i, o, u); being able to read the various syllables begins the process of decoding new words while reading.\u00a0 Finally, sing a fun song to easily remember what has been learned and commit the new knowledge to memory.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/msis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/04\/Estrellita-245x300.png\")
\r\n\r\nLos Sonidos Iniciales<\/a> <\/strong>This video practices the letter name and the sounds of each letter through repetition and movements.\u00a0 The music, repetition, and movements provide several different mode of learning to help students commit the information to memory.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/msis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/04\/imagine-espanol.png\")
Imagine Espa\u00f1ol<\/strong> can be found on the students' Clever Page. This application is a personalized learning experience that accelerates grade-level reading and language proficiency in Spanish for students in grades PreK\u20132.\u00a0 Imagine Espa\u00f1ol teaches foundational literacy\u00a0skills in an engaging, game-like environment that celebrates the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/msis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/04\/learning-a-to-z.png\")
\r\n\r\nLearning A to Z<\/strong> can be found on the students' Clever Page.\u00a0 Within this application, students can access Reading A to Z which gives students access to more than 1000 leveled readers in multiple genres and formats - meeting the unique needs and interests of every student.\u00a0 Students have the opportunity to listen to the books to increase background knowledge before reading on their own.\u00a0 As students read and pass comprehension quizzes, they are moved to higher leveled texts.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/msis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/04\/Mango-Languages.png\")
\r\n\r\nMango Languages<\/strong> can be found on the students' Clever Page. Mango Languages builds the 6 critical skills necessary for true language learning: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, culture, comprehension and retention.\u00a0 Families also have access to this great language learning tool.\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/msis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/04\/IStation.png\")
IStation<\/strong> can be found on the Clever Page by specific students who have been identified by their teacher as in need of Spanish reading intervention.\u00a0 Built by Spanish-language educators, Istation\u2019s authentic Spanish literacy instruction engages students with interactive practice, digital books, and more!\u00a0 Students begin at their instructional level as determined by the IStation Indicator of Progress (ISIP).\u00a0 The ISIP is a brief, 20 minute assessment which measures a student's progress.\u00a0 This ISIP is given periodically to adjust the students instructional activities to meet each learner's individual needs.\r\n\r\n \r\nPrinted Resources - available upon request<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nVocabulary flashcards<\/strong> - Present your child with a visual card and have them say the word and act it out.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSight word flashcards<\/strong> - Present your child with a word card and move on to the next word once they have correctly read the word.\u00a0 Begin with 10 cards and practice those words with your child for at least 1 week. Once they have mastered reading those 10 words, add 10 more words to the deck, learning the new ones but still practicing the old ones.\r\n\r\nPrinted IStation or Reading A to Z books<\/strong> - Have your child read the same book every night for an entire week. At the end of the week ask your child what the story was about.","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2639","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2639\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/msis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Sight word flashcards<\/strong>\u202f\u2013 Present your child with a word card. When they read the word correctly, move on to the next word card.\u202fBegin with 10 cards, practicing them daily for one week. When your child has mastered those 10 words, add 10 more words to the deck, learning the new ones and practicing the old ones.<\/li>\n
- Spanish Letter Sounds<\/a><\/strong> – This video explains Spanish letter names and sounds.\u202fMusic, repetition, and movement help students learn and memorize as they follow along.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Istation<\/strong>\u202fis a reading intervention. Istation\u2019s authentic Spanish literacy instruction is engaging: interactive practice, digital books, and more. Students begin with a 20-minute assessment called the \u201cIstation Indicator of Progress (ISIP).\u201d The ISIP identifies your child\u2019s instructional level and measures their progress. Students will retake the ISIP to track their improvement and adjust their instructional level.<\/li>\n