The updated textbook is visually appealing. However, parents
should be aware there is not an audio component that we offer with the print
materials. There is a pronunciation resource that is available for additional
purchase from the Abeka website called Digital Teaching
Slides with Teaching Aids. Besides this, there is no pronunciation help.
Also, there are daily assignments that involve students
interacting with other students. So perhaps a Spanish-speaking tutor would like
to use this course with a couple students. Now that the preliminary issues are
covered, let’s dig into the structure of the program.
Necessary components include the student worktext, teacher
editions volumes 1 & 2, Oral Fluency Exercises student book & answer
key, and the student quizzes volumes 1 & 2 with answer keys for each quiz
book. ~Sara
Important grammar concepts taught this year include:
- regular verbs, present indicative
- direct/indirect pronouns
- present progressive
- regular verbs, preterite
- reflexive verbs
- commands
- imperfect tense
- past progressive
- future tense
- present subjunctive
- passive voice
- passive reflexive
- relative pronouns
- simple conditional
- imperfect subjunctive