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  Tips for Success in Spanish Class  

   1.  Learn the Vocabulary.  You will receive a vocabulary list for each unit.  Review these words as soon as you receive the list.  The faster you learn the vocabulary. the more confidence you will have in class and the more you will be able to participate in class activities.  

   2.  Do your homework.  Every night you will have homework that will help you practice the unit vocabulary or skills.  Do your own homework.  Write down questions that you want to ask at the beginning of class.

   3.  Get extra help.  As soon as you are having difficulties, make an appointment to stay during the extra help period at the end of the school day.  You may also improve your Spanish after school or during your study period. Flashcards or studying with a friend can also be helpful study tools.

   4.  Use your Spanish.   Take advantage of opportunities to use your Spanish outside of the classroom.  Communicate with classmates in Spanish.  Listen to Spanish television or radio stations.  Look for Spanish in the supermarket or department store.  Speak Spanish with visiting exchange students or native speakers in the community.  Get a Spanish speaking pen-pal.    

   5.  Participate in Class.  You will gain confidence the more you speak in Spanish.  Your accent will improve and you can get feedback on your accuracy.  Class is more interesting and fun if you are actively involved.

   6.  Study each day.  If you want to retain your Spanish in your long term memory, frequent short periods of practice will significantly improve your listening and reading.  Fifteen minutes of intensive study each day is far more effective than two hours of study the day before the exam.

   7.  Use all of your senses.  The more senses you involve in your studying, the more effectively you will learn.  Write the words.  Make a study guide.  Say the words out loud and listen to yourself say the words.  Draw and label pictures of new vocabulary.  Make a tape of yourself reading the vocabulary and play it back while you look at the words.

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