Course Orientation with Ricardo González Founder and Executive Director of Bilingual America
“Your SpanishPower program, along with the one-on-one tutoring, allowed me to significantly improve my Spanish to the point where I am comfortable conversing in formal settings in Latin America. I very much appreciated the level of professionalism of your program, my tutor, and also your support staff.”
Hal Stratton Former Chairman of U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission Former Attorney General of New Mexico
Learning Spanish Well is Like Baking a Cake. Course __________ Four Levels:
Three Reasons:
B __________________
I
Purpose #1: Practice in a controlled ____ ___ environment.
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A __________________
E __________________
Each level has _____ lessons. Each lesson takes ____ to ____ hours.
Pronunciation
Purpose #3: Be _______________ to a trained expert. “It’s a proven fact that people do better when they have a coach who holds them accountable to their goals.”
Ideal Ratio of Tutoring to Course:
Vocabulary Building
The ideal ratio of tutoring to course materials is ____ hour of one-on-one tutoring for each lesson in the course.
Structural Teaching Writing and Revision Vocabulary Reinforcement Paced Reading
Purpose #2: Find points of ____________ and strengthen them.
Ricardo González
Each lesson has _____ steps.
1 2 3 4 5 6
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This is best broken into two _____ minute sessions for more consistency. The result by telephone is around _____ percent better than it is in person.
Three Common Tutoring Plans to Accompany SpanishPower™ The ideal ratio of tutoring to the SpanishPower™ course materials is one hour of one-on-one tutoring for each lesson in the course.
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option
Silver Tutoring Plan. • 2 30-minute one-on-one tutoring sessions every four weeks. • Unlimited support by email, web, or phone. • For students who have excellent self-discipline and learning skills. Fee: $______ every four weeks. (Includes 2 tutoring sessions every four weeks and unlimited support.)
2
option
Gold Tutoring Plan • 4 30 miinute one-on-one tutoring sessions every four weeks. • Unlimited support by email, web, or phone. • For students who will invest 3 hours weekly. Finish in two years. Fee: $______ every four weeks. (Includes 8 tutoring sessions every four weeks and unlimited support.)
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option
Platinum Tutoring Plan • 8 30 miinute one-on-one tutoring sessions every four weeks. • Unlimited support by email, web, or phone. • For students who will invest 6 hours weekly. Finish in one year. Fee: $______ every four weeks. (Includes 16 tutoring sessions every four weeks and unlimited support.)