sp course orientation
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
SpanishPower ™ Course Orientation • Copyright © 2012 • BilingualAmerica.com
Learning Spanish Well is Like Baking a Cake. Course __________ Four Levels:
Three Reasons:
B __________________
I
Purpose #1: Practice in a controlled ____ ___ environment.
__________________
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
_______________
This is best broken into two _____ minute sessions for more consistency. The result by telephone is around _____ percent better than it is in person.
SpanishPower ™ Course Orientation • Copyright © 2012 • BilingualAmerica.com
Three Common Approaches to learning with SpanishPower™ The ratio of tutoring in all three options is one hour of tutoring for each lesson in the course. The only difference is pace. The result is the same.
1
option
Complete the entire course through Expert in two years. • Invest 2.5 to 3 hours weekly into the learning process. • 1 lesson every two weeks in course materials. • 1 30 minute tutoring session weekly. Fee: $______ every four weeks. (Includes 4 tutoring sessions every four weeks, course access, and unlimited support.)
2
option
Complete the entire course through Expert in one year. • Invest 5 to 6 hours weekly into the learning process. • 1 lesson every week in course materials. • 2 30 minute tutoring sessions weekly. Fee: $______ every four weeks. (Includes 8 tutoring sessions every four weeks, course access, and unlimited support.)
3
option
Complete the entire course through Expert in six months. • Invest 10 to 12 hours weekly into the learning process. • 2 lessons weekly in course materials. • 4 30 minute tutoring sessions weekly. Fee: $______ every four weeks. (Includes 16 tutoring sessions every four weeks, course access, and unlimited support.)
SpanishPower ™ Course Orientation • Copyright © 2012 • BilingualAmerica.com
“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
SpanishPower ™ Course Orientation • Copyright © 2012 • BilingualAmerica.com
Learning Spanish Well is Like Baking a Cake. Course __________ Four Levels:
Three Reasons:
B __________________
I
Purpose #1: Practice in a controlled ____ ___ environment.
__________________
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
_______________
This is best broken into two _____ minute sessions for more consistency. The result by telephone is around _____ percent better than it is in person.
SpanishPower ™ Course Orientation • Copyright © 2012 • BilingualAmerica.com
Three Common Approaches to learning with SpanishPower™ The ratio of tutoring in all three options is one hour of tutoring for each lesson in the course. The only difference is pace. The result is the same.
1
option
Complete the entire course through Expert in two years. • Invest 2.5 to 3 hours weekly into the learning process. • 1 lesson every two weeks in course materials. • 1 30 minute tutoring session weekly. Fee: $______ every four weeks. (Includes 4 tutoring sessions every four weeks, course access, and unlimited support.)
2
option
Complete the entire course through Expert in one year. • Invest 5 to 6 hours weekly into the learning process. • 1 lesson every week in course materials. • 2 30 minute tutoring sessions weekly. Fee: $______ every four weeks. (Includes 8 tutoring sessions every four weeks, course access, and unlimited support.)
3
option
Complete the entire course through Expert in six months. • Invest 10 to 12 hours weekly into the learning process. • 2 lessons weekly in course materials. • 4 30 minute tutoring sessions weekly. Fee: $______ every four weeks. (Includes 16 tutoring sessions every four weeks, course access, and unlimited support.)
SpanishPower ™ Course Orientation • Copyright © 2012 • BilingualAmerica.com
