AccessThe Sparkito! Kinder Program
What makes Sparkito! different?
Unlike traditional ESL of bilingual programs, this content was written by a content team of native Spanish speakers living and working in Monterey, Mexico. From pronunciation, to word choice and sentence structure, it will be quite obvious that this program features 100% "authentic language."
Effective instructional design and pedagogy
In Sparkito!, teachers will have the ability to teach concepts in a variety of way utilizing multiple modalities. Music is used heavily throughout the program and is a great way to create "sticky" content for kids.
Leverages your existing classroom technology
All a teacher really needs to make use of this content is a classroom projector. However if you have Interactive White Boards in your classrooms (SMART, Promethean, etc) this is the perfect way to put those technologies into use.
The Sparkito! Instructional Model
- Engage students with Sparkito! "Sing & Learn" lesson
- Reinforce vocabulary using digital flashcards
- Check for understanding using interactive student activities
- Congrats! You have achieved ESS!™
Although there are a variety of ways to use the content, this is one very typical example of the "flow" of lesson delivery that a teacher would use. The lesson will begin with a fun and engaging "sing and learn" (which is also a perfect opportunity for sing-along) and then will immediately flow into reinforcing vocabulary. Then you can finish with some hands-on opportunities to check for understanding. Because 100% of the content is available in both languages, the teachers are always able to choose which language "mode" to be in at a particular time. For example, if your bilingual model is 50/50, the teacher could easily flip back and forth even in 1 instructional period.