Brooks College Prep Academy High School – Heritage Speakers I & II

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Spanish for Native Speakers 1-2 gives native Spanish-speaking students an expansion of standard written and spoken Spanish Language skills and broadens their understanding of the Hispanic culture and civilization. These year long world language courses are designed to develop and challenge students’ ability in speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture development in Spanish. This course offers Spanish-speaking students an opportunity to study Spanish formally in an academic setting in the same way native English-speaking students study English language arts. The course allows students to reactivate the Spanish they have learned previously and develop it further, to learn more about their language and cultural heritage, to acquire Spanish literacy skills, and to develop or augment Spanish academic language skills. Students develop strategic Spanish academic vocabulary, learning to critically analyze a text, write poetry, and acquire new information in different academic content areas. For native speakers to maintain the language, a formal study of Spanish needs to occur with instructional goals focusing on grammar, reading and writing, vocabulary development, exposure to the language and culture and its communities, and consciousness-raising activities about Spanish language and identity. Many students are partially bilingual and range in their language skills. This course expands their bilingual range and moves learners beyond basic language development up to expressive and receptive language abilities and a broader command of the language. Native/heritage students will develop strategic Spanish reading skills, while investigating the literary genres of expository essay, myths, fables, legends, poetry, short stories, and novels. Extended reading and literary selections are taken from adopted texts and recommended reading. Students will produce writing in various formats and genres including well-developed paragraphs, literary response items, expository essays, short stories (narrative), historical documents, and technical documents, while continuing to develop skills in the correct use of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.