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Spanish I

Grade 9-12 · secular

Most American language classes produce students who can conjugate and can't speak, for one structural reason: one teacher, thirty kids, so nobody gets conversation time. Clareza doesn't have that problem. Clara talks with your child one-to-one, every day, and never sighs. She starts at about 10% Spanish and works up as they cope. She never teaches grammar — when they say it wrong, she simply says it back correctly and keeps talking, which is how you learned your first language. Each week is something they'll be able to do, not a rule they'll be able to recite, and progress is measured by an independent check that only counts what they actually did in conversation.

What your child will learn

The whole year, in plain English. Tap any unit to see every skill inside, nothing is hidden.

Meeting Peoplepeek inside ▸

Hello, names, where you're from, numbers, and — most usefully — how to say you're lost.

  1. Saying hello and your name

    Say hello and tell someone your name

  2. Saying how you are and asking back

    Say how you are, and ask someone else

  3. Where you are from and live

    Say where you're from and where you live

  4. Your age and counting to 100

    Say how old you are and count to 100

  5. Asking someone to slow down

    Say I don't understand and ask someone to slow down

  6. Introducing yourself on your own

    Introduce yourself completely, unprompted

My People and My Lifepeek inside ▸

Family, describing people, likes and dislikes, hobbies, days and times.

  1. Naming the people in your family

    Name the people in my family

  2. Describing someone in a few words

    Describe someone in a few words

  3. Saying what you like and dislike

    Say what I like and don't like

  4. What you do for fun

    Talk about what I do for fun

  5. Days, time, and when things happen

    Say the days, the time, and when things happen

  6. Describing your week to a stranger

    Describe my week to someone who's never met me

Getting Through a Daypeek inside ▸

Ordering food, asking for things, directions, weather, home, school, and saying what's happening now.

  1. Ordering food and drink

    Order food and drink

  2. Asking for things and saying thanks

    Ask for what I need and say thank you

  3. Asking for and following directions

    Ask for and follow directions

  4. Weather and what you are wearing

    Talk about the weather and what I'm wearing

  5. Describing your house and room

    Describe my house and my room

  6. Talking about school and your studies

    Talk about school and what I'm studying

  7. Saying what you are doing now

    Say what I'm doing right now

  8. Handling a whole shop or café

    Handle a whole shop or café on my own

Before and After Nowpeek inside ▸

Yesterday, stories, plans, arrangements, problems, comparisons and opinions.

  1. Saying what you did yesterday

    Say what I did yesterday

  2. Telling a story about what happened

    Tell a short story about something that happened

  3. Saying what you will do later

    Say what I'm going to do later

  4. Making a plan with someone

    Make a plan with someone

  5. Explaining a problem and asking help

    Explain a small problem and ask for help

  6. Comparing two things and choosing

    Compare two things and say which I prefer

  7. Giving an opinion and reasons

    Give an opinion and say why

  8. Telling my week in the past

    Tell the story of my week, in the past

Real Conversationpeek inside ▸

Working around missing words, phone calls, describing places, hypotheticals, feelings, summarising, and disagreeing politely.

  1. Talking around a missing word

    Keep a conversation going when I don't know a word

  2. Phone calls and leaving messages

    Talk on the phone or leave a message

  3. Describing a place I have been

    Describe a place I've been

  4. Saying what I would do

    Say what I would do — things that haven't happened

  5. Talking about feelings and reasons

    Talk about how I feel and why

  6. Summarizing what I read or watched

    Summarize something I read or watched

  7. Disagreeing politely and defending my view

    Disagree politely and defend my position

  8. A long conversation about anything

    Have a long conversation about anything

From the parent guide

Most American language classes produce students who can conjugate and can't speak, for one structural reason: one teacher, thirty kids, so nobody gets conversation time. Clareza doesn't have that problem. Clara talks with your child one-to-one, every day, and never sighs. She starts at about 10% Spanish and works up as they cope. She never teaches grammar — when they say it wrong, she simply says it back correctly and keeps talking, which is how you learned your first language. Each week is something they'll be able to do, not a rule they'll be able to recite, and progress is measured by an independent check that only counts what they actually did in conversation.

Unit 1 · what to expect

Hello, names, where you're from, numbers, and — most usefully — how to say you're lost.

The full guide covers all 5 units: where kids get stuck, what to say, and how to tell it's working. Included with the course.

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