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<h0 ref ="0" label="Virginia Foreign Languages Standards: Spanish I">
<h1 ref ="1" label="Person-to-Person Communication ">
<h2 ref ="2" label="SI.1 The student will exchange simple spoken and written information in Spanish."></h2>
<h2 ref ="3" label="SI.2 The student will demonstrate skills necessary to sustain brief oral and written exchanges in Spanish, using familiar phrases and sentences."></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="4" label="Listening and Reading for Understanding ">
<h2 ref ="5" label="SI.3 The student will understand simple spoken and written Spanish presented through a variety of media and based on familiar topics."></h2>
<h2 ref ="6" label="SI.4 The student will use verbal and nonverbal cues to understand simple spoken and written messages in Spanish. "></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="7" label="Oral and Written Presentation ">
<h2 ref ="8" label="SI.5 The student will present information orally and in writing in Spanish, using a variety of familiar vocabulary, phrases, and structural patterns."></h2>
<h2 ref ="9" label="SI.6 The student will present rehearsed material in Spanish, including brief narratives, monologues, dialogues, poetry, and/or songs."></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="10" label="Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products ">
<h2 ref ="11" label="SI.7 The student will develop an awareness of perspectives, practices, and products of Spanish speaking cultures."></h2>
<h2 ref ="12" label="SI.8 The student will recognize that perspectives, practices, and products of Spanish-speaking cultures are interrelated."></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="13" label="Making Connections through Language ">
<h2 ref ="14" label="SI.9 The student will connect information about the Spanish language and Spanish-speaking culture(s) with concepts studied in other subject areas."></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="15" label="Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons ">
<h2 ref ="16" label="SI.10 The student will demonstrate understanding of the significance of culture through comparisons between Spanish-speaking cultures and the cultures of the United States. "></h2>
<h2 ref ="17" label="SI.11 The student will compare basic elements of the Spanish language to those of the English language. "></h2></h1>
<h1 ref ="18" label="Communication across Communities ">
<h2 ref ="19" label="SI.12 The student will explore situations in which to apply Spanish language skills and cultural knowledge beyond the classroom setting for recreational, educational, and occupational purposes."></h2></h1></h0></root>