¡Hola! Soy Sra. RuffnerI was born and raised in Georgia. I was so fortunate to attend a great "neighborhood school" where we started learning Spanish early (Shout out to the old Stonewall Elem. that was beside the prison!)
I met the love of my life in college and traveled where ever the military took us and ended up back in Georgia. We have 3 great kids who keep us busy: Dawson-22, Cole-19 and Kaylee-14. Even though I started a career as an interpreter for a bank, this is my 17th year teaching and my 8th here at Allatoona! I look forward to seeing everyone in class and hope you join us in Spanish Club too! |
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•Create account
•Find school (There is no code! look for the Find School link)
•Find teacher
•You’re in.
your book is Descubre 1 for SpI and SpII
or both Descubre1 and Descubre 2 for SpIII
Practice tips for studying Spanish
Speaking
Review letters that have different sounds from English
Remember vowel sounds do not change sounds
Use rules of pronunciation to make sure you stress proper syllable
Break big words down by syllables
Pronounce syllable by syllable
Repeat til you can pronounce it smoothly
Emulate your teacher or a native speaker
Record yourself speaking.
Listen to yourself.
Record yourself again and compare the two.
Strive for excellence!
Reading
Highlight words you know
Draw a conclusion from what you know
Look up words you don’t know
Draw new conclusion- does it fit your original?
Read everyday!
Listening
Read aloud in Spanish
Have classmates/other read to you in Sp.
Listen to Spanish on t.v., radio, movies, etc
Pick out the words you can recognize
Pay close attention when your teacher speaks in Spanish!
Writing
Read selections in book to familiarize yourself with the correct structures
Look over corrections made on your papers by your teacher- make sure you know “why” so you do not make the same mistakes again
Re-read what you have written and go over your notes before you turn in your papers!
Don’t forget the basics (agreement, conjugations, accents, placement)
Speaking
Review letters that have different sounds from English
Remember vowel sounds do not change sounds
Use rules of pronunciation to make sure you stress proper syllable
Break big words down by syllables
Pronounce syllable by syllable
Repeat til you can pronounce it smoothly
Emulate your teacher or a native speaker
Record yourself speaking.
Listen to yourself.
Record yourself again and compare the two.
Strive for excellence!
Reading
Highlight words you know
Draw a conclusion from what you know
Look up words you don’t know
Draw new conclusion- does it fit your original?
Read everyday!
Listening
Read aloud in Spanish
Have classmates/other read to you in Sp.
Listen to Spanish on t.v., radio, movies, etc
Pick out the words you can recognize
Pay close attention when your teacher speaks in Spanish!
Writing
Read selections in book to familiarize yourself with the correct structures
Look over corrections made on your papers by your teacher- make sure you know “why” so you do not make the same mistakes again
Re-read what you have written and go over your notes before you turn in your papers!
Don’t forget the basics (agreement, conjugations, accents, placement)