Spanish
Studying another language has wonderful benefits for children; experts believe it increases test scores in areas like English and Math, and may enhance creativity and critical thinking skills. Students who have had an introduction to Spanish at an early age will have a major advantage in mastering it later in life. Knowing the language can open ministry opportunities to Spanish speakers in the US and abroad, and eventually make students more marketable in the workplace.
Mrs. Rosch visits the pre-K students weekly for a 30-minute Spanish lesson. At this age they learn colors, numbers 0-10, animals, body parts, songs and simple commands.
Kindergarteners go to the Spanish classroom for 45 minutes weekly to work on colors, numbers 0-10, animals, body parts, greetings and expressing feelings, and cultural and religious songs and games.
Pre-1st through 4th grade students go to Spanish twice a week, once for 30 minutes and once for 15 minutes. Pre-1st and 1st graders learn colors, numbers 0-20, expressing emotions, simple math problems, foods, days of the week, months of the year, weather, following simple and complex commands in Spanish, and cultural and religious songs and games. 2nd and 3rd grades review colors and learn numbers 0-35, expressing emotion, ordering in a restaurant and storytelling using Bible stories. 4th grade reviews greetings, numbers 0-35, expressing emotions and asking for food. They learn to read, write, tell and understand brief stories in Spanish, including a Biblical parable, and make a book from one of their original stories.
Robin Rosch
robin.rosch@lipscomb.edu
Robin Rosch is the Spanish teacher and curriculum coordinator for the Pre-K through fourth grades. She has a Bachelors degree in Spanish from Abilene Christian University (1981) and a Masters in Education in Instructional Leadership from David Lipscomb University (1998). She is licensed to teach Spanish Pre-K - 12 and English as a Second Language K-12. She has taught for five years in public schools in Sumner and Davidson Counties. She has taught all grade levels in both Spanish and ESL. Mrs. Rosch also has taught a foreign language and ESL practicum course at Lipscomb University as an adjunct faculty member.
Mrs. Rosch is originally from Georgia where she graduated from Greater Atlanta Christian School (1974). She is married and has two daughters. She and her husband served as missionaries in Peru 1980-1983 and in Hungary 1990-1994. Mrs. Rosch now attends Madison church of Christ where she is actively involved in the praise and worship ministry. She also enjoys singing, painting, crafts, and home improvement.
