Dynamic New Spanish Program From Glencoe Empowers Students to Achieve Written and Oral Proficiency

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill's new four-level Spanish program integrates language and culture, while bringing an exciting technology component to second language teaching and learning. Asi se dice! (That's The Way You Say It!), which also includes Pre-AP preparation, provides schools with a consistent choice for complete Spanish language course support.

The new 2009 edition, now available, engages students through compelling text, images, and videos in print and digital formats. It also gives them the opportunity to work at their own speed while achieving written and oral proficiency.

The interactive student edition enables students to listen and practice vocabulary, grammar, reading, and writing. The program enables students to communicate in Spanish with their classmates via email and to record their own voices to practice proficiency. All student work is captured in a teacher management system, which allows teachers to listen to the recordings and give students a proficiency grade.

Asi se dice! is already garnering rave reviews from teachers. Rochelle Andretta, a Spanish teacher and Spanish department chair at Washingtonville High School in Washingtonville, N.Y., believes the program is an excellent mix of language development and cultural lessons with integrated technology components.

"The technology that accompanies the text is student friendly and assists in the teaching process," said Andretta. "Students perfect oral ability through audio repetition through CD-ROM, online activities and speaking in target languages based on learned vocabulary words. Virtually all the work is done for the teacher -- it's up to the teacher how to implement the usage based on classroom needs."

Asi se dice! enhances culture and geography content with an in-depth study of cultures, family life, and values in 20 Spanish-speaking countries and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

  For more information about Asi se dice!, visit www.glencoe.com.

  About Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill is part of McGraw-Hill School Solutions Group (MHSSG). The group combines Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, which focuses on Grades PreK-6, and Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, which serves Grades 6-12. MHSSG is the only major educational publishing business to provide a comprehensive approach to the development of print and digital instructional materials from pre-kindergarten through high school. Additional information is available at http://www.glencoe.com/.

About McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading global provider of instructional, assessment and reference solutions that empower professionals and students of all ages. McGraw-Hill Education has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 40 languages. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com/.

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