The Spanish Teacher in Encino,
California between Tarzana and Sherman Oaks in the San
Fernando Valley, offers a complete Spanish Learning
Center with individualized instruction for children in
elementary school, tutoring to improve grades and
confidence to students in junior high through college,
and adults who require Spanish for business or
personal reasons.
For Students (all levels): Excellent tutoring techniques to improve grades, raise self-confidence and develop study skills. By identifying problems, students can focus on areas needing improvement. Modern tutorial methods are used including comprehensive verb and grammar wall charts to facilitate and achieve maximum results. The Spanish Teacher keeps an extensive library of current classroom textbooks. Classes of one hour per session are scheduled on a weekly basis. The Spanish Teacher carefully monitors a student's progress and is also in contact with parents to offer reports and feed-back.
For Younger Children (ages 8-12): An engaging approach using songs, computer, video, audio and text to stimulate learning of conversational Spanish. The program is similar to Sesame Street with special prior planning and preparation making Spanish learning easy and fun. Students enjoy using carefully selected materials consisting of computer, audio, video, hands-on and visual aids, games, songs, story telling, and age appropriate effective texts. All four skills are included: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
For Adults: Offering a dynamic “effective” process to learn conversational Spanish in real life situations through creative instruction. The focus is on the needs of the individual to use the language in practical ways at home, travel or in the work place. Courses are personalized and tailored for specialized needs and goals. Emphasis is placed on the development of listening comprehension and oral speaking proficiency. The goal is to understand and to communicate effectively in conversational Spanish for everyday situations.
Conversational Spanish: Our instructional methods feature a way to learn spanish that is easy, fun and effective. You will be able to speak in full sentences on the first day. We use pictures, or symbols, that stand for words and expressions. The inclusion of questions and answers is an intrinsic part of the interactive experience of The Spanish Teacher system, replicating real-life social interactions.
Program update: The Spanish Teacher now features a custom created program called "Places in the City." This much acclaimed program is now being offered exclusively to students of The Spanish Teacher in Encino, CA. Call now to reserve your "Place in the City"!
Instruction is highly professional with experience and skill to create desired results. The Spanish Teacher has a Bachelors Degree in Spanish Language and Literature from George Washington University, a junior year in Spain at the University of Madrid, and a California Lifetime Teaching Credential. Prior to individualized instruction, The Spanish Teacher has over 15 years of classroom teaching experience in both public and private schools including Wellesley High School, a public school in Wellesley, Massachusetts and the prestigious private school Harvard- Westlake in Los Angeles, California.
