Learners are able to understand short sentences and simple questions about familiar, everyday topics.  Learners are able to understand when someone talks about what they like or dislike and need minimal help to understand what people say.  Learners progress from being able to say a few simple sentences to participating in everyday conversations describing personal experiences, likes, and dislikes. Learners are able to read many familiar words and sentences and are able to understand simple stories about familiar topics.  Learners progress from writing short, simple sentences to being able to write a paragraph using simple sentences about a personal experience or other familiar topic. 

This class is twice per week, with each class being two hours long.