Riley, Kristina
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Quizlet
Quizlet is free to use. My username is RileyWCSD. Just type RileyWCSD into the search tool on the Quizlet page. Select the vocabulary set you want to practice.
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Spanish textbook/workbook log-on page
This brings you to the log-on page for our Spanish textbook/workbook. You will need to have your log-on name and password ready.
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www.wordreference.com
This is an online dictionary (for many languages) and one of the best out there. It gives much more information than just translations and has a forum that is helpful for real-life usage examples and troubleshooting.www.wordreference.com
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www.spanishdict.com
http://www.spanishdict.comThis site works as an online dictionary, but in my opinion, the best feature is its verb conjugations. It will show you all of the conjugations (in any tense) for the verb you type in.
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www.studyspanish.com
Lots of good online practice and resources, many of them free access. Has some great flashcards that summarize virtually all grammar topics in the Spanish language (definitely as much as what you could possibly need for high school Spanish). They are called "Verb flashcards" and in the grammar section of the site.
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Fluent in 3 Months by Benny Lewis
When I attended the Polyglot Conference in October of 2015, I met Benny Lewis, author of the book Fluent in 3 Months. I bought his book and found that there was a lot of helpful information in it, regardless of whether you are dedicated enough to learn a language in a short period of time or are looking to learn in a more relaxed time period. I would emphatically recommend reading his book, but here is his website which is also a great resource for hacks, tips and tricks for making language learning more enjoyable and less frustrating.
A little about Benny: He was not a successful language learner in High School and even dropped out of his Spanish class. He spoke only English until the age of 21, but now speaks more than a dozen languages.
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italki.com
Speaking the language as much as possible will help you to learn the language faster and easier. On italki.com, you can find a language partner (or an affordable private tutor) and meet using Skype. For a language partner exchange, you connect with someone else who wants to learn your target language (Spanish) or someone who speaks your target language, but wants to learn English. In the 2nd situation, you would spend half the time speaking English for their benefit and then half the time speaking Spanish for your benefit.
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www.duolingo.com
Doulingo is a free site to learn and practice a variety of languages through fun games and drills.
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www.memrise.com
Has free language learning programs for many languages. This site recommendation came from Benny Lewis from the book Fluent in 3 Months. It may be helpful in creating keyword associations.