Amanda Kellenbarger
Personalized, interactive lessons to progress on the path to Spanish proficiency
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Amanda Kellenbarger
Bachelors degree
/ 55 min
About your spanish tutor
¡Hola! I'm Amanda, a trilingual teacher/tutor with 15 years' experience in the classroom and 3 years of experience teaching or tutoring Spanish specifically. My students have ranged in age from 2 to 77-years-old, and I can adjust my classes for a wide variety of ages, skill levels and learning goals. I am happy to support you on your Spanish learning journey, whether you are a beginner needing basic vocabulary, an intermediate learner looking to improve your grammar, an advanced student wanting in-depth conversations to build your comprehension or somewhere in between. Every learner is unique and deserves to be treated as such. Wherever you are starting and wherever you are going, I can help you get there in an engaging way that suits your personal learning objectives and preferences. ¡Espero conocerte pronto! I hope to meet you soon!
Amanda graduated from Drake University
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My teaching approach focuses on personalized tutoring to meet your unique learning goals. We can focus on vocabulary development, verb conjugation, listening comprehension, speaking practice, homework help or any combination of the above. I offer classes in Spanish listening, reading, writing, speaking, grammar, vocabulary and conversation. The tools we use will depend on your learning needs and preferences, but in general I like to offer many speaking opportunities, visual supports, games, role plays and interactive lessons. Generally, lessons will build upon one another and routinely cycle back to previous knowledge to reinforce the learning. My methodology strengths lie in adapting to individual learning styles, fostering confidence in communication skills and providing a supportive environment for language acquisition and practice to progress on the road to proficiency.
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Student and Tutor reviewed Spanish present and preterite verb conjugations, focusing on regular and irregular verbs. They practiced conjugating verbs in both tenses and applied this knowledge by transforming a present tense text about daily routines into the past tense. They planned to continue at the regular time next week.
Contextual Clues: 'Nosotros' Forms in Preterite
Spanish Vocabulary: Daily Routines and Hobbies
Spanish Vocabulary: Relationships and Family Events
Distinguishing Ser and Ir in Preterite
Preterite Tense: Common Irregular Verbs
Preterite Tense: Regular Verb Conjugation
Student and Tutor engaged in a comprehensive Spanish lesson, practicing descriptive vocabulary, differentiating reflexive verbs and tenses, and applying direct and indirect object pronouns. The session concluded with conversational practice using a "Never Have I Ever" game to reinforce various verb tenses and expand cultural vocabulary, with plans to continue this speaking-focused approach to target consistent problematic areas.
Reflexive Verbs and Cuddled States
Direct and Indirect Object Pronoun Combinations (Le/Les to Se)
Pronoun Placement with Two-Part Verbs
Present Perfect vs. Preterite in 'Never Have I Ever'
Forming Complex Possessive Nouns with 'de'
The Student and Tutor practiced Spanish vocabulary for personal descriptions, personality traits, and specific body parts. They engaged in an interactive "Guess Who" game to practice asking and answering yes/no questions in Spanish about characters' physical appearance, preferences, and hobbies. For the next session, they plan to play a game focused on conjugation and sentence structure.
Describing People with Adjectives
Understanding Spanish Nicknames (Apodos)
Asking Yes/No Questions for Identification
Common Activity Verbs & Food
Essential Vocabulary: Quantifiers & Body Parts
The Student and Tutor engaged in various Spanish language activities, starting with an emotional vocabulary warm-up and practicing basic Spanish numbers. They then played a guessing game to learn new vocabulary words for common objects and animals. The session concluded with a role-playing exercise using dialogue from "Little Red Riding Hood" to practice conversational Spanish.
Spanish Vocabulary Acquisition through Guessing
Basic Spanish Numerals for Game Play
Expressing Feelings and Actions
Role-playing a Spanish Story: Caperucita Roja
The Student and Tutor practiced advanced Spanish grammar, focusing on conditional sentences with the imperfect subjunctive and the correct placement of direct object pronouns. They engaged in conversational exercises applying these grammatical structures and expanded their vocabulary related to various topics. The Tutor also discussed a minor scheduling adjustment for the upcoming session.
The Conditional Tense (El Condicional)
Hypothetical 'Si' Clauses (Conditional Type 2)
Direct Object Pronouns (DOPs): lo
la
los
las
Essential Conversational Vocabulary for Daily Life
Pronoun Placement for Commands & Double Negatives
The Student and Tutor practiced Spanish vocabulary for school supplies and household items, including words for glue sticks, crayons, forks, and spoons. They also began reading a story in Spanish, focusing on new vocabulary within that context. The plan for the next session includes continuing the story and introducing more color vocabulary.
Spanish School & Home Supplies
Categorizing: *En la Casa* vs. *En la Escuela*
Eating Utensils in Spanish
Describing Your Favorite Characters
Beginning Our Spanish Story: *Caperucita Roja*
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