Marathi
Teacher: Smt. Pradnya Bal
"Namaste Friends!
I am your Marathi language teacher. Living in Allentown for 10 yrs now with my husband Sachin Bal and my wonderful fun loving boy Sammit. I work in Healthcare field in a very well know organization in Lehigh Valley. This will be my 4th year teaching Marathi language at Balvihar, Allentown. For me it has been a great experience so far in teaching and learning both.
A message to the parents:
I would like to make a suggestion based on my experience. To make your child's learning more fun and effective, I would suggest parents to show interest and participate in their learning process. It is very important that parents ask the children what they did in class and revise what has been taught. Quiz them on what they have learnt and remind them to finish their homework. Also try to implement the use of Marathi language in your day-to-day conversations. This will be the biggest boost for the kids, since this is a new language for them and you will see measurable improvement.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I will provide my contact email and phone number to the class."
Teacher : Smt. Uma Karandikar
Welcome to Marathi class at Balvihar. I'm Mrs. Uma Karandikar and I will be teaching level 1 Marathi language class for the year 2016-17.
About me:
I live in Breinigsville with my husband Amar and our two sons Ojas and Aashay. My free time is dedicated to my family, volunteering, reading, gardening and painting.
About the class:
Marathi level 1 class will be the beginners class. Most of the kids at this level speak marathi at home and hence we will use it as the base to build a strong foundation for reading and writing in Marathi. We will concentrate on letter recognition and writing through tracing, coloring, some fun games and flash cards.
Hope your child has a wonderful time in my class and I'm eagerly waiting to meet them all.
Sincerely,
Uma
Language curriculum - Beginners
Alphabet recognition and writing *
Colors and shapes
Family relationships
Days of the week
Months of the year
Body parts
Animals
Names of common fruits
Names of common vegetable
Number recognition
Small conversation words
Speaking small sentences
Numbers 1 to 10 *
2. Language curriculum - Intermediate
Reinforcing the skills learned in beginner class
Introduction to compound vowels and consonants *
Introduction to basic sentence construction and translation
Introduction to basic grammar tenses genders and (singular and plural) *
Introduction to antonyms and synonyms
Introduction to vocabulary *
Recite songs and poetry
Numbers 11-30
3. Language curriculum - Advanced
Reinforcing skills learned in intermediate class
Master sentence construction and transition-written and verbal
Master compound consonants and compound vowels
Read and write short stories
Emphasize on conversational language
Language program Guidelines-
Items marked with * are essential elements
Every new student will be placed in the beginner language class
At least two examinations will be held during one academic year
The criteria to move up to the next level is …
Students must spend 2 years in the beginners class and
Must score at least 90% marks in the essential elements and
Score at least 50% in other elements
Alphabet recognition and writing *
Colors and shapes
Family relationships
Days of the week
Months of the year
Body parts
Animals
Names of common fruits
Names of common vegetable
Number recognition
Small conversation words
Speaking small sentences
Numbers 1 to 10 *
2. Language curriculum - Intermediate
Reinforcing the skills learned in beginner class
Introduction to compound vowels and consonants *
Introduction to basic sentence construction and translation
Introduction to basic grammar tenses genders and (singular and plural) *
Introduction to antonyms and synonyms
Introduction to vocabulary *
Recite songs and poetry
Numbers 11-30
3. Language curriculum - Advanced
Reinforcing skills learned in intermediate class
Master sentence construction and transition-written and verbal
Master compound consonants and compound vowels
Read and write short stories
Emphasize on conversational language
Language program Guidelines-
Items marked with * are essential elements
Every new student will be placed in the beginner language class
At least two examinations will be held during one academic year
The criteria to move up to the next level is …
Students must spend 2 years in the beginners class and
Must score at least 90% marks in the essential elements and
Score at least 50% in other elements