special ed related phrases

Question

I help translate and explain the reports of teachers on their students to their Spanish speaking parents and would like some help on the following (italicized) words and phrases:

1. (student) needs to keep up his log (where he/she records the number of pages read or math problems solved on a daily basis. What's the best word for "log"? (it's not an agenda or a report)

2. he/she should not rush through his homework but take his/her time. Need the best translation for taking your time as opposed to rushing through something..

3. He/she needs to improve his/her writing and drafting (writing means compositions, summaries of stories, etc, not calligraphy). Is it escritura? And what's drafting (it's not really borrar/borrador, but a finished draft.)

4. Students is doing well in the areas of math, reading, etc. but not as well where class behavior is concerned. (Need idiomatic translation of the phrase "where (x,y,z) areas are concerned".)

Many thanks!

Answer 1

I agree with Natasha. I would say "Los estudiantes deberán llevar un registro de sus actividades actualizado diariamente....."

Natasha said:

For # 1, I believe Lazarus' statement llevar sus tareas al día means keep their homework up to date / current. If I understood the original correctly, this is not what was intended. A ship's log is diario de navegación, but I don't know if that will translate into the educational context. Could it be registro diario? The idea is that every day the students need to write down in their log (basically a list, probably in a notebook) how many pages they have read (etc.).

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Answer 2

Renald said:

thanks for the suggestions so far. I was, indeed, looking for a word for "log" and I like "registro diario". Am still looking for a good way to say "as far as (particular areas, e.g. writing and drafting) are concerned, ...."

Other options:

en cuanto a
con respecto a
en lo que se refiere a
en lo que respecta a
acerca de

Answer 3

thanks Guillermo and Natasha, also for the suggested dictionary. Will definitely try to get it as I do interpretation for my County's school system 2-3 times a week now!

Answer 4

To keep it simple, you could just say:

En relación a ___|\___|\___|\___| . . .

As Lazarus points out, a lot of times it will sound a lot more natural and effective if you rephrase it.

By the way, I have the book Spanish for Educators (old edition, bought it used online). The Spanish teacher at my school recommended it to me after I made the mistake of saying grados rather than calificación or notas to a parent. It's pretty basic, but you might find it useful for school-related terms and phrases.

Renald said:

thanks for the suggestions so far. I was, indeed, looking for a word for "log" and I like "registro diario". Am still looking for a good way to say "as far as (particular areas, e.g. writing and drafting) are concerned, ...."

Tx again. Had another meeting yesterday but will post a new discussion.

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Answer 5

thanks for the suggestions so far. I was, indeed, looking for a word for "log" and I like "registro diario". Am still looking for a good way to say "as far as (particular areas, e.g. writing and drafting) are concerned, ...."

Tx again. Had another meeting yesterday but will post a new discussion.

Answer 6

For # 1, I believe Lazarus' statement llevar sus tareas al día means keep their homework up to date / current. If I understood the original correctly, this is not what was intended. A ship's log is diario de navegación, but I don't know if that will translate into the educational context. Could it be registro diario? The idea is that every day the students need to write down in their log (basically a list, probably in a notebook) how many pages they have read (etc.).

Answer 7

Forget about finding A single word that will give you the right translation. These ideas have to be re-phrased entirely:

1) Los estudiantes tienen que llevar sus tareas al día.

2) Los estudiantes no deben hacer sus tareas a toda prisa, sino hacerlas con cuidado.

3) Los estudiantes tienen que mejorar su escritura y sus borradores. (borradores are potentially finished texts that still can be improved)

4) Los estudiantes están mejorando sus matemáticas, pero tienen que mejorar su comportamiento en clase.

Other alternatives are welcome, of course.