Authentic, quality Spanish literature is one of the most important components of any Spanish class. We have written frequently in this blog about the benefits of reading in the foreign language classroom. A difficulty that exists for many teachers is finding quality Spanish storybooks. It is not enough just to have books in Spanish. They must be […]
When we first began to develop Spanish curriculum for preschool and elementary students, we knew that we wanted to make literature a major component of our lessons. We always felt like if we could find a great book then we could teach a great lesson. We spent countless hours in the library sifting through the children’s Spanish books […]
We continue with our discussion of the benefits of reading children’s Spanish literature in the elementary Spanish class: Reading books provides the opportunity for review of previously taught material. An authentic children’s book (as opposed to a “reader” that has been written to teach a specific topic) usually has multilayered themes within it. For example, […]
