Supporting you and your child on your language learning journey
Our family really enjoys reading graphic novels in Spanish. They’re fun, engaging and generally a lot easier to finish than a traditional chapter book. Learning a new language can be easier and more engaging when you use resources that are fun! Reading Spanish graphic novels …
February is Black History Month in the United States and it’s a time when many schools highlight the contributions of African Americans to American history. In order to keep up with my daughter’s Spanish language skills, I started a collection of books that highlight some …
If you’re looking to learn about influential and important Latino figures or just introducing your child to some famous Americans, check out some of our top picks for Hispanic biographies in Spanish! Learning about important Hispanic figures is actually pretty easy when you’re always on …
Graphic novels in Spanish are a great way to supplement language learning for so many reasons! When I started to learn Spanish I wanted to read Spanish books, but found that it was too hard to jump into a Spanish novel and that there weren’t …
I grew up with the Harry Potter series and it’s just one of my favorite book series to go back and reread. I couldn’t wait to share this series with my daughter when she was old enough! This summer I decided that I’d start and …
Welcome to my “Reading To Improve” series, where I share which Spanish books I’m reading aloud with my daughter and reviewing them. This is our first leap into chapter books and I’m excited to share our experiences with you! In this post I go through …
Nonfiction books in Spanish are a must for our house hold! Not only are they a great source of information and interest for my kiddo, but they help build my daughter’s Spanish vocabulary in so many ways. In this post I’ll talk about the benefits …
I kind of go overboard with book buying in our home! We have A LOT of books and my daughter’s entire library is in Spanish. I also have a growing collection of books for me that are in Spanish so that I can practice along …
Practicing mindfulness is so important- for adults and children! I started to learn more about it and build a mindfulness practice, for myself and for my daughter, during the onset of the pandemic in 2020. Of course I wanted to find all of the mindfulness …
Part of being truly bilingual is being bi-literate and many parents want their children to be able to read in Spanish as well as speak it. There are some “best practices” when it comes to teaching your child to read in any language. Nursery rhymes …
