Supporting you and your child on your language learning journey
After my daughter started her Montessori preschool at the age of the three, she decided that she wanted to learn how to read. Her classroom was mixed ages 3-6 and she saw children curled up in a comfy chair in their reading nook and she …
Nursery rhymes are a great way to enjoy time with your child and they’re also a great way to work on building language skills. Nursery rhymes are an important step in language development for kids. When children listen to nursery rhymes, they are building so …
When my daughter was almost three, we started reading beginning graphic novels in Spanish. Graphic novels are great for language learning for a variety of reasons and I was happy to find several good ones when I was looking for books for us to read …
Audiobooks, books on tape and books with CDs are an amazing resource when it comes to language learning. Listening to Spanish audiobooks allows you to listen to native speakers, learn on the go, and learn to pronounce and read in Spanish at the same time! …
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 …
When we’re at home, my daughter and I only speak in Spanish. This has been the best way for me to learn and practice my Spanish and the best way to make sure that my daughter gets as much exposure as I can give her. …
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 …
As a non-native Spanish speaker there are a lot of Spanish words and phrases that I don’t know – like a lot! I think one of the biggest challenges that all non-native speakers face is building their vocabulary. There are so many things that I’d …