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8 Books that Will Get Your Kids Speaking Spanish
Bilingual Books, Books, Slider
April 30 is El día de los niños/El día de los libros also known as Children’s Day/Book Day. This celebration was established by children’s author Pat Mora to help children and their families of all backgrounds and cultures understand…
The Patchwork Garden; Pedacitos de huerto
Bilingual Books, Books
UPDATED March 26th, 2018
The Patchwork Garden/Pedacitos de huerto
Written by Diane de Anda • Illustrated by Oksana Kemarskaya
Translated by Gabriela Baeza Ventura
Piñata Books • 2013 • 32 pages
Paperback ($17.95)
ISBN: 9781558857636
Ages:…
7 Easy Tips for Teaching Your Child Spanish
Bilingual Plus
UPDATED June 17th, 2017
Perhaps you’re fluent in Spanish or know the basics, but your kids are not picking up the language as quickly as you’d hoped. You may think it’s because you live in the United States or that you don’t have…
Sacred Spanish: 13 Ways to Ensure This Generation Speaks Our Tongue
Featured Stories, Health, Parenting
According to a 2013 Pew Research Report, Spanish is the most spoken non-English language in the U.S. Seventy-five percent of Hispanics in the U.S. speak Spanish, yet many are not raising bilingual children, and the number of Spanish speakers…
15 Ways to Nurture Your Kids’ Spanish During the Summer
Featured Stories, Honor Roll, School
According to a 2013 Pew Research Center report, Spanish is the most widely spoken language at home in the United States, other than English. It is also the most widely spoken language, besides English, by non-Hispanics. However, Pew Research…
I Love You Mucho: How Bilingual Humor Makes You Smarter
Bilingual Plus
Can bilingual humor really make you smarter? Consider the evidence. Numerous studies have shown that being bilingual can increase brain capacity, plus ward off dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. According to Ellen Bialystok, a psychologist…
Your Child is a Spanish Language Failure: Is it Your Fault?
Bilingual Plus, Books
Thanks to some hints you have detected, your child does not seem to be too fond of Spanish. The inkling you have on this is based on reality: your child tends to use English more than Spanish. He does not say so in so many words, but you gather…
Is Your Child Embarrassed by Your Accent?
Bilingual Plus, Books, Ticker
Is your child embarrassed by your Spanish, Cuban, Mexican or Puerto Rican accent? Young people do not want to be different. Youngsters wish to belong, especially to the country and to the culture they were born into or have adopted. They are…
The Missing Chancleta and Other Top-Secret Cases / La chancleta perdida y otros casos secretos
Bilingual Books, BooksEight-year old Flaca (Skinny) considers herself a master detective, and in the three cases recounted here, aims to share her skills with young readers—as long as they are willing to first sign her “confidentiality agreement,” included…