As a substitute teacher for Concord Community Schools, I especially enjoy reading bilingual books in the kindergarten classrooms with such a diverse group of
English and Spanish speakers.
My first encounter with bilingual books was through Cheerios
“Cheer on Reading”, formerly “Spoonfuls of Stories”.
I have read Cheerios sponsored books such as All the World (Todo el mundo) by Liz Garton Scanlon, 1-2-3 Peas (1-2-3 guisantes) by Keith Baker, Bear Says Thanks (Oso dice gracias) by Karma Wilson, and The Lost and Found Balloon (El globito perdido y encontrado) by Celeste Jenkins to these eager, excited kindergartners.
Through teaching in such diverse kindergarten classrooms, I have become passionate about finding new ways to help teachers and parents expand multicultural, multilingual activities.
Bilingual reading is an excellent way to incorporate cultural appreciation and curiosity among students immersed in a bilingual, multi-cultural environment.
Multiple methods and variations of bilingual reading prevail depending on the type of resources used and the reading level proficiency of the students in both Spanish and English.
A plethora of books already exist, but evaluating and finding what books cover each vocabulary topic or grammar category is tricky and time consuming.
That is exactly what has inspired me to create this blog.
Evaluations of books in Spanish and English will help decipher which books to choose from for a particular category and whether a book should be geared toward beginners or more advanced students.
Different types of books will be explored, including bilingual books, English and Spanish versions of the same books, side-by-side reading passages and so on.
Feel free to leave comments and suggestions for books or series to explore.
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