World Language Professional Development for 2025
If you are a language teacher, one of the best ways to grow and improve your practice is through…
The Best Advanced Spanish Podcasts to Teach With
There are lots of podcasts out there for Spanish learners, but most of them are for beginners or are…
What is Lexile and is it important for heritage language learners?
If you’ve used websites like Newsela, you’ve probably seen articles at different reading levels with numbers like 890L. What…
The best books about Cuba for Spanish heritage and immersion classes
Looking for good books about Cuba? Finding the perfect book for Spanish heritage speakers or immersion classes can be…
Responding to Reading
When my students read for FVR (Free voluntary reading) in my Spanish Language Arts class, I want them to…
The best books for Spanish immersion and heritage classes: The Dominican Republic
Finding the perfect book for heritage speakers or Spanish immersion classes can be very difficult. While important, the Spanish…
Real life connections: a bilingual virtual author visit
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Grupos literarios: Student-centered lit circles with heritage or immersion learners
I just finished up my second year of experimenting with lit circles (reading groups). I say experimenting because I…
Getting to the roots of language and power with Chalk Talk for heritage learners
The first unit in my Spanish Language Arts curriculum is about Spanish as a world language. We look at…
Kellogg’s Free Books in Spanish
I love books. There is something amazing about holding a new book in your hand that I still get…