Spanish audiobooks have always been a part of our home library, especially when I began teaching my child to read in the target language: Spanish. However, throughout the years, I’ve always had difficulty finding bilingual or Spanish language books. Although, in recent years, we have more options including audiobooks. ThatRead More →
Bilingualism Since starting my professional career as a private Spanish teacher, I’ve had my good share of one-time students (via Outschool) including students that have taken only a few classes with me. I stopped teaching at Outschool to focus on more meaningful language connections with my individual students. Primarily focusing onRead More →
This Dominican children’s book list was created in response to a special request from a student’s parent. I teach Spanish to third-generation students—children of second-generation families where one parent speaks Spanish but, for various reasons, either stopped speaking it to them or never did. Many of my students have heritageRead More →
I learned about Wanda Díaz Merced a blind astronomer last year on Facebook from Puerto Rican historian, Jesús Omar Rivera Dávila in an interview with El Tony. Below you can watch a short excerpt on him talking about Wanda. Just click and play, I have it set at mark 1:26:00,Read More →
10 Spanish Children’s Books to Celebrate Read Your World Day I’m excited to partner with Read Your World and our generous book donors to share five Spanish picture books and three middle-grade book recommendations with you! Not only am I a co-host, I’m also a book reviewer and I love,Read More →
Bad Bunny and the Puerto Rican Heritage I’ve Passed Down to My Son *Spanish version below* Bad Bunny has me in my feelings. I must admit, I’ve never been a fan of his music, but this new album has me thinking about how I raised my son to love theRead More →