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 →
El bilingüismo El bilingüismo de mi hijo me sorprende día a día. Él no asistió a una escuela de enseñanza en dos idiomas o una escuela bilingüe. Él no pasó meses durante los veranos en programas de inmersión-dual. Él tampoco pasó meses en casa de su abuela o tía enRead More →
Best Diverse Blogs and Websites On June 26, 2012, I wrote my first blog entry: Welcome to “Discovering the world through my son’s eyes” where I will share with you how we try to teach our son how diverse, and wonderful our world is. Teaching him a love for books,Read More →
Descubre 10 medidas impactantes para proteger y cuidar de los bosques tropicales y celebrar el Día de la Tierra el 22 de abril. Ayuda a preservar la valiosa biodiversidad de nuestro planeta. Durante este Día Internacional de la Madre Tierra se concientiza de manera global la importancia de proteger yRead More →
The lack of Afro-Latino Children’s Books is prevalent in the kidlit world. However, I’m happy to share with you over 20 books featuring Afro-Latino children in Spanish, English, and bilingual books. You will find books on self-identity, self-love, heritage, food, music, and more featuring Afro-Latino children as the main characters. Read More →
Give your child the number one gift of language learning and help them reclaim their heritage language with Spanish online lessons. As a parent myself, I found myself talking more in the community language, English, rather than in Spanish my heritage language with our son. It wasn’t until he turnedRead More →