Welcome to Discovering Español! Start here! I’m Frances Díaz Evans, M.Ed., a Puerto Rican author, educator, and bilingual mama. This blog exists for one reason: to help parents, caregivers, teachers, and educators raise culturally grounded, bilingual children who are proud of who they are in and out of the classroom. WhetherRead More →
Discover 3 back to school picture books that build community, joy, and belonging in the bilingual classroom, perfect picks for teachers and bilingual families.Read More →
New Bilingual Picture Book The idea that bilingualism is a superpower has been central to our family’s language journey from the very beginning with my son. While he’s always known his two languages are his superpowers (believe me, I’ve reminded him more times than I can count!), it’s now myRead 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 →