The Complete Book of Starter Spanish, Grades PK - 1 [Paperback]

American Education Publishing (Compiler)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Complete Book of

This introductory workbook is perfect for young children starting to learn Spanish! The Complete Book of Starter Spanish teaches children useful, basic vocabulary for concepts and objects they encounter in everyday life. The colorful pages are filled with engaging activities that make learning a foreign language fun. Frequent review allows children to master the vocabulary words that they have learned. Features: ~ Practice in basic concepts including alphabet, numbers, patterns, same/different, and opposites ~ An answer key ~ Easy-to-understand directions ~ An easy-to-use Spanish-English glossary ~ A special section of rhymes and songs in English and Spanish Over 4 million in print! The best-selling Complete Book series offers a full complement of instruction, activities, and information about a single topic or subject area. Containing over 30 titles and encompassing preschool to grade 8 this series helps children succeed in every subject area

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: American Education Publishing; Bilingual edition (July 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0769652794
• ISBN-13: 978-0769652795
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 10.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Full color, eye catching, but no pronunciation..., January 11, 2008

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Senora Gose (Bryan, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Book of Starter Spanish, Grades PK - 1 (Paperback)

This is a GREAT workbook that is so full of Spanish worksheets, it's amazing. The cost just to photo copy it far outweighs the value of the book. From my perspective, if you have a knowledge of Spanish, and can read it correctly, with a good accent, this is definitely a neat book. My three year old, four year old, and 6 year old all have pages I can pull out for them to enhance their vocabulary. There are over 300 pages of full color worksheets and vocabulary building exercises.

The cons are: 1) there is no pronunciation or phonetic spelling at all, and of course no CD, so if you're iffy on pronunciation, you need something in addition to this to get you going. 2) there is not really a progression involved - just word word word - I can't see how a non-teacher would be able to hold the interest of a student with this book 3) there are no speaking exercises - just read and repeat, so the student never truly USES the language, just regurgitates it, which is why so many students take tons of Spanish and yet then can't speak a word of it in real life.

All in all, this is definitely worth the money, but should not be the crux of your Spanish language curriculum. Of course, I'm biased, but Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 1 would be a great thing to pair it with.
Sra. Gose
Author of Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 1 & Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 2

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Basic worksheets but a not too creative, April 17, 2009

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Julie Peters Akey "kabuka1" (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Book of Starter Spanish, Grades PK - 1 (Paperback)

I teach Spanish to children ages 2-12 and I am constantly in search of high-quality teaching materials. Inevitably, I end up creating 90% of my materials because I have a difficult time finding things that are stimulating and thorough.

This book is useful in that it provides a bookful of basic Spanish, but it is not very stimulating. The lessons look like something taught 20 years ago and show no creative, communicative, language activities. My students feel they are too easy and a bit boring. I use them occasionally as practice or review, but inevitably I end up creating something on my on to supplement. There are a lot of coloring and counting activities in the book, but it is pretty weak on the other topics. The book also repeats activities every ten pages or so.

In conclusion, I feel this book is basic and uninteresting. It would be best suited for non-Spanish speaking adults who are trying to teach Spanish to 1st to 4th graders, and teachers who have no access to more useful authentic materials.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, July 7, 2008

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Patsy Ann Rasmussen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Book of Starter Spanish, Grades PK - 1 (Paperback)

This book is very well laid out and a great help to my developing spanish soon to be 1st grader.