McGraw-Hill's Spanish for Educators (Book Only) [Paperback]

Jose Diaz (Author), María Nadel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0071464905 | ISBN-13: 978-0071464901 | Edition: 1

Communicate with your Spanish-speaking students and parents as easy as uno, dos, tres

A working knowledge of the Spanish language is an indispensable part of an educator’s skill set. McGraw-Hill’s Spanish for Educators gives you more than 3,000 Spanish words and phrases and the basic grammar needed to use them properly and with confidence. You will learn vocabulary that covers every aspect of a student’s school career, from kindergarten enrollment through high school graduation.

Designed to get you quickly up and running with all the Spanish you need to build stronger relationships with Spanish-speaking students and families, McGraw-Hill’s Spanish for Educators features:

• English-Spanish mini-dictionary
• Phonetic translations
• Bilingual forms and letters for parents
• Spanish grammar primer
• Hundreds of practical, hands-on exercises
• Useful cultural notes

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Communicate with your Spanish-speaking students and parents as easy as uno, dos, tres

A working knowledge of the Spanish language is an indispensable part of an educator’s skill set. McGraw-Hill’s Spanish for Educators gives you more than 3,000 Spanish words and phrases and the basic grammar needed to use them properly and with confidence. You will learn vocabulary that covers every aspect of a student’s school career, from kindergarten enrollment through high school graduation.

Designed to get you quickly up and running with all the Spanish you need to build stronger relationships with Spanish-speaking students and families, McGraw-Hill’s Spanish for Educators features:

• English-Spanish mini-dictionary
• Phonetic translations
• Bilingual forms and letters for parents
• Spanish grammar primer
• Hundreds of practical, hands-on exercises
• Useful cultural notes

About the Author

Joseé Díaz is a Spanish teacher at Hunter College High School in New York and the author of several Spanish study guides for high school students.

María F. Nadel, Ed.D., has more than thirty years of secondary school teaching experience. She is the author of several Spanish textbooks and study guides.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071464905
• ISBN-13: 978-0071464901
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #470,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Resource!, July 28, 2006

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T. Garton "prairie girl" (Idalia, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's Spanish for Educators (Book Only) (Paperback)

I teach Spanish and ESL/ELL. I often translate materials for other teachers who do not speak spanish and am always looking for good resources.
In my opinion this book is probably not for someone who doesn't know anything about Spanish or who is a beginner. However, if you have some knowledge and are trying to improve your Spanish as an educator, this might be the book for you.
The book is divided into several chapters such as, Information Parents Need to Enroll Their Children in School, The Primary Grades, Success in School, and many others. Each chapter covers basic vocabulary, as well as, how to formulate sentences related to the chapter and a grammar review. There are also practice exercises with an answer key in the back. Over all it covers a large range of vocabulary used in the school setting.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most comprehensive book around, February 22, 2008

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A. Heineke (Tempe, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's Spanish for Educators (Book Only) (Paperback)

I teach a university class entitled Spanish for Educators and have purchased and reviewed nearly all of the books dedicated to this topic. This book is by far the best. Not only does it give a plethora of vocabulary terms and phrases, it also gives good information and explanation to grammar and nuiances of the Spanish language that are necessary in order to truly form a linguistic base in the Spanish-- not just memorize a few phrases to regurgitate. Overall, a great resource for those in the field of education that wish to gain a strong linguistic base in speaking and understanding Spanish.

2.0 out of 5 stars Disk scratched up pretty badly; book good, August 21, 2011

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From The Heart (Goleta, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's Spanish for Educators w/Audio CD (Paperback)

I was disappointed to find the disk so badly scratched. I specifically chose this set to buy because I saw no indication that there would be a problem with the disk. The book, at least, was in good shape.