Customer Reviews

Spanish Every Day: A Learning Adventure for Young Readers

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I bought this book for my 10 year old daughter who shows a lot of interest in Spanish. She was able to immediately jump into the book, learning correct pronunciations and phrases. In the first hour she was already asking what my name was in Spanish. The material is basic enough to be "up to date". On the downside the book is all black and white and has no multimedia component. It will have a difficult time keeping the interest of a 4th grader.

I bought various books to try out with my 7 year-old on my two week trip to Mexico. This was the one book that she worked on every day of our trip. It maintained her interest from 30 minutes to one hour every day. I found it easy to review with her, and it also helped my Spanish out as well. The other books I took did not hold her attention compared to this one. She continued to use this book after we got back until school started. Hey if it maintains a 7 year-old's interest for a few weeks, that has to be good in my book

Simple & easy.It has instructions in English. Beginners from 5+ years would find it easy to make progress with this book. As a native Spanish speaker teaching kids, I find it easy, useful and kids enjoy it. The illustrations may not be anything special but they do the job.

Last summer I bought a copy of this book (among others) because I was trying to find a great worktext for the 2 Spanish classes I teach at a homeschool co-op. This book was by far the best. I went back to the store and bought 14 more copies to make sure I had one for each student.

The children using these are 1st grade through 3rd (Primary Spanish) and 4th through 6th (Elementary Spanish). Obviously, the two groups approach their lessons at a different pace, but Spanish Every Day is designed to be comfortable for a broad range. A beginner adult would like the pace of this book.

The info covered is basic enough that it doesn't overwhelm the younger kids (who are still learning to spell in English!) and it's very easy to insert more complex details for the older group.

The vocab lists are written in two colors throughout the entire book. English is in black while Spanish is in bold orange.

Everything you need is in this one book. There is no Test Booklet, no seperate Text, no Teacher's addition...

AND the back of the workbook has many (MANY) flashcards that are also color coded (English sides are white with black type and Spanish sides are peach with black type).

** We glued large a envelope to the inside of each back cover to hold flashcards**

It also has 20 pages of Easy-to-Read Vocabulary review (also color-coded) and lists of Common Expressions for quick look up.

I love that the images are Not in color and they are simple. It keeps easily distracted kids more focused and it helps draw their attention to the Spanish words. Spanish words are the only colorful thing in this book!

One more thing: Most of the assignments in the book are fill-in-the-blank and most of the pages have quick check answers (upside down and in smaller letters) at the bottom.

5 Stars!

My kids (ages 6 & 8) are enjoying this book very much. It seems to have a good balance of teaching both grammar and vocabulary, and does so in a fun way.

I like that this book has a lot of white space, so is not overwhelming. I suggest this book as a fun introduction to ages 8 to 13 year olds. It has a casual approach and is directed to the student, with nice large letters and vocabulary lists that are thematic. The pictures are a huge plus, as well as the thorough dictionary and many pages of flash cards in the back.


The reason I deduct one star, is that though there is a good lesson on pronunciation of Spanish syllables in chapter one, and it's quite cleverly put together, no phonetic spelling exists throughout the book. Not in the glossary, no where. Students at this age range (and honestly through adults) simply have a difficult time sounding out Spanish words correctly. So, without an intermediate to advanced student available (or native speaker), I would suggest a CD or another book to supplement this, if you are unsure of pronunciation.

There are workbook type activities as well as speaking ideas and of course lots of vocabulary. A very good introduction that will build confidence and motivation.

Sra. Gose
Teacher and Author
Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 6-9: Level 1 (Book + Audio CD)
Spanish Fun Activity Calendar

Exactly what we expected and quickly received at a great price...what more needs to be said?