Reading FAQ, by Frank Smith What It’s About: A lifetime of research, thinking and writing about reading distilled into one short book. This book answers the questions we all have about reading and a few that we haven’t even known to ask. This is another book that is not [...]
Here are some questions by Karen O., a Spanish 1 & 2 teacher that is starting a free reading program at her school. Hello Bryce, I just read How to Prevent Readicide NTPRS 2012 and your other handouts on Light Reading specifically for levels 1 and 2. Thank you [...]
NEW NOVEL in Spanish by Ginni Hildebrandt! Available at brycehedstrom.com. "Soy Lorenzo" is a compelling story that is perfect for Spanish 2 & 3, novice-mid/novice-high readers and heritage language readers. Order it here. The indigenous lore of Nicaragua’s Miskito coast is the setting for this captivating coming-of-age story. Desperate [...]
“I don’t know how one develops imagination without reading fiction”—Diane Ravitch I buy all the novels for my students that our school budget allows because our students need to be reading fiction more than non-fiction. Here are some reasons reading novels will help our students both as language learners [...]
For the first 2 1/2 weeks we have been focusing on just two areas: 1) classroom routines, procedures and rituals, and 2) Personal interviews. The affect and confidence level in the class is just about right: students are confident that they can learn Spanish and comfortable with the environment [...]
"Kindergarten Reading" is an extremely popular part of my Spanish classes at all levels. It is the definition of compelling input. I learned the activity from Susan Gross. Here is my take on it and what has worked for me: When I do "Kindergarten Day" (actually just the last [...]