Awww! I had a penpal from Belize and I also have all of my grandma’s pre-WW2 correspondence with her penpal from Japan including some paper lanterns, wooden dolls, a scarf, etc. Treasures for sure. ❤️
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25 is a great start. Anything from Wayside (order through customer service for best pricing or order from CPLI), anything AC Quintero, Craig Klein-Dexemple, were big favorites. Intermediates also loved the “Quién es” book series. Ask students for books in lieu of holiday gifts!
If reading is comprehensible, no lookup needed. Teach them to tolerate a little ambiguity or look up after. Looking up during FVR wastes time.
Some readers are better than others, and there is some absolute unedited crap out there also. I always read when kids were reading, and I’d read a new addition, do a book talk for the class, then add to library. Most kids would rather read comprehensible than passion.
Here is a podcast @senoracmt.bsky.social and I did on the topic of SSR/FVR! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gubt...
@senoracmt.bsky.social What about your Enriquécete? I feel like that would be helpful here. Kids definitely do take the path of least resistance and fall back on known language.
Try this fun (free) little resource if you want Kroger to get you right in the heart before the winter break! Magic Recipe Book Holiday Clip Chat for Spanish Class by Somewhere To Share on Teachers Pay Teachers
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In my opinion by that level there isn’t much actual teaching of vocab. You are now putting students into a language rich environment with tons of reading and listening, robust discussion on a variety of topics, and a regular FVR program. They will acquire more than you could actually teach.
This reminds me I need to go make a donation to the @aclu.bsky.social! Thanks for the reminder Elon! 🤣
Has anyone made a #langchat feed?
If you want to save yourself the work, @senoracmt.bsky.social has some Huellas units that would fit the bill perfectly!
I’m gonna need to know whose cows actually WERE out! 🐄
I made a starter pack! go.bsky.app/9mZ1kkQ Who am I missing?
Oh wow!!! I have stopped so many times just to appreciate a single sentence. Absolutely loving it!
I recently read The Hidden Palace, sequel to The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker and enjoyed them both very much! Now continuing the Jinn theme with The Jinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan and I am LOVING IT. Gorgeous writing! #booksky
Picture of a children’s book featuring a red bird on the cover and in the background is an out of focus slideshow.
Learning about setting up classroom libraries and FVR programs with Michelle Kindt! Awesome! #ACTFL24
#langchat #iteachwl How grateful I am 4 the generosity of fellow teachers! Here's a plan that combines @placidolanguage.bsky.social's amazing work on Guernica with my own: www.allynnlodge.com/blog/my-guer... More ideas from me for arts integration in the WL classroom at #actfl24 🎨✏️ 🖼️ Can't wait!
Eagerly counting down the days until #actfl24 in sunny Philadelphia. Looking forward to seeing folks from the Classics sphere and beyond. Stop by 111AB on Friday at 3:30pm!
To my fellow #langchat Spanish teachers, I have home field advantage at #ACTFL24 this year. So let me share the wealth…
You can restock your supply of jamón serrano, queso manchego, and Spanish olive oil in a little stand in the Reading Terminal Market that specializes in Spanish imports! 🇪🇸 💃🏽
It was amazing!!!! 10/10!
As a person with single-sided deafness nothing is worse in a session than a presenter not using the mic. Even in a smaller room it makes it so much easier for me! Also when they let someone in the audience ask a ? and they don’t repeat it for everyone!
Love this!
Invitation to “Coffee, Cupcakes, and Conversations” at ACTFL. Three Spanish readers from Wayside Publishing are shown along with a pile of cupcakes.
If you are attending ACTFL, please stop by and say hi to authors Kristy Placido (that’s me!), Carrie Toth @senoracmt.bsky.social, & Melisa Lopez. On Saturday at 2:15 we will join you for “Coffee, Cupcakes, and Conversations” @ booth 813. Wayside readers are also for sale for $9 each.
Where are all the weird ads for gambling sites and diet supplements? #flipthebird #wearenotgoingback #byetwitter
Nice to see so many familiar faces over here! I held on to twxitter too long hoping something would change there, but today I officially deactivated my account. 💙
Former moderator! Please add! Nice to see so many WL teachers over here!