Teaching and Learning Resources

Meet Venezuelan author and Chilean immigrant, Gary Ramos!  Learn more about him as he shares what inspires him to write and his favorite books and authors.

Conocer la autora Cecilia Beuchat del serie Amadeo. Meet the author of the Amadeo series, Cecilia Beuchat.

Nadia Fink, author of the Anti-Princesa and Revolucionario series shares why she writes, and advice for children.

Continue to learn how to select a great non-fiction book from guest blogger Araceli Esparza, writer, storyteller, social media guru, community organizer, and founder of Wisconsin Mujer! Part II of II.

Learn how to select a great non-fiction book from guest blogger Araceli Esparza, writer, storyteller, social media guru, community organizer, and founder of Wisconsin Mujer.

This post includes resources from Books del Sur Founder, Heather Robertson-Devine's presentation at the Wisconsin State Reading Association Conference on Friday, February 8.

Books del Sur owner, Heather Robertson-Devine’s presentation at the Illinois Bilingual Conference 2018 and documents to scaffold and grow Spanish vocabulary with authentic Spanish literature.

The following is a suggestion of where to start planning for how many books you need for your Spanish dual language classroom reading instruction.

Make snacks simple and involve the students to make snack time simple.

Books del Sur correlated our Reading Levels to U.S. grade levels to honor the biliteracy language development of our students. Given the phonetic nature of Spanish, it is challenging to level books based on the language structures of English. Read more about our reading levels ...

Do you or the teachers you work with feel like they don't have ENOUGH SPANISH BOOKS? They probably don't, but the answer is not - BUY MORE NOW. The answer is let's figure out what they have, what they want, and what is available. This will help temper the hunger and leave everyone satisfied!

Start your school year with personal narratives in reading and writing and open the doors to your students to share stories with each other. Stories are one of the best ways to get to know others - their experiences, their likes and dislikes, and their close community.