Language 4044 Language Teaching Methods

Spring, 2007

(Prepared: December 26, 2006; Last Change: Jan 20, 2008)

 

Syllabus Schedule Assignments Links/Bibliography

 

 

Links / Bibliography

Originally prepared January 21, 2002; updated since then. I have not checked to see if all these sites are still active.

I. GENERAL
General
French

(Checked links above, not below)

 
 
 
 
 
German
Spanish

 

II. ART & MUSIC
A. ART
French
Spanish
B. MUSEUMS
General

German

 
Spanish
C. MUSIC
General
 
French
 
 
Spanish
French

 

III. PRESS
A. TELEVISION
General
B. NEWSPAPERS
General
Spanish
French

German

C. RADIO
General

D. Children's Magazine

 

IV. CULTURE
A. GENERAL
General
Spanish
B. HOLIDAYS
General
Spanish
French
C. FOOD
General
Restaurants - Spanish
D. CUSTOMS
General
French
E. GAMES, RHYMES, FINGERPLAYS

Spanish

French

German (I don't read German, so I don't know the quality of some of these sites)

F. PEOPLE
Spanish
G. FLAGS
General

Spanish

H. SPORTS
Spanish
I. ANIMAL SOUNDS
J. ANIMALS
K. HOROSCOPES
Spanish

L. IDIOMS

Spanish

M. STORIES

Spanish


N. CHILDREN

Spanish

 

V. TEACHING
A. METHODOLOGY
General
Spanish

http://harrison.k12.co.us/clip/spanish/index.htm

Commands

Books

B. ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM

General
Spanish

Resources for Elementary Spanish (from Mandi, Spring 2004)

1. Professional Organizations:


2. Professional Journals:


3. Web Sites:

Children's Literature: French (Jenn, Fall 2004)

Children's Literature: Spanish (Becky B., Nicole C., Heather D., Michelle F., Rossina L., Ellie P., Tracy P., Michelle S., Fall 1999)

Ada, Alma Flor. Abecedario de los animales. Spain: Espasa Calpe, 1990. (Spanish Alphabet, Grades 2-4)

Ada, Alma Flor. Como Nacio El Arco Iris. Santillana Pub Co., 1995.

Ada, Alma Flor. Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. New York: Lothrop, 1997. (in Spanish)

Ada, Alma Flor. The Lizard and The Sun/ La Largartija y El Sol. New York: Doubleday Dell, 1997. (in Spanish)

Ada, Alma Flor. Mediopollito/Half-Chicken. New York: Doubleday, 1995. (in Spanish)

Ada, Alma Flor. Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba. New York: Atheneum, 1998.

Ada, Alma Flor. Where the Flame Trees Bloom. New York: Atheneum, 1994.

Agard, John, and Grace Nichols, ed. A Caribbean Dozen: Poems From Caribbean Poets. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1994.

Alarcon, Francisco X. From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems/Del Ombligo de la Luna Y otros Poemas de Verano. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1998. (in Spanish)

Alarcon, Francisco X. Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems/Jitomates Risuenos Y Otros Poemas De Primavera. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1998. (in Spanish)

Albert, Burton. Journey of the Nightly Jaguar. New York: Atheneum, 1996.

Albert, Richard E. Alejandro's Gift. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994.

Aldana, Patricia, ed. Jade And Iron: Latin American Tales from Two Cultures. Toronto: Groundwook Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. 1996.
Alfonseca, Manuel. Esperame Nina, voy contigo! Spain; Palabra, 1997. ages 10-13

Aliotta, Jerome J. The Puerto Ricans. Introductory essay by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The Peoples of North America. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1991. ISBN: 0-87754-897-8. 110 p. Grade 5-7.

Allan, Nicholas. Adios, pajarito, adios!. Venezuela; Ekare-Banco de Libro, 1997. ages 6-8

Almada, Patricia. From Father To Son/ De Padre A Hijo. Crystal Lake, IL: Rigby, 1997. (in Spanish)

Alonso, F. Ciudades. Madrid:Espasa-Calpe, 1998.

Alphin, Elaine Marie. A Bear For Miguel. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

Altman, Linda Jacobs. Amelia's Road. Illustrated by Enrique Sanchez. New York: Lee and Low Books, 1993. ISBN: 1-880000-04-0. 29 p. Grade K-2.

Anaya, Rudolfo. The Farolitos of Christmas. New York: Lodestar, 1995.

Ancona, George. Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood/ Barrio: El Barrio de Jose. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1998. (in Spanish)

Ancona, George. Fiesta Fireworks. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1998.

Ancona, George. Fiesta U.S.A. New York: Lodestar, 1995. (in Spanish)

Ancona, George. Mayeros; A Yucatan Maya Family William Morrow, 1997. Picture Book. Grades 1 up.

Anonymous. Colores. Argentina; Sigmar, 1992.

Anzaldua, Gloria. Friends From the Other Side=Amigos del Otro Lado. ISBN: 0-89239-113-8. 30 p. Grade 2-3. Bilingual.

Anzaldua, Gloria. Prietita and the Ghost Woman/ Prietita Y La Llorona. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1996. (in Spanish)

Aparicio, Frances R. Latino Voices. Brookfield, Conn.: Millbrook Press, 1994.

Argueta, Manilo. Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes=Los Perros Magicos de Los Valcanes. Illustrated by Elly Simmons. English translation by Stacey Ross. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1990. ISBN: 0-89239-064-6. 32 p. Grade 2-3. Bilingual.

Arnold, Sandra Martin. Alicia Alonso: First Lady of the Ballet. New York: Walker and Company, 1993. ISBN: 0-8027-8242-6. 100 p. Grade 4-6

Ashabranner, Kent. Children of the Maya; A Guatemalan Indian . Odyssey Dodd, Mead 1986. Reviewed SLJ

Ashbe, Jeanne. Eso no se hace! Spain; Corimbo, Editorial, 1999. age 5

Asimov, Isaac. Como nacen y mueren las estrellas. Spain; SM,Ediciones, 1990. ages 8-12

Atkin, S. Beth. Voices From The Field: Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their Stories. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1993.

Bachelis, Faren Maree. The Central Americans . New York: Chelsea House, 1990.

Bachelis, Faren. El Salvador . Children's Press, 1990.

Baden, Robert. And Sunday Makes Seven . Niles, IL: A Whitman, 1990. (ages 5-8) 36p. Reviewed SLJ

Baden, Robert. Y Domingo, Siete. Niles, IL: A. Whitman, 1990.

Bandon, Alexandra. Mexican Americans. Footsteps to America. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1993. ISBN: 0-02-768142-4. 110 p. Grade 4-6.

Beatty, Patricia. Lupita Mañana. Reprint, New York: Morrow/Beech Tree Books, 1992.

Behrens, June. Cinco de Mayo, Dias de Fiesta (Fiesta!). Photos by Scott Taylor. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1986. Picture Book.

Belpre, Pura. Firefly Summer. Houston: Arte Publico, 1996.
Bennett, Beatriz. ¡A Bailar! 2. Mexico: Patria, 1992. (Mexican Folk Dancing, more dances, Grades 2-6)

Bennett, Beatriz. ¡A Bailar!. Mexico: Patria, 1991.(Mexican Folk Dancing, 13 dances, Grades 2-6)

Bernhard, Durga, and Emery. The Tree That Rains: The Flood Myth of the Huichol Indians of Mexico. New York: Holiday House, 1994.

Bernier-Grand, Carmen T, ed. Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.

Bertrand, Diane Gonzales. Sweet Fifteen. Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1995.

Bierhorst, John. The Mythology of Mexico and Central America . New York: Morrow,

Blanco, Alberto. Angel's Kite/ la Estrella de Angel. Emeryville, CA: Children's Book Press, 1994. (in Spanish)

Bloom, Valerie. Fruits: A Caribbean Counting Poem. New York: Henry Holt, 1997.

Bogart, J.E. Tomaás aprende a leer. Barcelona: La Galera, 1997.

Bragg, Bea. The Very First Thanksgiving: Pioneers on the Rio Grande. Tucson: Harbinger House, 1989.

Brill, Marlene Targ. Journey for Peace; The Story of Rigoberta Menchu Illus. by Ruben de Anda. New York: Dutton, 1996. 56p.

Broek, Fabricio Vanden. ABC Animales. Mexico; Patria, 1987. ages 5-7

Brown, Tricia. Hello Amigos!. Photographs by Fran Ortiz. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1986. ISBN: 0-80500-090-9. Grade 2-4

Brusca, Maria Cristina, and Tona Wilson. Pedro Fools the Gringo, and Other Tales of a Latin American Trickster. New York: Henry Holt, 1995.

Brusca, Maria Cristina, and Tona Wilson. When Jaguars Ate the Moon and Other Stories about Animals and Plants of the Americas. New York: Henry Holt, 1995.

Brusca, Maria Cristina. En la pampa. Argentina; Sudamericana, 1995. ages 7-9

Bunting, Eve. A Day's Work. New York: Clarion, 1994.

Bunting, Eve. Going Home. New York: Harper Collins, 1996.

Burningham, John. La alacena. Mexico; Patria, 1984. ages 4-7

Calderón, Gloria. La gran canoa. Caracas: Playci Editores, 1998.

Calhoun, Mary. Tonio's Cat. New York: Morrow, 1996.

Camil, Colette and Pascale de Bourgoing. Buenos dias, invierno! Spain; La Galera, 1997. ages 4-6

Cano, C. Cuentos para todo el año. Madrid: Anaya, 1997.

Capellinni, Mary. The Story of Dona Chila/ El Cuento De Dona Chila. Crystal Lake, IL: Rigby, 1997. (in Spanish)

Carden, Mary, and Mary Cappellini, ed. I Am of Two Places/ Soy de Dos Lugares. Crystal lake, IL: Rigby, 1997. (in Spanish)

Carling, Amelia Lau. Mama & Papa Have a Store. New York: Dial, 1998.

Carlson, Lori M., ed. Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States. Introduction by Oscar Hijuelos. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994. ISBN: 0-805-03135-9. Bilingual.

Carlson, Lori Marie, ed. Barrio Streets Carnival Dream . New York: Henry Holt, 1996.

Castaneda, Omar S. Imagining Isabel. New York: Lodestar Books, 1994.

Castaneda, Omar. Abuela's Weave. New York: Lee & Low, 1993.

Catalano, Julie. The Mexican Americans. Introductory essay by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The Peoples of North America. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1988.

Cedeno, Maria E. Cesar Chavez: Labor Leader. Brookfield, CT: Hispanic Heritage, The Millbrook Press, 1993. ISBN: 1-56294-280-8. 32 p. Grade 3-4.

Chambers, Veronica. Marisol and Magdalena. New York: Hyperion, 1998.

Charles, Faustin. A Caribbean Counting Book. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
Children's Book Press, 1996. (in Spanish)

Ciavonne, Jean. Carlos. Light the Farolito. New York: Clarion, 1995.

Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. ISBN: 0-679-73477-5. 110 p. Grade 9-12.

Cofer, Judith Ortiz. An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio. Burbank Rancho, Calif.: Orchard Books, 1995.

Cooper, Martha, and Ginger Gordon. Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope. New York: Clarion, 1996.

Corpi, Lucha. Where Fireflies Dance/ Ahi, Donde Bailan Las Luciernagas. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1997. (in Spanish)

Cowley, Joy. Big Moon Tortilla. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill, 1998.

Crespo, George, ed. How Iwariwa the Cayman Learned to Share: A Yanomami Myth. New York: Clarion, 1995,

Czernecki, Stefan, and Timothy Rhodes. The Hummingbird's Gift. New York: Hyperion, 1994.

Dawson, Mildred Leinweber. Over Here It's Different: Carolina's Story. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1993.

de Beer, Hans. ¿A dónde vas, osito polar? Spain: Lumen, 1988. (Animals, Bears, Fiction, Grades 3-5)

de Ruiz, Dana Catharine, and Richard Larios. La Causa: The Migrant Farmworkers' Story. Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez. Stories of America, Alex Haley, general editor. Austin: Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 1993. ISBN: 0-8114-7231-0. 92 p. Grade 3-5.

Delacre, Lulu. Arroz Con Leche : Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America.

Delacre, Lulu. De Oro Y Esmeraldas : Mitos, Leyendas Y Cuentos Populares De Latinoamerica. Scholastic Trade, 1998.
Delacre, Lulu. Vejigante Masquerader. New York: Scholastic, 1993.

Delgado, Maria Isabel. Chave's Memories = Los Recuerdos de Chave . Illus. by Yvonne Symank. Houston: Arte

Dillner, Luisa. El cuerpo humano. Argentina; Sigmar, 1993. ages 9-13

Docampo, X. P. El pozo vacío. Madrid: Anaya, 1997.

Dorros, Arthur. Isla/ La Isla. New York: Dutton children's Books, 1995. (in Spanish)

Dorros, Arthur. Radio Man. New York: Harper Collins, 1993.

Ehlert, Lois. Cuckoo, Cucu. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997.

Espejel, Laura and Ruth Solis Vicarte. Emilliano Zapata. Mexico;

Fernandez-Shaw, Carlos M. The Hispanic Presence in North America From 1492 to Today. Translated by Alfonso Bertodano Stourton and others. New York: Facts on File, 1991. ISBN: 0-8160-2133-3. 375 p. Grade 6-10.

Foley, Erin. Costa Rica . New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1997.Publico, 1996. 32p. Americas Award, 1996

Foley, Erin. El Salvador Reference ed. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1995. 128p. Cultures of the World Series.

Forsyth, Adrian. Journey through a Tropical Rain Forest . Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1989. Reviewed SLJ

Franklin, Kristine L. When The Monkeys Came Back. New York: Atheneum, 1994.

Franklin, Kristine. Iguana Beach . Illus. by Lori Lohstoeter. New York: Crown, 1996.

Fuentes, Gloria. Diccionario estrafalario.

Gage, Amy Glaser. Pascual's Magic Pictures. Minneapolis: Carolhoda, 1996.

Gallina, Leda and Juan Massana. El arco iris en mi bosilllo. Spain; Montena, 1988. ages 8-10

Garay, Luis. Pedrito's Day. New York: Orchard, 1997.

Garland, Sherry. Indio. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1995.

Garver, Susan, and Paula McGuire. Coming to North America: From Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. New York: Delacorte Press, 1981. ISBN: 0-440-01459-X. 161 p. Grade 5-6.

Garza, Carmen Lomas. En Mi Familia. Children's Book Press, 1996.

Geeslin, Campbell. In Rosa's Mexico . Illus. by Andrea Arroyo. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. 32p. Americas Award, 1996.

Gershator, Phillis, ed. Tukama Tootles the Flute. New York: Orchard Books, 1994.

Gershator, Phillis. Sweet, Sweet Fig Banana. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman, 1996.

Gershator, Phyllis. Rata, Pata, Scata, Fata: A Caribbean Story. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1994.

Gershator, David and Phillis. Greetings, Sun. New York: DK Ink, 1998.

Gerson, Mary-Joan, ed. People of Corn: A Mayan Story. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1995.

Gilbert, Thomas W. Roberto Clemente. New York: Chelsea House, 1991. ISBN: 0-7910-1240-9. 111 p. Grade 5-7.

Golub, Matthew. Uncle Snake . William Morrow & Co., 1996 Illus. by Leovigildo Martinez. New York: Tambourine, 1996, 32p. Americas Award, 1996.

Gonzalez, Lucia M. El Gallo de Bodas. Scholastic Trade, 1994.

Gonzalez, Lucia M., ed. Senor Cat's Romance and Other Favorite Stories from Latin America. New York: Scholastic, 1997.

Gonzalez, Lucia M., ed. The Bossy Gallito: A Traditional Cuban Folktale. New York: Scholastic, 1994. (in Spanish)

Gonzalez, Ralfka, and Ana Ruiz. My First Book of Proverbs/ Mi Primer Libro de Dichos. Emeryville, CA: Children's Book Press, 1995. (in Spanish)

Gonzalez-Jensen, Margarita. Mexico's Marvelous Corn/ El Maravilloso Maiz de Mexico. Crystal Lake, IL: Rigby, 1997. (in Spanish)

Gordon, Ginger. My Two Worlds. New York: Clarion Books, 1993.

Gregory, Kristiana. The Stowaway: A Tale of California Pirates. New York: Scholastic, 1995.

Grossman, Patricia. Saturday Market. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1994.

Gudiño Kieffer, Eduardo. Gira Luna. NY: Lectorum Publications, 1993.

Gunning, Monica. Not a Copper Penny in My House: Poems from the Caribbean. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press, 1993.

Hall, Diane, and Joe Viesti. Celebrate in Central America. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1997.

Hall, Nancy Abraham and Jill Syverson-Stork. Los pollitos dicen. Jill Syverson-Stork and Nancy Abraham Hall, 1994.

Hallworth, Grace. Down by the River: Afro-Caribbean Rhymes, Games and Songs for Children. New York: Scholastic. 1996.

Hanson, Regina. The Face at the Window. New York: Clarion, 1997.

Hanson, Regina. The Tangerine Tree. New York: Clarion, 1995.

Hassig, Susan M. Panama . New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1996. 128p. Cultures of the World Series

Heide, Florence Parry, and Roxanne Heide Pierce. Tio Armando. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1998.

Hernandez, Irene Beltran. The Secret of Two Brothers. Houston: Pinata Books, 1995.

Hernandez, Jo Ann Yolanda. White Bread Competition. Houston: Pinata Books, 1997.

Herrera, Juan Felipe. Calling the Doves/ El Canto de Las Palomas. Emeryville, CA: Children's Book Press, 1995. (in Spanish)

Hewett, Joan. Hector Lives in the United States Now: the Story of a Mexican American Child. Photographs by Richard Hewett. New York: Lippincott, 1990. ISBN: 0-397-32295-X. 44 p. Grade 2-4.

Hissey, J. Los pantalones del osito. Barcelona: Juventud, 1998.

Hodge, Marie. For the Life of Laetitia. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1993.

Horacio, Elena and Isabel Marti. Como llueve, Guille! Spain; Ceac, Grupo editorial, 1995. age 5

Horacio, Elena and Isabel Marti. Feliz navidad, Guille! Spain; Ceac, Grupo Editorial, 1995. age 5

Horenstein, Henry. Baseball in the Barrio. New York: Gulliver/Harcourt Brace, 1997.
Houston: Arte Publico. 1996. (in Spanish)

Isadora, Rachel. Caribbean Dream. New York: Putnam, 1998.

Jaffe, Nina. The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth From Puerto Rico. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Jaramillo, Nelly Palacio. Grandmother's Nursery Rhymes/ Las Nanas de Abuelita. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994, 1996. (in Spanish)

Jekyll, Walter, and Neil Philip,ed. I Have News. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1994.

Jenkins, Lyll Becerra de. Celebrating the Hero. New York: Lodestar Books, 1993.

Jenkins, Lyll Becerra de. So Loud A Silence. New York: Lodestar, 1996.

Jimenez, Francisco. La Mariposa. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

Jimenez, Francisco. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1997.

Jímenez, Juan Ramón, García Lorca,Federico, Alberti, Rafael. Mi primer libro de poemas. Madrid: Anaya,2da. Ed. 1997.

Jimenez, Juan Ramon. Platero Y Yo/ Platero and I. New York: Clarion Books, 1994. (in Spanish)

Johnston, Tony, and Jeanette Winter. Day of the Dead. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997.

Johnston, Tony. The Magic Maguey. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1996.

Johnston, Tony. My Mexico = Mexico Mio . Illus. by F. John Sierra. New York: G. P. Putnam, 1996. 36p. Americas Award, 1996.

Johnston, Tony. The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994.

Kanellos, Nicolas. The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States. Detroit: Gale Research, Inc., 1993. ISBN: 0-8103-7944-9. 780 p. Grade 7-12.

Keane, Sofia Meza. Dear Abuelita/ Querida Abuelita. Crystal Lake, IL: Rigby, 1997. (in Spanish)

Keister, Douglas. Fernando's Gift/ El Regalo de Fernando. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books for Children, 1995. (in Spanish)

Kendall, Sarita. Ransom for a River Dolphin. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 1993.

Kleven, Elisa. Hooray, a Pinata! New York: Dutton, 1996.

Kott, Jennifer. Nicaragua Reference ed. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1995. 128p. Cultures of the World

Kroll, Virginia. Butterfly Boy. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills, 1997.

Kurtz, Jane. Miro in the Kingdom of the Sun. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.

Laan, Nancy Van. La Boda. Boston: Little, Brown, 1996.

Laan, Nancy Van. The Magic Bean Tree: A Legend from Argentina. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.

Lanchais, A. ¿Qué es esto? Madrid: S.M., 1998.

Lannert, Paula. Mexican Americans. American Voices. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Corporation, Inc., 1991. ISBN: 0-86593-139-9 103 p. Grade 4-6.

Lauture, Denize. Running the Road to ABC. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Levy, Janice. The Spirit of Tio Fernando: A Day of the Dead Story. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company, 1995.

Lindsay, William. Atlas visual de los dinosaurios. Spain; Bruno, 1992. ages 10-15

Lopez, Loretta. Birthday Swap/ Que Sorpresa de Cumpleanos. New York: Lee & Low, 1997. (in Spanish)

Loya, Olga. Momentos Magicos: Tales from Latin America told in English and Spanish. Little Rock, AK: August House, 1998. (in Spanish)

Luenn, Nancy. A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead/Un Regalo Para Abuelita: En Celebracion Del Dia de los Muertos. Flagstaff: Rising Moon, 1998. (in Spanish)

Machado, Ana Maria. Nina Bonita. Brooklyn, NY: Kane/Miller, 1996. (in Spanish)
Macmillan Publishing Co., 1992. ISBN: 0-02-767400-2. 29 p. Grade K-2.

Mallory, Kenneth. Water Hole; Life in a Rescued Rain Forest . Watts, 1992. 57p. Reviewed SLJ
Markun, Patricia. The Little Painter of Sabana Grande . 1st American ed. New York: Bradbury, 1993.[Panama]

Marshall, James. Los Bromistas. Spain; Espusa Calpe, 1987. ages 7-9

Martinez, Floyd. Spirits of the High Mesa. Houston: Arte Publico, 1997.

Martini, Teri. Feliz Navidad, Pablo. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 1995.

Mathews, Sally Schofer. The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss. New York: Clarion Books, 1994.

Maynard, Caitlin, et al. Rain Forests and Reefs; A Kid's-eye View of the Tropics . New York: Franklin Watts, 1996.

McPhail, David. El dia que el perro dijo "Quiquirriqui!" Scholastic, Inc., 1997.

Merino, Jose Maria. Beyond the Ancient Cities. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994.

Meyer, Carolyn. Rio Grande Stories. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1994.

Mike, Jan. Juan Bobo and the Horse of Seven Colors: A Puerto Rican Legend. Mehwah, NJ: Troll Associates, 1995.

Mitchell, Rita Phillips. Hue Boy. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1993.

Mohr, Nicholasa, and Antonio Martorell. The Song of El Coqui: And Other Tales of Puerto Rico. New York: Viking, Penguin, 1995.

Mohr, Nicholasa. La Vieja Letivia y el Monte de los Pesares. Viking Childrenís Books, 1996.

Mohr, Nicholasa. Felita. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1979.

Montes, Graciela, Más chiquito que una aarveja, más grande que una ballena. Scholastic., 1999.

Mora, Pat. A Birthday Basket for Tia. Illustrated by Cecily Lang. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1992. ISBN: 0-02-767400-2. 29 p. Grade K-2.

Mora, Pat. Confetti: Poems for Children. New York: Lee & Low, 1996.

Mora, Pat. Pablo's Tree. New York: Macmillan, 1994.

Mora, Pat. Tomas and the Library Lady. New York: Knopf, 1997.

Moreton, Daniel. La Cucaracha Martina: A Caribbean Folktale/ La Cucaracha Marina: Un Cuento Folklorico Del Caribe. New York: Turtle, 1997. (in Spanish)

Morey, Janet, and Wendy Dunn. Famous Mexican-Americans. New York: Cobblehill Books, 1989. ISBN: 0-525-65012-1. 176 p. Grade 5-6.

Morrison, Marion. Central America . Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn, 1992. 96p.

Nazoa, Aquiles. Retablo Aragueño. Caracas: Playco Editores. 1ra.ed.,1998.

Neighborhood Odes. Illustrated by David Diaz. San Diego: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1992. ISBN: 0-15-256879-4.

Nye, Naomi Shihab, ed. The Tree is Older the You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems and Stories from Mexico with Painting by Mexican Artists. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. (in Spanish)

Ober, Hal, ed. How Music came to the World: An Ancient Mexican Myth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994.

O'Dell, Scott. Carlota. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1977.

Orozco, Jose-Luis,ed. Diez Deditos/ Ten Little fingers and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America. New York: Dutton, 1997. (in Spanish)

Orozco, Jose-Luis. 'De Colores' and Other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children. E P
Dutton Children's Books, 1994.

Palacios, Argentia. Christmas Surprise for Chabelita . Mahwah, NJ: BridgeWater Books, 1994.
Paola, Tomie de, ed. The Legend of the Poinsettia. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994.

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Children Save the Rain Forest . Photos by Dan L. Perlman. Cobblehill Books, 1996. Reviewed SLJ

Paulsen, Gary, The Tortilla Factory/ La Tortilleria. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1995. (in Spanish)

Perera, Hilda. Kiki: A Cuban Boy's Adventures in America. Miami, Fla.: Pickering Press, 1992.

Pfister, Marcus. Destello el dinosaurio. North-South Books Inc., 1995.

Pico, Fernando, The Red Comb. BridgeWater Books, 1994.

Pilkey, Dave. Dragon y el gato panzon. Venezuela; Ekare, 1999. ages 4-8

Prescilla, Maricel E. and Gloria Soto. Life around the Lake; Embroideries by the Women of Lake Patzcuaro . New York: Henry Holt, 1996. 32p. Americas Award, 1996.

Presilla, Maricel E. Mola: Cuna Life Stories and Art. New York: Henry Holt, 1996.

Quinceañera: A Latina's Journey to Womanhood. Photographs by Jesse Herrera. Brookfield, CT: The Millbrook Press, 1994. ISBN: 1-56294-363-4. 47 p. Grade 2-4.

Ramírez, Elisa. Adivinanzas indígenas. Mexico: Patria, 1984. (Mexican Riddles, Grades 1-3)

Reeve, Kirk. Lolo and Red-Legs. Flagstaff: Rising Moon, 1998.

Reiser, Lynn. Tortillas Y Cancioncitas. Greenwillow Books, 1998.

Resilla, Maricel E. Feliz Nochebuena, Feliz Navidad. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994. (in Spanish)

Reviejo, Carlos (editor), and Eduardo Soler (editor). Canto y cuento. Spain; SM, Ediciones, 1997. ages 7-11

Reviejo, Carlos. Canto y Cuento Antología para niños.

Riba, Lidia María. Un regalo para mi madre. Scholastic, 1999.

Rockwell, Anne F. El Toro Pinto : And Other Songs in Spanish. Aladdin Paperbacks,

Roddie, Shen. ¡Ábrete, huevo, ábrete!. Spain: Beascoa, 1993. (Eggs, and Chickens, Grades K-2)

Rohmer, Harriet & Anchondo, Mary, adapted by. How we Came to the Fifth World=Cómo Vinimos al Quinto Mundo. Illustrated by Graciela Carrillo. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1988 (c.1976). ISBN: 0-89239-024-7. 24 p. Grade 2-3. Bilingual.

Rohmer, Harriet, Octavia Chow and Morris Vidaure. The Invisible Hunters; A Legend of the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua = Los Cazadores Invisibles; Una Leyenda de los Indio Miskitos de Nicaragua . Ill. by Joe Sam. Spanish language version by Rosalma Zubizarreta & Alma Flor Ada. San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1987.

Rohmer, Harriet. Mother Scorpion Country; A Legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua = La Tierra de la Madre Escorpibon; Una Leyenda de los Indios Miskitos de Nicaragua . San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1987. 32p.

Rosetti, Ana. Un baúl lleno de piratas.

Rossi, Joyce. The Gullywasher. Flagstaff: Northland Publishing, 1995.

Roybal, Laura. Billy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994.

Rudeen, Kenneth. Roberto Clemente. Illustrated by Frank Mullins. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1974. ISBN: 0-690-00315-3. 33 p. Grade 2-4.

San Souci, Robert D. Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

San Souci, Robert D. The Faithful Friend. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.

Schecter, Ellen. The Big Idea. New York: Hyperion, 1996.
Scholastic Trade, 1992.

Scott, Ann Herbert. Hi. New York: Hyperion, 1996.

Sempere, Vicky. 1-2-3 un cuento para contar. Caracas, Venezuela; Ekare, 1990.

Shute, Linda. Rabbit Wishes. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1995.

Silva, Lorenzo. El cazador del desierto. Madrid: Anaya, 1998.

Silverman, Sarita Chavez. Good News! Carmel, CA: Hampton-Brown, 1996.

Sinnott, Susan. Extraordinary Hispanic Americans. Chicago: Children's Press, 1991.

Slate, Joseph. The Secret Stars. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 1997.

Sola, Michele. Angela Weaves a Dream. New York: Hyperion, 1997.

Solchaga Zamudio, Noé, Slchaga Peña, Luisa A. Encyclopedia. Expresión Oral Infantil . Mexico: Avante, S.A. , 3rd. Ed. , 1984.

Soto, Gary. A Fire in My Hands: A Book of Poems. Illustrated by James M. Cardillo. New York: Scholastic, 1990. ISBN: 0-590-45021-2.

Soto, Gary. Baseball in April and Other Stories. San Diego: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1990. ISBN: 0-15-205720-X. 111 p. Grade 7-8.

Soto, Gary. Big Bushy Mustache. New York: Knoph, 1998.

Soto, Gary. Buried Onions. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997.

Soto, Gary. Canto Familiar. San Diego: harcourt Brace, 1995.

Soto, Gary. Chato's Kitchen. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995.

Soto, Gary. Crazy Weekend. New York: Scholastic, 1994.

Soto, Gary. Jesse. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1994.

Soto, Gary. Local News. San Diego: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1993.

Soto, Gary. Neighborhood Odes. Illustrated by David Diaz. San Diego: Harcourt, Brace,

Soto, Gary. Novio Boy. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997.

Soto, Gary. Pacific Crossing. San Diego: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1992. ISBN: 0-15-259187-7. 134 p. Grade 4-6.

Soto, Gary. Petty Crimes. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1998.

Soto, Gary. Summer on Wheels. New York: Scholastic, 1995.

Soto, Gary. Taking Sides. San Diego: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1991. ISBN: 0-15-284076-1. 138 p.

Soto, Gary. The Old Man and His Door. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1996.

Soto, Gary. The Skirt. Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. New York: Delacorte Press, 1992. ISBN: 0-385-30665-2. 74 p. Grade 2-4.

Stanley, Diane. Elena. New York: Hyperion, 1996.

Stevens, J. Romero. Carlos y la calabeza. Flagstaff, AZ; Northland, 1995.

Stevens, Jan Romer. Carlos y el Zorrillo. Flagstaff: Rising Moon, 1997. (in Spanish)

Suarez, Maribel. Los colores. Mexico; Junior/Grupo Grij, 1988. ages 4-7

Talber, Marc. A Sunburned Prayer. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.

Talbert, Marc. Heart of a Jaguar. New York: simon & Schuster, 1995.

Tamar, Erika. Alphabet City Ballet. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

Tamar, Erika. The Garden of Happiness. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1996.

Targ, Harry R. & Marlene Targ Brill. Honduras . Chicago: Childrens Press, 1995.

Tashlik, Phyllis. Hispanic, Female, and Young: An Anthology. Houston: Piñata Books, 1994.
Teixidor, Emili. La amiga más amiga de la hormiga Miga.

Telgen, Diane, ed. Notable Hispanic American Women. Detroit: Gale Research, Inc. 1993. ISBN: 0-81-037578-8. 448 p. Grade 9-12.

Temple, Frances. Tonight by Sea. New York: Orchard Books, 1995.

Thomas, Jane Resh. Lights on the River. New York: Hyperion, 1994.

Torres, Leyla. Liliana's Grandmothers. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1998.
Torres, Leyla. Saturday Sancocho. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995.

Tort, Rosa Maria. Buenas Noches. Spain; La Galera, 1988. ages 5-7

Van Laan, Nancy. La Boda . Illus. by Andrea Arroyo. Boston: Little, Brown, 1996. 32p. Americas Award, 1996.

Vazquez, Ana Maria. B. Panama . Chicago: Childrens Press, 1992.

Velásquez, Gloria. Juanita Fights the School Board. Houston: Piñata Books, 1994.

Velásquez, Gloria. Maya's Divided World. Houston: Piñata Books, 1995.

Vilardell, Luis. A Luis le gusta. Spain: Juventud, 1990. (Helping around the house, Grades K-2)

Villasenor, Victor. Walking Stars: Stories of Magic and Power. Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1994.

Volkmer, Jane. Song of the Chirimia Carolrhoda . 1990, 40p. Reviewed SLJ

Walker, Paul Robert. Pride of Puerto Rico: the Life of Roberto Clemente. San Diego: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1988. ISBN: 0-15-200562-5. 135 p. Grade 5-7.

West, Patricia E. Van. El Hombre de Los Cangrejos. New York: Turtle Books, 1998. (in Spanish)

Williams, Karen Lynn. Tap-tap. New York: Clarion Books, 1994.

Williams, S. Sali de paseo. New York; Harcourt, Brace, 1995.

Wing, Natasha. Jalapeno Bagels. New York: Atheneum, 1996.

Winter, Jeanette. Josefina. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1996.

Zamorano, Ana. ¡A comer! Scholastic, 1999.

Zamorano, Ana. La Cajita de Sorpresas. Mexico, Fernández Editores, Editoral Limusa, 1993.

General

Spanish

French

C. NATIONAL STANDARDS

General

French

German

Spanish

 

D. RESOURCES

General

Spanish

French

E. PRONUNCIATION

General

Spanish

F. VERBS

Spanish - Gustar

G. DICTIONARIES

General

VI. BOOKS

General

French

German

Spanish

VII. ON-LINE COURSES

General

 

VIII. SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION/ BRAIN RESEARCH

Second Language Acquisition

Abello-Contesse, Christián. Age in L2 Acquisition and Teaching. NY: Peter Lang, 2006.

Anderson, Peggy J. and Suzanne M. Graham. "Issues in Second-Language Phonological Acquisition among Children and Adults", Topics in Language Disorders, 14, No. 2 (Feb 1994), 84-100.

Arabski, Janusz. Cross-linguistic Influences in the Second Language Lexicon. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters, 2006.

Birdsong, David. "Ultimate Attainment in Second Language Acquisition", Language, 68, No. 4 (Dec 1992), 706-55.

Chapin, Alex. "Memory in the Information Age: New Tools for Second Language Acquisition", ADFL Bulletin, 34, No. 2 (Winter 2003), 49-52.

Han, Zhaohong & Terence Odin, eds. Studies in Fossilization in Second Language Acquisition. Clevedon, England/Buffalo: Multilingual Matters, 2006.

Kormos, Judit. Speech Production and Second Language Acquisition. Mahwah, MJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

Lapkin, Sharon, et. al. "Early and Middle French Immersion Programs: French Language Outcomes", Canadian Modern Language Review, 48, No. 1 (Oct 1991), 11-40.

Long, Michael H. "Maturational Constraints on Language Development", Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 12, No. 3 (Sept 1990), 251-85.

_____ . Problems in SLA. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.

Patkowski, Mark. "Age and Accent in a Second Language: A Reply to James Emil Flege", Applied Linguistics, 11, No. 1 (Mar 1990), 73-89.

Saville-Troike, Muriel. Introducing Second Language Acquistion. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006.

Scovel, Tom. Learning New Languages: A Guide to Second Language Acquisition. Thomson/Heinle, 2001.

Westphal, German. "The Critical Age, Individual Differences, and Grammar Rules in Adult Language Acquisition", Canadian Modern Language Review, 46, No. 1 (Oct 1989), 83-102.

Brain Research

Dhority, L. Joyful Fluency. San Diego: The Brain Store, 1998.

Jensen, E. Brain-Based Learning. San Diego: The Brain Store, 2000.

Sousa, D. How the Brain Learns. Reston, VA: The National Assn. of Secondary School Principals, 1995.

Sprenger, M. Learning and Memory: The Brain in Action. Alexandria, VA: Assn. for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999.

_____ . Becoming a "Whiz" at Brain-Based Teaching. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2002.

Wolfe, P. Brain Matters. Alexandria, VA: Assn. for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001.

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