Join the Cooper kids as you learn Spanish alongside Greta and Jake. The Spanish for Children Primer A Revised Edition from Classical Academic Press is a fresh approach to their elementary Spanish program. In this first installment, there are 3 overall units, totaling 15 chapters with an intended schedule of 2 weeks per instructional chapters. The narrative, and some lesson work, are presented in graphic novel form providing engagement and enjoyment for students as they learn, read, speak, and practice their Spanish. Practicing their Spanish takes many different avenues in the program. There is reading of the graphic-novel story strip; playing of the suggested games and activities (instructions for these games and activities are found in the Teacher’s Edition); dedicated grammar lessons to explain the vocabulary and usage; listening exercises through accessed digital audio files; translations and comprehension work; and brief writing assignments.
Throughout the student book Greta, Jake, Abuela, other friends, and author Julia will appear with helpful guidance, explanation, and encouragement in the margins. The student book is now presented in a colorful, engaging, and user-friendly format that makes learning Spanish easy and fun—even with a more Spanish-immersion type program. Each of the three (3) Units ends with a review and Field Notes—a section that brings in enriching cultural information. Several appendices in the back provide grammatic help, pronunciation guidance, Grammar maxims, and everyday vocabulary words. Included at the back is a thorough and informative glossary of all the vocabulary words used in Primer A. Answers to all student work are found in the Teacher’s Edition along with access instructions to the digital and audio components. 256 pages, softcover. ~Rebecca