Learn Spanish alongside the Cooper kids, 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 units, totaling 15 chapters with an intended schedule of 2 weeks per chapter. 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 the graphic-novel story strip; playing the suggested games and activities (instructions are found in the digital files); dedicated grammar lessons to explain vocabulary and usage; listening exercises through digital audio files; translations and comprehension work; and brief writing assignments.
Throughout the student book, Greta, Jake, Abuela, other friends, and author Julia appear with helpful guidance, explanations, 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 grammatical help, pronunciation guidance, 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 to the digital and audio components. 256 pages, softcover. ~Rebecca