looking for a book/dict. for kids 6-13.
Looking for reading materials that will help with learning spanish and how to pronounce correctly. For children ages 6-13
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Are they complete beginners? Are you thinking a book of instruction, a workbook, or more a book for reading for pleasure?
For older children, I would recommend the Barrons series. If you get this in a bookstore, you may have to order the answer key separately. Barrons also has a website barronseduc.com. I haven't looked on their site lately. They may have some books for younger children and ones that are CDs.
However, your local library probably will have Spanish CDs as well. You could try out the different places free and see which one you like the best. I like Barrons as far as a textbook, but I had learned how to pronounce the language before then. I find Spanish is pretty nice that way. Once you get the sounds down, you don't always need to hear a word to know how to pronounce it. Of course, it is good to hear a language to develop your listening skills.
If you have speakers on your computer, remember that your children could always type in a word to hear it pronounced on this web site. Even young children are pretty computer literate. What is nice about Barrons is I find them cheaper than many other textbooks. They have amusing stories, so it isn't painful to read.
The 13 year old has had one year of spanish, the younger none. I took many years of Spanish, many years ago.
Anne
