I Can Read and Speak in Spanish (Book + Audio CD)

I loved this book and recommend it to everyone. I teach Spanish and used it with my third grade. They are now speaking in complete sentences about so many things! It is wonderful.

I got this for my 7 year old. Previously we had tried a couple of ways of learning Spanish, and she could understand and respond to basic sentences (give me the blue ball, put on your shirt, etc). But she was very unwilling to speak. It took us 6 days to go through this book, but by the 2nd day she was walking up to total strangers speaking Spanish. The pictures totally worked for her. There are only a few lessons, so only a few grammatical structures are covered, but she really understood them and could use them. Sequel please!!!!

For those just learning to speak spanish from ages 8 to 80 this book, CD and flashcard package makes learning spanish extremely easy. My 11 year-old daughter was struggling in her 6th-grade spanish class and this combo really helped. Very soon you'll be prepared to buy another program to get to the next level.

My 5 year old and I started learning Spanish together. We tried multiple books, CD's, etc., which did not help. This book is one that actually taught us a lot, and we retained what we learned. Since the same picture is repeated every time a particular Spanish word is used, there is visual reinforcement of the word. I would highly recommend this book for beginners.

As a Spanish teacher and Spanish curriculum author (Flip Flop Spanish), I'm always looking for great tools to pull out in my classes and keep things fresh and interesting. This is a neat book! You cut out all the little cards inside, and then use the cues to put together your own sentences. I haven't yet used the CD. My own children did not jump at the chance to use these cards, but once I sat down and made a few examples by tossing cards out like a poker player, they joined in, especially when we were al making silly sentences. I am bilingual, and so this was a fun event in the household, and I believe in the class, it will prove useful as well. But if you are a beginner, get a foundation with another book first, then add this in to build confidence and usefulness in your language learning. The best age for these cards is five and up. Younger than that, the children are more focused on just looking at the picture rather than using them to communicate and speak in Spanish. -Being able to read fairly well might also be a prerequisite for your child too, to cut down on frustration. I will listen to the CD this week and update the review soon. Sra. Gose Author of Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 1 & Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 2