Learn Spanish Through Reading with BookLingual Giveaway

I’ve mentioned before that I think it’s important for a child to learn a second language, and it’s something I’ve been working on with both of my kids.  Having the right tools is essential when you’re a non-bilingual mommy trying to start your little ones on the path to Spanish literacy.  I’m happy to say I’ve found another great resource in a new series of bilingual children’s books called BookLingual.

BookLingual is designed to help children ages 2-8 learn to read in Spanish.  Based on scientific research on how children learn language and how they learn to read, BookLingual can speed up language learning regardless of how much (or how little) Spanish your child already knows.  These books use colorful illustrations and entertaining stories to familiarize your child with the most-used vocabulary words, phrases, and grammatical situations.  Kids read the books because they enjoy them, but they’re learning the entire time!

My children and I have been lucky enough to try 6 of the new BookLingual ebooks, including:

• Bilingual Benny Likes Too Much
• Bree and the Bee Can’t Share
• Come to the Zoo!
• Oh No, I’m Sick!
• Grandma Cooks a Grand Dinner
• Can You Guess What I Am?

The BookLingual ebooks can be read on any tablet, but I chose to use our computer because I found it much easier for the three of us to read them together that way.  Whichever way you choose to go, it won’t take long before your kids are hooked.  My favorite feature of these books is that the words are color coded so that the English word matches the Spanish word.  And don’t worry if you aren’t very familiar with Spanish.  A Quick Guide to Spanish is provided to help you figure out basic grammar and pronunciation, and their is also pronunciation help throughout the books themselves.  So even if you’re not an expert yourself, you can totally fake it.  ☺

You know I had to include an example that features penguins.  Excuse me, pingüinos!

We’ve been reading these books together for a few weeks now, and the kids both love our “Spanish time”.  Neither of them can really read in any language yet, but they look forward to sitting around the computer with mommy and repeating the sentences I read to them.  They’re getting so good at it too!  My daughter is even beginning to recognize the words on sight, which is something she’s never done with other methods.  I’m so proud.

The BookLingual ebooks have definitely been helpful on our quest to learn Spanish.  I’m thrilled to have a silent, non-animated learning tool as it really encourages them to focus on what they’re seeing and absorb it better.  If you’re looking for ways to help your children learn the Spanish language, I think you and your kids will enjoy this.  To keep up with their news, follow BookLingual on Facebook.

Be one of the first 100 people to pre-order BookLingual bilingual children’s books and get a very special deal!

You can’t beat $1 per book, especially when they come with a bonus book and a money-back guarantee, right?  AND 5% of all  proceeds go to charities such as St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  It feels great to support companies that give back!

Win the same 6 BookLingual ebooks that I reviewed!  This is a great opportunity to try this system out; just enter via the Rafflecopter.  Giveaway is open to residents of the US & Canada who are 18 and older.  Ends 4/5/13.  Good Luck!

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