1. ¿Por qué es importante leer? ¿Es importante leer a los niños? ¿Por qué sí o no? Why is it important to read? Is it important to read to little children? Why or why not?

2. Why is reading to children so important?

3. Or do you want to have kids someday?

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6.  Children who are read to from an early age are more successful at learning to read  Reading serves as the major foundational skill for all school-based learning  Stimulates brain development  Half of adolescents and young adults with criminal records have reading difficulties…

7.  When you learn another language, you can think better in general ◦ Like a muscle being exercised  Studies show: foreign language learning increases thinking skills, creativity, and flexibility of mind in young children

8.  Students who are learning a foreign language out-score their peers in the verbal and math sections of standardized tests  Start early!! (It’s easier that way)

9.  ¿Quién es el protagonista? (Who is the protagonist?)  ¿Dónde está? (Where is he/she?)  ¿Hay vocabulario nuevo? ¿Cuáles son las palabras importantes? (Is there new vocabulary? What are the important words?)  ¿Qué aprenden los lectores del libro? (What does the reader learn from the book?)

10.  (Write the sequence of events) 1. El libro es sobre ______________________ 2. Primeramente, ________________________ 3. Luego, _______________________________ 4. Entonces, ____________________________ 5. Entonces, ____________________________ 6. Finalmente, ___________________________

11.  Reading serves as the major foundational skill for all school-based learning  Children who are read to from an early age are more successful at learning to read  When you learn another language, you can think better in general  Students who are learning a foreign language out- score their peers in the verbal and math sections of standardized tests  Foreign language learning increases thinking skills, creativity, and flexibility of mind in young children

12.  Escoje un libro  Lee el libro como grupo  Responde a las preguntas  Habla de las partes importantes del libro

13.  Penina  Jasmine  Lupe  Jairo  Fina 1  Angel B  Javier  Jose  Joseph 2  Wilson  Angel P  Alex  Victor 5  Kassandra  Felicia  Alyssa  Julian  Jamal 4  Kandace  Sombath  Jennifer  Wendy 3

14.  Jonathan A.  Eric  Jorge  Martin  Jose 1  Kentriss  Savban  Ohn  Claudia  Alexandra 2  Marion  Mitchell  Dominique  Sean  Noe  Javier 5  Mike  Anais  Abraham  Margarita  Jonathan J. 4  Atousa  Rashawn  David  Hoang  Christian 3

15.  Donna  Liz  Jessica  Monze  Yesenia 1  Sergio  Michael  Xavier  Javier  Alex 2  Erica  Daisy  Jesucita  Gloria  Oyuki 5  Moriah  Valerie  Jessie  Alicia  Thao 4  Luis  Ruby  Marisol  Sergio  Julissa 3

16.  ¿Quién es el protagonista? (Who is the protagonist?)  ¿Dónde está? (Where is he/she?)  ¿Hay vocabulario nuevo? ¿Cuáles son las palabras importantes? (Is there new vocabulary? What are the important words?)  ¿Qué aprenden los lectores del libro? (What does the reader learn from the book?)

17.  (Write the sequence of events) 1. El libro es sobre ______________________ 2. Primeramente, ________________________ 3. Luego, _______________________________ 4. Entonces, ____________________________ 5. Entonces, ____________________________ 6. Finalmente, ___________________________

18.  Brainstorm your story ideas  Start working on your story outline on the handout  You have today to work on the outline and part of tomorrow ◦ Wednesday: We start working on the actual books tomorrow ◦ Thursday: Finish books/workshop with classmates/peer review ◦ Friday: Present finished books to the class

19.  Vas a escribir un libro para los niños en Español ◦ You’re going to write a children’s book in Spanish  Con una pareja, habla de tus ideas ◦ Talk about your ideas with a partner  Habla de:  el protagonista  los eventos  ¿Qué van a aprender los lectores del cuento?  Talk about: the main character, the events, and what the reader will learn from the story

20.  ¿Cómo se llama tu libro favorito? ¿De qué se trata? ◦ What is the name of your favorite book? What is it about?

21.  10 pages and a cover  Color pictures drawn on every page  Story or lesson – tell a story or teach about a topic (i.e. different vegetables, fruits) ◦ Must be appropriate for young children  Written in Spanish  Brainstorm/outline first  then go to the final papers  I expect you to create a story appropriate for your Spanish skill level

22.  Outline = 10 points  Final Book = 20 points ◦ 10 pages and a cover = 5 points ◦ Creativity/Attention to detail = 5 points ◦ Story – Is it interesting/teach something new? = 5 points ◦ Grammar/vocabulary (is it used correctly) = 5 points  Book presentation to class on Friday= 5 points  Total = 35 points

23.  Does the story make sense?  Are there parts of the grammar that need to be fixed?  Is the vocabulary used correctly?  What details could they add?  Could the pictures use more detail?  Do they have enough pages/story…or does it leave you unsure at the end…?  What else could they add to improve it?

24.  Describe la idea principal del libro que estás escribiendo en clase.

25.  Si pudieras escribir un libro sobre cualquier tópico, ¿de qué escribirías? ◦ (If you could write a book about any topic, what would you write about?)