Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
Reading: The Perfect Gift
Reading is the perfect gift for the holidays or any other special time! Books make wonderful memories — especially when you share them with someone you care about. Look for books or magazines related to your child's interests. For older children, a gift certificate to a bookstore allows them to choose something they want to read.
For some ideas of book titles and other holiday gifts that will encourage your child to read, take a look at these suggestions!
Books for Children
Bilingual Holiday Booklist
Colorín Colorado presents some bilingual holiday books to share with your family, including classic children's stories and depictions of Hispanic families' celebrations of Christmas and Las Posadas.
The booklist is also available in Spanish.
Bilingual Children's Books
Colorín Colorado's recommended booklists feature some of our favorite bilingual books!
This booklist is also available in Spanish.
English-language Children's Books
Take a look at these great ideas from Reading Rockets!
Books for Teens
Bilingual Books for Teens
These ideas will make great gifts for older children and teens who are reading in English and Spanish.
Magazines
Spanish Magazines
IGUANA is a Spanish-language magazine for kids aged 7 to 12.
Each issue is filled with stories, games, puzzles, interviews with prominent Latinos, recipes, project ideas, jokes, articles, and more!
English-language magazines
To see suggestions of some good English-language magazines for children, check out this list from Reading Rockets.
Children's Music
José-Luis Orozco
The energetic and playful bilingual albums produced by artist José-Luis Orozco offer lots of musical fun for the whole family!
Orozco has published songbooks such as De Colores and Other Latin American Folk Songs in addition to numerous bilingual CDs for children.
Lulu Delacre
Lulu Delacre is a well-known author and illustrator from Puerto Rico. She presents traditional nursery rhymes, games, and children's songs from Latin America on her CD, Arrorró, Mi Niño.
More Music
For some other ideas, check out these options:
- Putumayo
Putomayo's international albums for children and adults offer wonderful and diverse music from around the world, including a number of albums from Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Plaza Sésamo
These fun Spanish-language DVDs offer lots of songs and educational programs from the Spanish-language version of Sesame Street.
- English-language Children's Music
This article offers an extensive list of children's music.
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Colorín Colorado is a free web-based, bilingual service that provides information, activities, and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs, also known as students of English as a second language).
Colorín Colorado is produced by Reading Rockets — an educational service of WETA, the flagship public broadcasting station in the nation's capital. Original artwork by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator David Diaz is used with permission.
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