It stems from decades of real work in classrooms with Latino and bicultural communities, and is built as a space where books teach, accompany, and represent our stories.
Here, reading is not just a skill. It's a way to foster growth and development based on what makes us strong as a culture: OUR HISPANIC VALUES.
Our method stems from observing how Latino and Hispanic children learn in the United States:
The words recognize
The stories motivate them
Cultural references accelerate their learning.
Our method stems from observing how Latino and Hispanic children learn in the United States:
The words they recognize.
The stories that motivate them.
Cultural references that accelerate their learning.
Our first book: Learning to read in Spanish
Learning to read should not be confusing or intimidating.
This first book by Maestra Abuela was built from years of teaching reading in real contexts: children, families and educators living between two languages and two cultures.
Our book is a fun, progressive, and easy process that promotes a love of reading.
Suitable for children, teenagers and adults.
A method for use in bicultural classrooms.
A ready-to-use classroom resource by its author
Grandmother Teacher offers a book that:
Optimize teaching time
It gives structure to the reading process
It works in bilingual and bicultural classrooms
It can be implemented in schools and community centers
It is designed to support teachers in teaching reading and for people looking for culturally relevant and pedagogically sound materials.
