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Benefits of Early Language Learning
by the Center for Applied Linguistics

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Resources

Here is a partial list of my favorite Early Language Learning resources. I especially like those resources with Audio CDs to model proper pronunciation. All of these are currently available on amazon.com:

Books with Audio CDs available:

• Easy Spanish Storybook: Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Book + Audio CD) by Ana Lomba
A bilingual storybook that fits kids' language-learning needs "just right." Vivid illustrations, a mini “pictionary,” and frequent dialogs that model everyday communication.
• Diez deditos (10 Little Fingers) (Book + Audio CD) by José Luis Orozco

Latin American songs and finger rhymes, accompanied by vivid illustrations, musical notations, background notes, Spanish/English lyrics, and small pictographs guiding young performers through the fun and simple actions required.

• Play and Learn Spanish (Book + Audio CD) by Ana Lomba

Excellent introduction to daily phrases and activities for parents who would like to begin speaking to their children in Spanish, with themes such as “Going to bed.”

• Hop, Skip and Sing Spanish (Book + Audio CD) by Ana Lomba

Make learning Spanish second nature for your child with this activity-packed, 75-minute CD and book--perfect for kids ages two through seven. Listen, sing, dance, and learn Español anywhere, from the playroom to the classroom and even in the car!

Books only:

• ¿De qué está hecho el arco iris? (What is the Rainbow Made Of?) by Betty Ann Schwartz.

“Magic book” in which the colors of the rainbow appear as you turn the pages. Great for reinforcing color learning.

• De la cabeza a los pies (Head to Toe) by Eric Carle

Fun book that gets body parts moving in imitation the animals. Good reinforcement of body parts and action vocabulary.