More! More! Big Book of Tiny Daily Readings in Spanish: Culture, Fiction & History to Develop Fluent Reading Ability (The Big Books of Tiny Readings) (Spanish Edition)

These are tiny, daily readings with activities embedded into the texts.They take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. They all have margin notes with vocabulary defined so that every text can be read by anyone… even by a student who has been checked out all semester! Every text has accountability. Most texts are written as cloze passages with a word bank. My students report that they enjoy the puzzle-like challenge of fitting the right word in the right place, and I like that this format encourages them to pay close attention to the meaning of the paragraph.In class I balance the tiny texts from this book with:(1) a free choice reading program at the beginning of the class period,(2) many slow, easy to understand conversations using "Sweet 16" high-frequency verbs, and(3) we always end class creating a Write & Discuss text on the board that summarizes what we talked about during the class period.Free Choice Reading invites curiosity; Write & Discuss turns that curiosity into shared expression; and the tiny readings from this book build the language skills that make both sustainable. These tiny daily readings are my newest bridge between joy and rigor — small puzzles that make attention itself feel rewarding.Use these every day in class and you’ll see a big impact on students’ ability to read fluidly. Read more