Spanish Literacy Strand: Teaching With Trabalenguas

Do you teach Spanish literacy in a bilingual or dual language program? Or do you just want to expand your understanding of Spanish literacy instruction? Join me for a look at how trabalenguas (tongue twisters) can be used to support teaching reading in Spanish.

• We will explore how to “hook” students into literacy and oracy concepts by using fun and popular trabalenguas (tongue twisters in Spanish).
• We will examine how trabalenguas can be used as a way to teach foundational literacy skills by providing students with many different examples of Spanish language.
• We will look at examples for using trabalenguas in Spanish Language Arts, as well as connecting to English Language Arts for metalinguistic development.

TARGET AUDIENCE: K-5 Teachers of Spanish Literacy