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Works by John M. Pittaro
Nuevos cuentos contados; more twice-told tales for beginners, with exercises designed to promote direct reading for… (1942) 8 copies
Primer Curso De Espanol 7 copies
Modern Spanish grammar, (Heath's modern language series. Hills and Ford grammar series) (1931) 6 copies
Primer curso para todos 5 copies
Unidad de Repaso 2 copies
Conversacion Facil 1 copy
... Progressive Spanish 1 copy
Cuentos y Mas Cuentos 1 copy
Primer curso para todos 1 copy
Veinte Cuentos Divertidos 1 copy
Cuentecitos 1 copy
Spanish sight translations 1 copy
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These stories were adapted from various sources using a limited vocabulary and simple grammar. The stories were chosen to appeal to schoolchildren and are a mix of comic tales and stories of adventure and heroism. Each tale is accompanied by a series of basic comprehension questions about the text. The stories are illustrated by monochrome illustrations in a "storybook" style. At the end of the book there are a series of grammatical exercises (which I did not go through) and a vocabulary list containing English definitions for each word used in the stories.
Using stories as a way to engage students with the language is a great idea, but personally I found the stories to be rather dull. Perhaps younger readers would enjoy them more. Still, I think this could be useful as a supplemental resource for beginner Spanish learners.… (more)