Alejandra Longo

Summary:
This book is a switch code book, it says words in English then tells them in Spanish. It starts with simple words like yes and no, then eventually grows to simple sentences.

Personal Reaction:
I love the illustrations in the book, they are very eye catching. I took three years of Spanish so I found it very interesting to see this book. I thought it was an extremely good idea to have in the classroom for when a teacher has a Spanish speaking child. The class can then learn some Spanish show more words and the child can relate them to English words. I'd never seen a code book such as this so I found it pretty amazing.

Classroom Extensions:
1. One way you can involve this book in the classroom is to create cards with Spanish words and then cards with the same meaning in English. Then after reading the story to the class the teacher can split the students up into groups and have them match the cards with the same meanings.
2. Also I think that after reading this book you can have a culture day. Have your students go home and get special things that help tell/explain their cultures. Such as food, decorations, stories, etc. show less

Summery: "No is No Si is Yes" is a wonderful book that can get young readers learning a little bit about some basic words in spansih. As you read the book each page has an english work and then the english word in spanish. the words get harder and the sentences get longer as you get more into the book.

Personal Review: I really liked reading this book for two main reasons. The first reason is that it is easy. It isn't 3-5 sentences translated, it's only 2-3 words to a page that are show more translated. the second reason that I like this book is because of the illustrations. These pictures are so vivid and bright. Every charactor in the book is odd shaped and I think that's what pulled me in. This book I believe would make learning a knew language fun.

Class Ext. Ideas: 1. Before reading this book I would check the knowledge of my kids and see how many spanish words they know, if any. I would then begin to read the book stopping after each spanish word and see if they know what it is.
2. After reading the book I would test their memory and see if they were paying attention. I would set up stations around the room with numbers at one table, colors at another, and so on and so on. Each kid would have a certain amount of time to see how many spanish words they can match to english words. show less

No is No Si is Yes by Ana Galan is a book that has vibrant pages to get kids attention. Throughout the book, it has funny pictures to teach kids how to learn to speak in Spanish. The main reading of the book is written in English and teaches a few of the Spanish words such as hands, fingers, cold, and hot to name a few.

I can relate all to well with this book right now in my life. I am taking a Beginning Spanish class and surprisingly I could actually recognize some of the words. My kids are show more also learning Spanish in their school and would really enjoy this book to see how much knowledge they have.

In the classroom, this book could be helpful to teach Spanish to the children. I would read the entire book in one setting and throughout the semester work page to page with the children. For instance, use the first page and read the English word to the children and then say the Spanish word to them. Have the students pronounce the word back. Then I would have them go back to their desk/table and have them write out the word and then draw a picture of the word that we have talked about for that day. show less

This book was very different in that it was almost a book to learn how to speak in Spanish and English. The whole book is written in sentences such as, Mira is look, and libro is book. It gives readers a great insight to each language.

I enjoyed this book because I am interested in learning other languages such as Spanish. I think that it is important that students learn another language or are at least familiar with one. In today's society, you will never know when you might need it.

This show more book could be used not only in a multicultural unit but it could be used an informational guide for a lesson or assignment. The teacher could have the students learn the Spanish words in the book and then have them use them in the classroom when talking to each other. This would be a type of application instead of just memorizing them. show less