Tag Archives: FVR

Making children’s books more comprehensible

Posted on September 13, 2017 by SpanishPlans

As we talked about in our previous post, children’s book are usually not the best type of book for a second language classroom, although there is one that we do like. Most of the words are not comprehensible enough to … Continue reading →

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Hombre Mosca Readers and Mo Willems Books

Posted on September 4, 2017 by SpanishPlans

If you are looking for a fun AND compelling story for your class, but can’t think of one, you’re in luck. Scholastic en español publishes the Fly Guy series in Spanish and boy, are these books great for storytelling and … Continue reading →

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What students are saying about FVR

Posted on May 17, 2017 by SpanishPlans

In our most previous post, students shared how reading a novel in the target language made them feel, offering wonderful insight into the reading experience in the world language classroom. Another question we asked on a student survey, was for … Continue reading →

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FVR Printable Novels

Posted on March 20, 2017 by SpanishPlans

After implementing Free Voluntary Reading (FVR) in my class this year, I’ve been looking for ways to add comprehensible readings for my novice level students. I originally started by adding our class stories to a binder. But something about a … Continue reading →

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Lectura Libre

Posted on January 16, 2017 by SpanishPlans

I finally started “FVR” or Free Voluntary Reading time with my students this last week. For an idea on what FVR is, check out this post by K.Placido, “Sustained Silent Reading in Language Class“. Our first day we spent 5-6 … Continue reading →

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