Lucía Herrera – författare

Help your child grow strong English reading skills-without giving up Spanish. Many Spanish-speaking parents in the U.S. want to support early English reading, but school instructions arrive only in English, phonics terms feel confusing, and you don't want to replace Spanish at home. This book is a practical coaching guide written for you. Instead of theory-heavy explanations or long lesson plans, Bilingual Early-Literacy Coaching for Spanish-Speaking Parents gives you ready-to-use, bilingual scripts you can follow word for word in 5-15 minutes a day. You'll learn exactly what to say in Spanish and English as you help your child with:- Phonemic awareness (PreK-K) - short Spanish-English call-and-response games so your child can hear and play with English sounds before reading them. - First decoding steps (PreK-K) - simple read-along scripts that show you how to point to letters, blend sounds, and read CVC-style words together. - Phonics and decodable practice (K-2) - grade-level focused routines with decodable word lists and phrases so practice feels short, clear, and successful. - Real-book read-alongs (K-2) - bilingual prompts you can adapt to any picture book, making bedtime reading a powerful English-support habit. - Comprehension and vocabulary - question banks and sentence frames in Spanish and English so you can ask smart questions and talk about stories with confidence. ### What you'll find inside1. Welcome: You Can Coach Reading in Two LanguagesReassurance and guidance for Spanish-speaking parents and caregivers: why your home language is a strength, not a problem, and how bilingual coaching really works. 2. Foundations: How Young Children Learn to Read in EnglishA clear, parent-friendly overview of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension-with Spanish guidance and examples, and without academic