Listen, Read, Interact - Spanish

In Phase 4 of the CI Immersion system, we transform co-created oral stories into written readings that extend comprehensible input, introduce new language, and deepen learners’ understanding. Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz O...

Nicolás and Javier follow a new clue to the library of Santa Lucía del Monte, where they hope to find the missing half of an ancient map. But Daniel Rojas, the town's police commander, is determined to stop their investigation. As the mystery of the lost Aztec gold deepens, Nicolás must decide how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth. Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related...

Nicolás and Javier are getting closer to finding the missing half of an old treasure map. But Sheriff Daniel Rojas seems determined to keep them from uncovering the truth. What does he know about the hidden Aztec gold? And what really happened to Nicolás's ancestor, Tomás Salgado, more than a century ago? In today's episode of Lo que esconde el monte, the mystery deepens. Resources for thi...

A teacher-facing episode where I detail the storytelling phase of the CI Immersion system of language acquisition. Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and Classes: Tacoma Language Academy listenreadinteract...

In Chapter 7 of Lo que esconde el monte, Nicolás and Javier uncover a new connection between Tomás Salgado and Zacarías Rojas. As Nicolás finally reveals more about the letter and map he inherited, the search takes an important turn. Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your...

In Chapter 6 of Lo que esconde el monte, the mystery continues as the search for answers around the old map, Tomás Salgado, and the hidden treasure becomes more complicated. Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Less...

Javier travels to Toluca to visit his elderly grandmother, Lupita, whose memory is beginning to fade. Just as he is about to leave, an old photograph on her wall catches his attention and opens a window into Santa Lucía’s past. Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your profi...

Nicolás heads into Santa Lucía del Monte to buy food and supplies, but a simple stop at a local gas station turns tense when he meets Daniel Rojas, the town’s suspicious police commander. Daniel immediately takes an interest in the stranger, and when something unexpected falls from Nicolás’s wallet, the encounter becomes much more dangerous. Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activit...

Nicolás and Javier spend an afternoon fishing beside the lake, and Nicolás begins to open up about the year he has spent traveling through Mexico with little money and no clear destination. But when a promising tug on the fishing line sends Nicolás straight into the water, the quiet afternoon takes a much less serious turn. In Chapter 3 of *Lo que esconde el monte*, an unexpected friendship begins...

A brief intro to the Lectoru Spanish memory game! Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and Classes: Tacoma Language Academy listenreadinteract.com

The mysterious traveler finally has a name: Nicolás Salgado. As he approaches the cabin across the lake, he thinks about the old letter he has carried for more than a year and the unfinished map that came with it. Both belonged to his great-grandfather, Tomás, who disappeared nearly a century ago while searching for a hidden treasure in the mountains. Then Nicolás meets Javier Mendoza, a stranger...

A mysterious traveler wakes up alone beside a quiet mountain lake in central Mexico. He is almost out of food, nearly out of money, and carrying an old letter that seems to be more important than anything else he owns. After hours of unsuccessful fishing, he notices smoke rising from a cabin across the lake and decides to investigate. In Episode 1 of *Lo que esconde el monte*, the journey begins....

Two stories to celebrate episode #100 of the LRI podcast! Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and Classes: Tacoma Language Academy listenreadinteract.com

An episode based on a short story in Spanish for beginners Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and Classes: Tacoma Language Academy listenreadinteract.com

A series of stories and listening activities for Spanish language learners (A2-B2). Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and Classes: Tacoma Language Academy listenreadinteract.com

A short story in Spanish for learners - CI Immersion Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and Classes: Tacoma Language Academy listenreadinteract.com

A Spanish short story for beginners (A1) Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and Classes: Tacoma Language Academy listenreadinteract.com

A scaffolded short story written for beginner Spanish A1 learners. Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and Classes: Tacoma Language Academy listenreadinteract.com

Learn how to use high-frequency language, TPR, and orbiting questions to prepare learners for successful classroom storytelling. Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and Classes: Tacoma Language Academy list...

A scaffolded short story written for beginner Spanish A1 learners. Resources for this episode: Show Notes + Related Activities Support the Show Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and Classes: Tacoma Language Academy listenreadinteract.com

A short story written for beginner Spanish learners. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and classes: Tacoma Language Academy https://listenreadinteract.com

A humorous and comprehensible story in Spanish for beginning language learners. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and classes: Tacoma Language Academy https://listenreadinteract.com

A humorous and comprehensible story in Spanish for language learners. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and classes: Tacoma Language Academy https://listenreadinteract.com

This episode is based on a short story for learners. A1/A2 Spanish. Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and classes: Tacoma Language Academy https://listenreadinteract.com

A short story for A1+ learners Show Notes (Plus Related Activities) Support the Show The Input Ledger Free Course for True Beginners: START HERE Telling Time in Spanish Minicourse: TELLING TIME What's your proficiency level in Spanish? Free Quiz Online Spanish Lessons and classes: Tacoma Language Academy https://listenreadinteract.com