If you're a heritage speaker (that's a nice euphamism for us Hispanics who are more fluent in Spanglish than the King's Spanish) or if you just want to stay a step ahead of your kids in Spanish grammer, the "Practice Makes Perfect" series by Dorothy Richmond and Gilda Nissenberg for McGraw-Hill may be just for you.
I was looking for some workbooks to help me revive my high school Spanish verb conjugations and happened to stumble upon Practice Makes Perfect through a Google search. Rose Marie Chabaneix, language instructor extraordanaire and SI parent, highly recommends this series for all her Spanish language students.
The titles in this series includes:
Spanish Verb Tenses
Dorothy Richmond
ISBN: 0844273341
This convenient worktext gives students a unique approach to learning, remembering, and reviewing how to use Spanish verbs correctly. The book provides a systematic presentation and review of Spanish verb forms and explains when and why a certain verb tense should be used. Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses includes an impressive number of exercises and open-ended questions, numerous conjugation charts, a list of verbs and their prepositions, and Spanish-English and English-Spanish vocabulary lists.
Complete Spanish Grammar
Gilda Nissenberg
ISBN: 0071422706
Now beginners can master Spanish grammar with the proven Practice Makes Perfect method! Combining clear presentation, exercises, and a focus on practical conversational skills has proven a winning formula for the Practice Makes Perfect workbook series. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar builds on the series' success with a similarly interactive approach, embracing all aspects of Spanish grammar that you need to master. This engaging guide offers:
- An extensive grammar review, highlighted by illustrative examples
- Dozens of exercises, including fill-ins, translations, and creative writing
- Time saving thematic vocabulary panels to cut down on dictionary drudgery
- Boxed summaries of key grammar points for focused learning
- Detailed answer keys for progress checks
Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions
Dorothy Richmond
ISBN 0844273112
This bestselling book in the Practice Makes Perfect series treats Spanish pronouns and prepositions systematically in a worktext format. Containing concise, user-friendly explanations with generous and varied practice, the book helps students develop their knowledge of how and why pronouns and prepositions are used. Plus it encourages students to use the pronouns and prepositions in real-life contexts.
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