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Back to School Latino Parents get their Children Ready for Back to School   It’s August and parents and children are getting ready for Back to School. They’re off to the shops to buy new clothes and supplies for school. Most everyone enjoys wearing a new outfit on the first day of school. There are…

New Edition – English Reading and Spelling for the Spanish Speaker Book 1    We just printed a new edition of English Reading and Spelling for the Spanish Speaker Book 1. One of our customers suggested we change the directions for the Fill in the Blank pages because the pictures at the end of the…

Latino Population in the USA   According to U.S. Census Bureau, there are roughly 54 million Hispanics living in the United States, representing approximately 17% of the U.S. total population, making people of Hispanic origin the nation’s largest ethnic or race minority. In 2012, 23.3% of elementary and high school students were Hispanic, but only…

Yay School’s Out!!   Almost everyone loves when you can say Yay school’s out!! I’ve been teaching 26 years and I love when school’s out. I enjoy teaching but it’s always nice to get a long break. Enjoy the summer with your children but don’t let them loose or forget the skills they have learned in school.…

Father’s Day    In the United States, Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June. It celebrates the contribution that fathers and father figures have made to their children’s lives.  Father’s Day is not a federal holiday. Organizations, businesses and stores are open or closed, just as they are on any other Sunday. Restaurants may be busier…

Yay! It’s Almost Summer   Memorial Day marks the start of the summer vacation season while Labor Day marks its end. Sunday, June 21 is the first day of the 2015 Summer Solstice. What is Summer Solstice? In the United States and the rest of the northern hemisphere, the first day of the summer season…

Memorial Day    Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The holiday, is observed every year on the last Monday of May. It originated as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868, when an organization of Union…

English Spanish Cognates Part 2 Cognates are two words that have a common origin. Most often, cognates are words in two languages. Many Spanish and English words have Latin or Greek roots and the same meaning. Because Spanish and English words often share the same Latin root, many words have similar spelling and the same…

English Spanish Cognates   There are many English Spanish Cognates. When learning a new language, cognates can be easy words to remember because they look and mean the same thing as words you already know. For example, gratitude in English means the same as gratitud in Spanish. Cognates are words that have a shared origin —…

Mother’s Day   Do you know a Spanish-speaking mother who would like to learn English this Mothers Day? Our workbooks are great for busy mothers. Our workbooks are easy to use: the pace is reasonable, the print is large, directions are in Spanish, there are lots of pictures but the content is for adults. Plus…

Busy Parents   Fisher Hill workbooks are great for busy parents that are Spanish-speaking who want to learn English. The pace is reasonable, print is large, directions are in Spanish, there are lots of pictures but the content is for adults. Plus there is an Answer Key at the end of each lesson. Parenting is a difficult…

Getting Organized   Do you know someone who is extremely disorganized? My twenty-six year son who is now a software developer was very disorganized when he was younger. Perhaps, it was because he was doing something he was not interested in – school. Starting in fifth grade, he did not bring home his homework, nor…

The Goal of Reading    The goal of reading is to understand what you read. This is called reading comprehension. Reading fluency and having a good understanding of vocabulary helps with reading comprehension.  Our workbook series: English Reading Comprehension for the Spanish Speaker helps Spanish-speaking teens and adults develop the necessary skills for reading narrative…

Workbooks to Learn English for Spanish-Speaking Teens and Adults   Yesterday when I was hiking, I met a woman whose mother wants to learn English. Her mother is forty-five years old, has lived in California for over twenty years but still knows very little English. Do you know someone who wants to learn English? Our…

The Gift of Time   Many students need a longer time learning to read. This doesn’t mean they have limited intelligence. It means they are gifted in other areas. Hopefully, schools can help them enjoy and develop these other talents. Students who have difficulty learning to read need a structured literacy approach to reading instruction.…