Pintando con las manos: A graphic novella for language learners (Spanish Edition)

Miriam lives in her own little world.

She is deaf, and in the early 1980s in Nicaragua, there are not many opportunities for deaf children. Miriam uses some simple gestures with her family to meet her basic needs, but her family wishes she could learn Spanish. Her family wonders if she will ever really be able to communicate with them.

When she gets an invitation to a special new school that promises to teach her Spanish, not all goes as planned...

Pintando con las manos is a fully illustrated graphic novella written for confident beginner and intermediate learners of Spanish. Glossary is included.

Are you ready to learn Spanish through reading? This graphic novel supports your learning... Using cognates and a limited number of the most frequently-used words in Spanish, including (mostly) present tense grammar. Engaging you in a positive and hopeful story inspired by true events. Touching on Nicaraguan history and culture. Fully illustrated in a way that supports your understanding of the text. Providing translations of difficult words, and a glossary of all words at the end.
~~~~~ Reading is the way ~~~~~

“Picking up word meanings by reading is 10 times faster than intensive vocabulary instruction.”
―Stephen Krashen (1993) . The Power of Reading , p. 15, citing a study by Nagy, Herman and Anderson

“Incidental learning of words during reading may be the easiest and single most powerful means of promoting large-scale vocabulary growth.”
―Nagy, W.E. & Herman, P.A. (1987). Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge: Implications for Acquisition and Instruction. In M.G. McKeown & M.E. Curtis (Eds.), The Nature of Vocabulary Acquisition, p. 27

“According to the research, students who do SSR typically gain at least as much on standardized tests as students who participate in traditional programs, and usually do much better if the program lasts long enough. SSR is ideal for the intermediate level but also can begin earlier.”
―Stephen Krashen (1997). Foreign Language Education the Easy Way, p. 26