Resources

The most important factor in developing good language skills (hearing/speaking, reading/writing) in any individual is regular EXPOSURE and USE.

The resources here are FREE digital resources that provide grammar/vocabulary, literary and auditory stimuli IN SPANISH. Even "overhearers" develop language skills that those who never hear the language do not, and so surround yourself as much with Spanish--it makes a difference!

If you have questions, comments OR recommendations for this Resource list, please let Maria Guarino (maria@cnam.org or Danielle Thomas (daniellethom@umass.edu) know.

Many of these sites are completely free, and some have a regular free site, and premium paid content.

News in slow Spanish: https://www.newsinslowspanish.com

Some free and some subscription based content--great for listening to familiar news story in a speed that is more manageable, depending on your level. Helps to build parsing and vocabulary skills.

Todo claro: https://www.todo-claro.com/c_index.php

Organized by level (European Common Framework: A1, A2, B1, etc) and by skill (grammar, vocab, cultura)

Kwiziq: https://spanish.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar

Organized by level (A0, A1, A2, B1, etc), by skill and by topic.

The Spanish Experiment: https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/learn-spanish

Beginner Spanish content with audio.

Spanish Boom: https://spanishboom.com

Great for beginners, and some useful content for developing learners. Organized by level, skill and topics.

Spanish Unicorn: https://www.spanishunicorn.com

Online practice and classroom materials by topic and skill.

Ver-taal: www.ver-taal.com

Organized by skill (grammar, listening, etc) AND also free learning activities for English, French, Dutch and Hungarian

Spanish Language & Culture with Barbara Kuczun Nelson: https://personal.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/

Organized by grammar topic and study modules

Lingolia: https://espanol.lingolia.com/es/

Organized by skill (grammar, vocab, comprehension, etc) with excellent advanced grammar descriptions

Study Spanish.com: https://studyspanish.com

Organized by skill (pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc) and sub-topics (vowel sounds, grammar topics, etc)

Spanish Grammar--Online Advanced Spanish book: https://learn.bowdoin.edu/spanish-grammar/newgr/ats/index.html

Organized by grammatical topic

Practica Español: https://www.practicaespanol.com

Organized by skill (reading, grammar, vocab, etc) and sub-topic (grammar topic, etc).

Languages Online: https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/spanishindex.html

Organized by unit (skill and level).

These are excellent learning channels for Spanish. All videos, from beginner to more advanced, are completely presented in Spanish, and topics are varied (pronunciations/sounds, spelling, vocabulary, grammar topics, cultural points, etc)

Practiquemos by Catalina Moreno E.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVMjfqNdDN-MoH0LRjZUFkA

Tu escuela de español

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTyCyyV0eKfEoMWI_V11z6A

Profe de ELE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCABPlDrpGug7skYJVJuNyhg

Video ELE (vídeos organizados en nivel básico (A1/A2) y nivel intermedio (B1/B2))

Also includes transcripts and activity packets

https://videoele.com

Kwiziq: https://spanish.kwiziq.com/learn/reading

Readings with audio organized by topic and level (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1).

The Spanish Experiment: https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/stories

Spanish children's stories with audio and translation options.

The Fable Cottage: https://www.thefablecottage.com/spanish

Regular and premium content, familiar stories in Spanish. Also in other languages.

The Spanish Boom: https://spanishboom.com/spanish-texts-with-audio/

Readings by level (A1, A2, etc) and topics with audio and translations.

Picture books, different topics: https://ebookids.com/es/libros-para-ninos

This site is also has French and English digital books.

Bilingua Lingua channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClifyO8RdXYDnEiO_3FHIzQ

A Youtube channel with many Spanish readaloud/"Cuentos para niños" videos

Linguopia, Cuentacuentos playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmUeUTJHgdylRdQt_mdle2Jl52lxUQG6z

A Youtube channel with Spanish readaloud (check out other Linguopia playlists for other Spanish activities/videos)

Cuentos y canciones infantiles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfG8Gc1JjarMcPFNLjIuBKw

A Youtube channel with many favorite child stories told in Spanish.

The following sites provide some more information specifically on how to pronounce Spanish sounds.

REMEMBER: There are two basic types of pronunciation, that of Spain and that of Latin America. Most of these videos are produced in Spain.

Forvo.com, The pronunciation dictionary: https://forvo.com

Enter any word, and the dictionary will provide links to listed to different types of speakers pronouncing the word. Translation option.

Pronunciation by sound

• Vowels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMYF0hK-VN0

• Cómo se pronuncian c, z, q, k: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVnxvYHzkKw

• Cómo se pronuncian b, v, w: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8IftUsl2XA

• Cómo se pronuncian j, g: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPKZVV45pg4

• Cómo se pronuncia, r (letras: r / rr): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8agG2fYbiPY

The following sites are designed mostly for adults learning Spanish, and provide a great resource for anyone wanting to HEAR and REPEAT letters/sounds and common words in Spanish

Practiquemos by Catalina Moreno: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVMjfqNdDN-MoH0LRjZUFkA

• El abecedario (alphabet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSxuCKhI8UM&t=5s

• Pronunciación, ll / y: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFpimuSe_1c&t=399s

• Pronunciación, b / v: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI3dO0GID2E&t=293s

• Pronunciación, j / g: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI3dO0GID2E&t=293s

• Pronunciación, c / z: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg525KvZxi0&t=321s

• Los colores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmnXIBxfIxQ

Tu escuela de español: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTyCyyV0eKfEoMWI_V11z6A

• El abecedario (alphabet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omT8BhS5RkI

• Números de 0 - 100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VbPiUSXzLI&t=89s

• Los colores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxE_Fbv4miw

• Partes del cuerpo humano (body parts): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY022yDVBs8&t=58s

• Objetos de clase (classroom objects): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_nC_qwvnPc

• Partes de la casa (parts of the house): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQdsi4T686w

• Juguetes y juegos (toys and games): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw6GxUCBYFI

• Utensilios de cocina y mesa (kitchen and table utensils) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaotxpNLDjw

• Comida: (food): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhSjoQofCiw&t=11s

• Bebidas (drinks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNlEliFz-MA

• Frutas (fruit): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV8R0af4GGs

Video ELE: http://videoele.com/menu-A1.html

Some videos of this series have versions in Spanish typically associated with Spain, and Spanish typically associated with Latin America.

Basic videos good for speak and repeat:

• Números 1 - 20: http://videoele.com/A1-numeros-20.html

• Números 20 - 100: http://videoele.com/A1-numeros-100.html

• Colores: http://videoele.com/A1-Colores.html

• Países y nacionalidades (Countries and nationalities): http://videoele.com/A1-Paises-y-nacionalidades.html