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GENERAL INTEREST

ABOUT THE FREE MATERIALS

Free materials may be reproduced & used for educational purposes
by libraries, schools, classroom teachers, students, and nonprofit organizations. 

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MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS 
  Lesson 2 Flashcards / Numbers, Time, Day, Date
Lesson 4 Sentence Builder (Community)

MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTORS
 Key Concepts / Icebreaker

COOL SPANISH WORD ANALYZER
Verb Conjugator
Noun Analyzer
Advanced

DICTIONARIES

English-Spanish Dictionary - General
English-Spanish Math Dictionary
Health & Safety Dictionary
English-Spanish Oxford Dictionary

Library Vocabulary Dictionary

LATINO / HISPANIC NEWS & CULTURE

Spanish language history and main Spanish-speaking countries
Tips on doing business in Spain
HispanicOnline -  News & Culture
Fact Sheet on Hispanic Culture, Ohio State University

GOOD FREE ONLINE NEWSLETTER
About.com mini lessons and email "word-a-day" refresher

OTHER RESOURCES
www.studyspanish.com/links/help.htm
www.englishspanishlink.com

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LIBRARY

MATERIALS FOR PATRONS (pdf files)
Dewey en Español / Inglés para la Biblioteca

MATERIALS FOR STAFF (pdf files)
Library Phrase Lists / 10 Ways to Continue the Learning

Bilingual Achievement Record Journal

DICTIONARY
 Spanish Dictionary for Librarians

LINKS TO FREE RESOURCES
Web Picks for Spanish Language and Latino Information
from Pikes Peak Library District

PLUS (Public Libraries Using Spanish) homepage:  www.sol-plus.net.

Infopeople (Look for: Past Training Materials): www.infopeople.org

REFORMA (Look for: Resources page): www.reforma.org

Just Grants! Arizona: www.azgrants.com
(Includes tips and worksheets for grant seekers, articles, news, 
and links to federal as well as Arizona grant opportunities)

go to  about.com for "word-a-day" emails to build vocabulary

see also other general interest listings

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SCHOOL

MATERIALS FOR SCHOOL STAFF (pdf files)
Early Childhood Things

CULTURAL INFORMATION
Teaching from a Hispanic perspective
http://literacynet.org/lp/hperspectives/contents.html

Newspaper article: Hispanics experience culture shock in Georgia schools
http://www.coe.uga.edu/coenews/1999/99072701.htm

DICTIONARY
English-Spanish Math Dictionary

see also the general interest and library listings

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HEALTH & MEDICAL

DICTIONARY

Occupational Health & Safety Dictionary (OSHA)
http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/espanol.html 

LINKS TO INFORMATION

Resources for health information in Spanish 
http://www.noah-health.org/

Border Health Information Network
http://www.bienhealth.org/

Latino Culture & Health, Rhode Island Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ri.us/chic/minority/lat_cul.php

Diabetes information in Spanish
http://www.diabetes.org/espanol/todo-sobre-la-diabetes/bienestar.jsp

Fire and safety information from the Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/foreignmat/resfispn.html 

Nutrition, PCOS in Latinas
http://www.afterthediet.com

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COMMUNITY

MATERIALS FOR CHURCHES (pdf files)
Lord's Prayer in Spanish / Bible verses in Spanish / Prayer for Spanish class

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