I have taught elementary and secondary beginning Spanish classes in which my students have been intrigued with the use of bilingual books. At first they usually struggle while trying to translate word for word. But as we read aloud together and they become accustom to the flow of the language, they tend to pick up on vocabulary and grammatical structure in a more natural manner, rather than grammar lessons are memorizing vocabulary.

I have used them in classes with all levels of English language learners engaging students in orally reading one language and then the other. I have read aloud to ELLs so they can hear and understand in their first language and then become accustom to hearing the same version in the English language. I have often found my ELL students eager to take home and share bilingual books with their families also.

Finally, when I taught regular self-contained classrooms my students loved the simple exposure to the second language. They also chose these books to read independently often checking for correct pronunciation
with me.

I am looking forward to following your blog on this subject.