Investment: $249

Have you been hearing about “the science of reading” and wondered how it impacts teaching reading in Spanish? What research is English-specific, and which elements also apply when developing K-12 Spanish literacy? Let’s dig into these questions and more as we unpack:

  • The theoretical models from research that are transferable between languages and apply to Spanish as well as English.
  • How the brain develops literacy in a system like Spanish.
  • How we can apply reading research to classroom assessment, instruction, and planning in Spanish. 

Whether you are an experienced Spanish language educator or new to the field, this course will equip you with the research, tools,  and teaching implications from the science of reading needed to empower your students on their journey to becoming skilled readers of Spanish!


¿Has oído hablar de “la ciencia de la lectura” y te has preguntado qué impacto tiene sobre la enseñanza de la lectura en español? ¿Qué investigación es específica a la enseñanza inglés y qué elementos también se aplican al desarrollar la lectoescritura en español desde kinder hasta grado 12? Profundicemos en estas preguntas y más a medida que analizamos:

  • Los modelos teóricos de investigación que son transferibles entre idiomas y se aplican tanto al español como al inglés.

  • Cómo el cerebro desarrolla la lectoescritura en un sistema como el español.
  • Cómo podemos aplicar la investigación sobre lectura a la evaluación, la instrucción y la planeación en el aula en español.

Bien sea que eres un educador experimentado en la enseñanza del español o nuevo en este campo, este curso te equipará con la investigación, las herramientas y las implicaciones didácticas de la ciencia de la lectura necesarias para capacitar a tus estudiantes en su viaje para convertirse en lectores expertos de español. ¡Acompáñanos!

Course curriculum

    1. Course Information

    1. Padlet

    1. Intro-Bienvenidos Al Curso

    2. Capítulo 1 - Qué es la Ciencia de la Lectura

    3. Capítulo 2 - Reconocimiento de Palabras

    4. Capítulo 3 - Comprensión del Lenguaje - Conocimiento de Contexto y vocabulario

    5. Capítulo 4 - Comprensión del Lenguaje - Estructura de Lenguaje, Razonamiento Verbal y Conocimiento Literario

    6. Capítulo 5 - Reflexión y Cierre

    1. Complete this short survey and get your course completion certificate!

About this course

  • $249.00
  • 9 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

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Course Facilitators

Vanessa Gilchrist

Vanessa Gilchrist has over 20 years of experience as a bilingual educator, literacy specialist, coach, and consultant in international schools. She specializes in PreK–2 reading and writing in the bilingual classroom. With her PreK–2 background, Vanessa brings a strategic lens to developing students’ foundational skills for reading and writing in a dual language environment. In her role as PreK–2 biliteracy coach at Colegio Nueva Granada in Bogotá, Colombia, she has supported bilingual teams of teachers in Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop and the implementation of critical balanced literacy components across languages. Vanessa holds an MA in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language from Saint Michael’s College in Vermont, USA, a BA in Educational Sciences from Universidad de Las Americas in Puebla, Mexico, and is a certified literacy coach and reading specialist from Iowa State university.

Maria Patricia Mesa

María Patricia Mesa has been teaching reading and writing in both English and Spanish for over 20 years, as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and consultant. She is passionate about harnessing the power of bilingual and multilingual learners in the international school classroom. María Patricia holds an MA in New Technologies Applied to Education from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, a BA in Literature and Journalism from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, and is a certified Student-Centered Coach from Madison-Wisconsin University. She currently works as a bilingual literacy coach at Colegio Nueva Granada in Bogotá, Colombia, where she supports ES/MS bilingual curriculum development, Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop methodology, and balanced literacy practices across languages.

Marta Luján

Marta Luján is an experienced international educator, with a broad experience teaching Secondary and IB Spanish Language and Literature, Humanities and History at the American School of Barcelona and Frankfurt International School. Marta is also a literacy strategist and consultant in the international education world. She holds a degree in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Salamanca, a Master’s Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language from the University of Barcelona and a Postgraduate Certificate on Coaching and Mentoring for Education Practitioners from Leeds Beckett University. She was also a Fulbright scholar at Dillard University, in New Orleans.