Your class is reading a novel. Most of the kids are keeping up, but you have one Spanish-speaking student you really don't know how to help through this unit of study. You don't speak Spanish, and he doesn't speak English very well. Yet, he's in your class and you need to try to teach him... somehow.

As more and more Spanish-speaking students immigrate to the United States and are mainstreamed into our classrooms, English teachers everywhere struggle with the dilemma of what to do with them. If only you could speak Spanish fluently, you could communicate, give them assignments, and be able to assess their knowledge.

Teacher's Pet Publications is addressing this problem with a new series of literature study guides that have English study questions, quizzes, vocabulary work, and tests with side-by-side with Spanish translations.

The side-by-side translations enable students to understand the questions so they can respond. Students with limited or no English skills can easily respond to matching or multiple choice questions. Students with better skills can read the Spanish translations of the short answer and discussion questions to be sure they understand the questions, then respond to the best of their abilities in English. All ELL students can benefit from the vocabulary work presented in the study guides.

The new Dual Language English-Spanish literature study guides help you check students' basic comprehension of the story, give your Spanish-speaking students the opportunity to learn more about the book, and give them a chance to successfully participate in your class along with the other students.

Many novels are now available in Spanish. For your students who are struggling with English, you now also have a way to actually teach your Spanish-speaking students and assess their understanding of often-read works of literature.