Can you help me locate resources for teaching Spanish to teachers? We are interested in the basics, but also in building vocabulary and fluency for parent-teacher conferences.

There are some excellent resources available today for helping teachers learn to communicate effectively with their Spanish-speaking students and parents. Below is a list that should help you get started. Some of these texts provide a general introduction to basic Spanish vocabulary and expressions on a variety of topics. Others are more specifically geared toward the needs of teachers and other school personnel, often including letters and forms that teachers can use to facilitate communication with parents. All of them are intended for the adult learner who wants to be able to communicate effectively but does not need the type of comprehensive grammar study found in many texts intended for use in college classes.

• Britt, J. L. (1997). ¡Hola!: Communicating with Spanish-speaking parents. Parsippany, N.J.: Good Apple Inc.
• Diaz, J. & Nadel, M. F. (2006). McGraw-Hill’s Spanish for educators. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Harvey, W. C. (1999). Spanish for educators. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.
• Harvey, W. C. (2003). Spanish for gringos. (2003). Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.
• Harvey, W. C. (2003). Spanish for gringos: Level two. (1998). Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. Read and think Spanish. (2005). New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Thuro, B. Reporting to parents in English and Spanish. (1990). Fallbrook, CA: Ammie Enterprises.
• Thuro, B. School letters in English and Spanish. (1993). Fallbrook, CA: Ammie Enterprises.