How Tía Lola Learned to Teach
by Julia Alvarez
Tía Lola has been invited to teach Spanish at her niece and nephew’s elementary... read more
9 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Humor
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2010
Word Count 29,848
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 810L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 140071, 5.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Spanish
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Divorce--Fiction
- Schools
- Great-aunts
- Great-aunts--Fiction
- Divorce
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
- Vermont--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Vermont
- Dominican Americans
- Family life
- Community life--Vermont--Fiction
- Dominican Americans--Fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Family life--Vermont--Fiction
- Families
- Community life
- Lists With This Book
- Wonders Trade Books, Grade 5
- SpringBoard Grade 6 Unit 3
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Julia Alvarez
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 3
Interview with Julia Alvarez
Created by Salon.com
Interview with Julia Alvarez
Created by The Atlantic
Interview with Julia Alvarez
Created by Library of Congress
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Michelle Gonzalez
Created by Random House
Awards & Distinctions 1
Américas Award, 1993-2022
Commended, 2011
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