Reviews and Comments

This was recommended to me

I am going to blow through this and see what new stuff I can pick up

I don't think I will remember any of the stories in a year, they are all sort of mediocre fiction that a high school student might have written for a class assignment in creative writing. But 'graded readers' are edutainment — they are structured in a way that they can reinforce what you know and help you understand phrases and grammatical patterns through repeated exposure. The stories don't need to be good, they just need to be good enough to keep you reading. And they are, here. I'm going to go get the Intermediate level in this series!

I chose conservatively when I picked the "Advanced Beginner" level. I think I undershot, because I didn't have any trouble with understanding the readings. I also had no problem answering any of the comprehension questions, which are all easy multiple choice answers, and you would need to be entirely lost in order not to get them all correct. I'm used to textbooks and language proficiency tests, which ask cruelly nuanced questions that require total comprehension. This is more like reading for enjoyment, and I would like to try the Intermediate Level just to see if it works better for me.

It's supposed to be for "Advanced beginners" so I thought I would start here. It's not bad, I'm still learning some words and phrases. Disclaimer: I learned Spanish decently in the late 1990's but let it fade out of my brain somewhat, so this is to try to get it back.