BOOKS

Connecting Holidays and Books
Connecting Holidays and Books
August and September Holidays include Read a Book Day and International Literacy Day and Comic Book Day and provide lots of fun opportunities for reasons to select interesting books. How... Read more...
Where are the best Arepas?
Where are the best Arepas?
The Arepa Challenge,  buy the Arepas books and then go to local Arepas restaurants with the books.  Take pictures and video and post on social media.  Win fun prizes. Read more...
Highlighting Women in March, 2024
Highlighting Women in March, 2024
The International Women's Day 2024 campaign theme is 'Inspire Inclusion'. This year's campaign theme underscores the crucial role of inclusion in achieving gender equality. It calls for action to break... Read more...
Highlighting Black Authors and Black-centered Stories in the World Language Classroom, February 2024
Highlighting Black Authors and Black-centered Stories in the World Language Classroom, February 2024
     A blog post by Comprehensible Novel author A.C. Quintero "We've included here more resources for teachers to dive deeper into Black History Month, but encourage all teachers to... Read more...
What is the difference between a classroom library book and a class novel? November, 2022
What is the difference between a classroom library book and a class novel? November, 2022
What comes first?  Teaching a class novel or Free Reading? A class novel.  In level one, we teach them how to read and then we let them read on their... Read more...
How to use Bookmarks for FVR November 2022
How to use Bookmarks for FVR November 2022
  The back of each bookmark is blank so that students can write their name and class period.  The book should be stored inside of each classroom library book that... Read more...
What to do while students are reading silently September, 2022
What to do while students are reading silently September, 2022
How to run a Free Choice Classroom Library  What is Sustained Silent Reading / Free Voluntary Reading / Free Choice Reading?  "Free Voluntary Reading [FVR] means reading what you want... Read more...
How to build a classroom library October, 2022
How to build a classroom library October, 2022
How to build a classroom library Building a classroom library quickly requires a variety of readers that will appeal to as many students as possible.  The objective is to create... Read more...
Reader's Theater for the World Language Classroom May 10, 2016
Reader's Theater for the World Language Classroom May 10, 2016
Reader’s Theater as a Reading Strategy: One PerspectiveA Beginner’s Guide with video links Rather than decoding or translating or reading to decipher, Reader’s Theater, acting out reading selections, is an... Read more...
Command BookTok Blog
Command BookTok Blog
Author Spotlights and Blogs from Command Performance authors, teachers and readers.  List of all blogs from Command Performance Books authors. Read more...
CPLI 2021 Book Catalogues and Order Forms
CPLI 2021 Book Catalogues and Order Forms
NEW! Full CPLI 2021 Catalogue, color NEW! 2021 Spanish Color Catalogue, levels 1-4 NEW! 2021 French Color Catalogue Print or view on-line.  Order at www.CPLI.net or print the book order forms to place... Read more...