Frequently asked questions

Yes. Purchase orders can be submitted to our office via fax or email. You can also purchase using a credit card here on the website or over the phone.

Yes. Sonrisas Spanish has formed a partnership with Rockalingua to offer a supplemental online component to our curriculum. A purchase of the Level I or Level II curriculum includes a free Teacher subscription to Rockalingua. Click here to read more about it.

We have a 15 day refund policy on all curriculum products. In order to be refunded, all returned items must be received within 15 days of purchase and in good condition. This means that there are no tears, bends, or marks in the books and that the CDs are unopened. All Storybook Sets are non-refundable.

No, but they have been chosen based on their quality, relevance and availability. The best ways to get the story books are: 1) Order the storybook sets here. 2) Purchase the books individually in the Sonrisas Bookstore. 3) Get them from your local library. If your library does not have them, they can usually be ordered through the interlibrary loan system.

Because of the flexible nature of the Sonrisas lessons, they can be used in any type of schedule. The lessons can be adapted for teaching twice-a-week, once-a-week, everyday, etc. The lessons can be 20 minutes long, 45 minutes, one hour long, etc. We have seen success with the lessons in many different types of schedules.

Level I, Level II, and Level III come with both a hard copy and digital version of the Student Portfolio that is fully reproducible. You can also buy student portfolios in bulk. You can view bulk pricing under the Additional Materials tab above.

Yes. Level I, Level II, Level III, and the Cultural Curriculum are correlated to the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning. Each lesson in the teacher’s manual contains standards correlations on the lesson plan page.