As a native English speaker learning Spanish, one thing I've found especially helpful is watching Spanish programming with Spanish subtitles. Such resources use

As a native English speaker learning Spanish, one thing I've found especially helpful is watching Spanish programming with Spanish subtitles. Such resources used to be difficult to find, but with SAP on cable systems [1], YouTube videos [2], and streaming programming [3], it's never been easier. And Spanish is easy to spell; I'd bet the returns to watching English programming with English subtitles would be even higher, given that English spelling is a bit, um, tough. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_audio_program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_audio_program. I particularly like watching children's programs, which focus on vocabulary acquisition for everyday terms. [2]: See especially http://www.bookbox.com/ http://www.bookbox.com/. [3]: E.g., Club de Cuervos and Narcos on Netflix.