Es con tristeza que anuncio que el Concurso Nacional de Deletreo en Español de 2020 ha sido cancelado. Hay demasiadas incertidumbres para avanzar con el evento de este año. La buena noticia es que podremos trabajar duro para asegurarnos de que el Décimo Concurso Nacional de Deletreo en Español sea más grande que nunca.

Las fechas para el 2021 NSSB serán del 8 al 11 de julio de 2021. La Asociación de Colorado para la Educación Bilingüe está trabajando arduamente para identificar un lugar y un hotel anfitrión para el evento. No dude en ponerse en contacto conmigo si tiene alguna pregunta. Me pueden contactar en nssbsa@gmail.com o en mi celular al 505-238-6812.

It is with a sad heart that I announce that the 2020 National Spanish Spelling Bee has been cancelled. There are just too many uncertainties to move forward with this year’s event. The good news is that we will be able to work hard to make sure that the Tenth Annual National Spanish Spelling Bee is bigger and greater than ever.

The dates for the 2021 NSSB will be July 8-11, 2021. The Colorado Association for Bilingual Education is working hard to identify a venue and host hotel for the event. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. I can be reached at nssbsa@gmail.com or on my cell at 505-238-6812.

CANCELLED – The 2020 National Spanish Spelling Bee

THE TENTH ANNUAL NATIONAL SPANISH SPELLING BEE

JULY 9-12, 2020 DENVER, COLORADO

Join us in Colorado as we come together for the Tenth Annual National Spanish Spelling Bee. A huge thanks and a pat on the back to Jorge Garcia and the executive board of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education as they have agreed to host the 2020 event. July 9th and 12th are travel days. The group activities will begin with the orientation session on Friday, July 10, 2020, and will end with the National Spanish Spelling Bee Awards Dinner on Saturday evening, July 11, 2020.

2020 HOST HOTEL

The 2020 Host Hotel is TBD

REGISTRATION

Registration is now exclusively online and provides you several options for payment.

Register Here

(2020 registration is not yet available)

Resources

The 2020 National Spanish Spelling Bee Booklet and Lista de Palabras is available now. Download the booklet and the Student Study Guide by clicking on the links below

2020 BOOKLET Y LISTA DE PALABRAS (edited 11/6/2019)

STUDENT STUDY GUIDE (edited 11/6/2019)

From time to time we find it necessary to make corrections in the booklet and to the Lista de Palabras. The link below will take you to a document that will outline the edits that have been made.

EDITED WORD LIST

What do Good Spellers Do by Dr. Patricia MacGregor-Mendoza, New Mexico State University

HOSTING YOUR OWN – Download the booklet, “How to Organize a Schoolwide, Local, Regional, or Statewide Spanish Spelling Bee.” Click here to download

Schedule of Events

The 2019 Experience

It was a grueling seven hours of competition and in the end 9 were declared co-champions!

The Event

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Where

TBD

What

With the support of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education, our gracious host, and our sponsors, The New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education, The California Association for Bilingual Education, the National Association for Bilingual Education, Dual Language Education of New Mexico, Language Magazine, The Bueno Center for Multicultural Education, Lecto-Escritura al Cuadrado Literacy Squared, Velasquez PressBilingual Nation USA and Guero Loco (Steven Stiegelmeyer), The Spanish Resource Center (Albuquerque, New Mexico), our past host, Educational Service Center, Region 20, Dr. Kathy Escamilla and many other individuals from throughout the country, this event provides students the opportunity to showcase their Spanish language skills and to network with peers from throughout this great country.