High-interest, culturally relevant, authentic Spanish texts build reading comprehension skills and knowledge and connect students with the world around them. Small-group fiction and nonfiction titles feature 10 key content strands, support social emotional learning, and reflect the dimensions of the world. Informational, opinion, and other texts teach students key topics spanning Literature, Social Studies, and Science & Technology. Exceptional print and digital teacher support includes lesson plans, professional development tips, text evidence question cards, and content teaching cards.
Teach the reading and analysis of key text types with grade-level, knowledge-building topic sets featuring four types of text for Grades K-6: Informational, Narrative Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, and Opinion, plus Poetry. Topic sets focused on close reading for Grades K-2 deliver explicit instruction in text analysis and scaffolded content to facilitate comprehension and independent reading. Text-Dependent Comprehension Cards provide prompts for evidence-based answers. Cross-Text Analysis Cards encourage evaluation of content.