Aprendo Leyendo Materials A Complete Spanish Literacy Program
Engaging, culturally authentic, multisensory materials are the cornerstone of Aprendo Leyendo’s successful literacy program. Our student materials and teacher resources are carefully designed by native Spanish-speaking educators to seamlessly connect teachers’ introduction of skills with student practice. Students reinforce skills and gain confidence through our skills books and decodable chapter books, while teachers are supported with handbooks, teacher editions, and assessment materials.
Our Curriculum
Teachers need resources that bring theory into practice. Our materials are built for everyday classrooms, with lesson plans that are explicit, systematic, and ready to use. Each component is designed for clear and effective instruction on phonemic awareness, decoding, word recognition, spelling, handwriting, syntax, morphology, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Teacher Materials Support Effective Instruction
Teacher resources in Aprendo Leyendo give clear support for daily instruction. They are aligned with student materials, helping teachers confidently introduce skills and guide practice. Our research-based approach combines the 5 key components of effective instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Teacher Handbook
A comprehensive guide with detailed step-by-step instructions for how to plan and implement 96 lessons (pasos) across 6 levels in the Aprendo Leyendo instructional sequence. The Handbook includes recommendations for pacing and scaffolding, as well as prompts for direct explicit instruction.
Teacher Editions
Annotated teacher guides accompanying the decodable chapter books (cuentos) help teachers foster student engagement while improving comprehension and oral language discussion skills.
Card Packs
Card packs are an essential tool for Aprendo Leyendo lessons that augment multisensory learning. Each card pack is unique and helps students learn, review, and practice sound-symbol awareness and correspondence, which are the foundation of fluent reading and spelling.
Assessments
Our digital Assessment Management Tool enables users to screen and place students, track progress, and differentiate instruction from day one. Teachers assess oral reading daily and are trained to use the data effectively by combining ongoing informal assessments with periodic formal ones. These informs the teacher’s direct explicit reading instruction, so students can master skills.
Teacher Resources Center
Our digital hub provides teachers with year-round access to numerous digital resources in printable PDF form. This comprehensive library of teaching materials offers everything from homework and assessments to reinforcement activities and lesson plan templates.
Student Materials That Build Skills Paso a Paso
Student resources are aligned with teacher lessons. As teachers introduce concepts, students apply them through reading, comprehension, and writing activities, all supported by scaffolded practice.
Cuadernillos / Skills Books
Six levels of cuadernillos feature activities that reinforce teachers’ direct instruction in phonemic awareness, decoding, word recognition, spelling, handwriting, syntax, morphology, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Cuentos / Decodable Chapter Books
Beautifully illustrated, culturally authentic Spanish decodable chapter books promote fluency and comprehension. Cuentos engage students through the foundational elements of good storytelling–character, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution.
Aprendo LeyendoA Complete Spanish Reading Program
The strength of Aprendo Leyendo lies in how our teacher and student materials connect. Teachers introduce new skills using the Handbook and Teacher Editions, and students reinforce the skills immediately by working in skills books and reading decodable books. This structure ensures consistent growth in decoding, word recognition, fluency vocabulary, comprehension, and overall reading skills.
To support successful use of the materials and meet students needs, Aprendo Leyendo also provides:
- Assessments to monitor student progress.
- Courses and workshops that prepare teachers to deliver lessons with confidence.
- A collaborative community where educators exchange strategies and resources.
Aprendo Leyendo has been reviewed by The Reading League Curriculum Navigation Reports and is currently being implemented in schools across the U.S. and throughout Latin America, proving its speakers for both language learners and native speakers.
Ready to Bring Aprendo Leyendo to Your Classrooms?
Equip your teachers with clear guidance and your students with structured practice. With Aprendo Leyendo’s complete collection of Spanish reading program materials, you’ll achieve lasting literacy results in your school or district.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I choose Spanish reading material?
You should choose Spanish reading material that matches your students’ level, supports the skills you’re teaching, and uses age-appropriate content. The materials you choose will be based on initial placement and assessment tests. Our customer service team is able to assist in building a bespoke materials package for your unique needs.
How do these materials support Spanish language development?
The materials support Spanish language development by combining explicit phonics instruction with vocabulary, grammar, reading, and writing. Lessons are sequenced so that students strengthen both their literacy skills and overall language use in Spanish.
What literacy components are built into Aprendo Leyendo?
The literacy components built into Aprendo Leyendo are phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, writing, and grammar.
Are the materials evidence-based and multisensory?
Yes, the materials are evidence-based and multisensory. Students learn by seeing, saying, and writing, so they connect sounds, letters, and words.
What is a decodable and controlled chapter book?
A decodable and controlled chapter book is a story written with specific phonics patterns and limited vocabulary. It allows students to practice skills they have already learned while reading connected text.