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Among English Language Learner (ELL) students, Spanish is the most common language spoken at home—77% of students with limited English proficiency in the U.S. public schools claim Spanish as their primary language at home.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s new Spanish-language companion program for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ CKLA meets an essential need for educators, and fulfills a central mission for all of us who aspire to achieve true fairness in education. With º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Caminos, teachers will be able to develop student comprehension in Spanish through a content-rich curriculum while also building bridges to English literacy.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Caminos was developed by a bilingual team from across the Latinx Hispanic diaspora with a concerted effort to create relevant connections for students so the classroom experience strikes the ideal balance between the security of the familiar and the excitement of the unknown.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Caminos is a Spanish language arts curriculum for grades K–5 and can be used on its own. It can also be used alongside º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ CKLA to provide students with equitable instruction in Spanish and English across a range of instructional models, including dual language immersion and transitional classrooms.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Caminos is a program for Grades K–5.

In Grades K-2, the Knowledge Strand builds background knowledge and vocabulary through carefully sequenced read-alouds and complex texts. Teachers read stories aloud that are more complex than the text students can decode on their own, enabling children to engage with complex texts and build background knowledge of diverse connected topics in history, science, literature, and the arts.

In Grades 3–5, students are still focused on building reading and writing skills as well as knowledge and vocabulary, but the program no longer has two strands. The various lessons in each unit include read-alouds; whole group, small group, and partner reading; close reading; literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension questions; vocabulary; grammar; writing; and unit assessments.

The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Caminos Skills Strand for K–2 is under development.

Available for the 2021–22 school year, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Caminos can support teachers in multiple language teaching models, including dual language immersion classrooms, transitional classrooms, newcomer or bridge programs, and other unique models.

It can be taught alongside º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ CKLA or as a standalone.

Grades K–2
Knowledge Teacher Guides, Flip Books, Student Knowledge Activity Books, Image Cards, recorded Read-Alouds, and planning and professional development resources.

Grades 3–5
Teacher Guides, Student Readers, Activity Books, Poet’s Journal, Writer’s Journal, Text Anthologies for Grades 4 and 5, Core Quests, Writing Quests (The Contraption in Grade 4, The Robot in Grade 5), and planning and professional development resources.