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Camino a la lectura
Camino a la lectura
Digital + Print • Grades K-1+
Facts and Fiction for Fluency Success
Benchmark’s Camino a la Lectura is a Spanish-first, K-1 decodable series that blends fiction and nonfiction to strengthen phonics, fluency, and knowledge-building. Its structured, research-based approach helps students confidently read across text types, giving them the foundation they need for long-term literacy success—while saving educators time with ready-to-teach, aligned instruction.
- Build Stronger Reading Foundations Across Genres: Students develop fluency, vocabulary, and background knowledge by reading both narrative and informational decodables—strengthening skills that transfer across all text types.
- Save Time with Ready-to-Teach, Aligned Instruction: Fully aligned, Spanish-first lesson support makes implementation seamless for bilingual and dual language classrooms, reducing planning time and boosting instructional consistency.
- Deliver Purposeful Practice that Drives Progress: Spanish-first, grade-level decodables provide systematic phonics practice, helping K–1+ students master foundational reading skills with confidence.
Developed with Silvia Dorta Duque de Reyes, Ed.M.
“At least 50% of a phonics lesson should be spent on applying a skill to reading and writing. It’s in the application that the learning sticks. Decodable texts are the critical application tool.”
—Wiley Blevins, Ed.D.
Literacy Expert and Benchmark Education Consultant
Camino a la lectura Resources
Deliver purposeful practice that reinforces skills and builds confidence with aligned and engaging Spanish-first decodables.
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Strengthen Foundational Skills: Each decodable text is designed around specific Spanish phonics skills, giving students targeted opportunities to apply foundational skills.
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Ensure Instructional Consistency: Spanish-first texts connect directly to the scope and sequence, making it easy to deliver high-impact practice across lessons.
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Build Confidence with Engaging Reads:
Spanish-first texts keep students motivated, helping them experience success and grow confidence with every book
Streamline instruction with ready-to-teach, Spanish first lessons that simplify planning, strengthen instructional consistency, and fully support bilingual and dual langauge classrooms.
- Teach with Ready-to-Use Lessons:
Deliver consistent, Spanish-first instruction that reduces planning time and simplifies your daily routine. - Implement with Ease:
Use lessons aligned to a scope and sequence for smooth, consistent instruction across classrooms. - Support Bilingual & Dual Language Learning:
Leverage materials intentionally designed for Spanish-first environments to ensure confident, effective teaching.
Deliver engaging, interactive content that makes learning accessible across any device.
- Extend Learning Beyond the Classroom: Interactive eBooks support home-school connections and practice with purpose.
- Access Materials On-the-Go: All instructional materials are easily accessed on Benchmark Universe.
- Boost Digital Engagement: Sticky notes, annotations, and assignable books make every digital reading experience interactive and meaningful.
BEC Decodables
Digital + Print • Grades K-1
Instructive, Comprehensible, and Engaging Texts
Build decoding and comprehension skills for Grades K-1.
- Instructive books practice phonics skills in an explicit, systematic, & spiraled way.
- Comprehensible texts incorporate natural sounding speech and sentence patterns.
- Engaging and interesting stories with vivid design ignite students’ desire to read.
- Support teachers with concise & explicit lessons on critical reading & writing skills.
- Involve families with take-home books to build student confidence & home libraries.
- Provides a variety of formats to fit any instructional model or budget.
Pizarra y letras magnéticas
Grades K-3
Multimodal Tools for Learning!
Engage students in multimodal learning with Pizarra y letras magnéticas. Multimodal Tools for Learning! A structured and clear development of Spanish phonics skills is combined with engaging activities to help students understand how words work. These ready-to-use kits enable students to actively engage in crucial phonemic and phonics lessons. With convenient storage and adaptable usage, teachers can efficiently customize and integrate them into any lesson.
- Supports simultaneous instruction
- Saves time and money
- Flexible and customizable use
Teatro del lector decodificable
Digital + Print • Grades K-5
Boosting fluency for every reader
Strengthen fluency and foundational skills with authentic fiction and nonfiction Spanish scripts that drive measurable reading growth!
- Deliver research-based lessons that build reading fluency from word recognition to passage-level mastery.
- Engage students with authentic Spanish scripts they can and want to read.
- Support diverse classroom needs with flexible, student-centered instruction tailored for success.
