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Migrant Education
Santillana's programs are designed to help K-12 migrant and immigrant students reach challenging academic standards, help them graduate, and prepare them to become responsible and productive citizens.
Elementary and Middle School Intervention Programs
New Tools (K–3)
Language and Literacy Intervention Program
Specifically designed to help struggling readers, this program improves language and literacy skills by emphasizing reinforcement and reentry through a unique modular approach.
- Ideal for at-risk and struggling readers
- Integrates a multicultural, multidisciplinary approach
- Addresses multiple intelligences and various learning styles
Camp Can-Do! (K–5)
Summer/Before School/After School English Language and Literacy Program
This twenty lesson program boosts academic language and literacy skills through a student-centered, content-based instructional approach.
- Practice reading and writing skills and make connections to the content areas
- Maximize instruction with easy-to-follow lesson cards that help students learn academic language in context
- Pre- and Post-test to measure progress
- Reader’s Theater for role-play
Santillana Intensive English (K–8)
English Language and Content-Area Supplemental Program
Standards-based intervention program is designed to help struggling students develop academic language, reading, and writing skills through content-based instruction.
- Easy-to-use, flexible lessons align to grade-level content and fit a variety of classroom settings
- Beginning/newcomers units for all entry/grade levels
- Easy-to-implement placement system
- Supplemental benchmark assessments to track progress
Science (1–6)
Sheltered Language Science Program
The sheltered instruction approach of this program ensures that students with interrupted formal education have access to grade-level science content. Students explore health and environmental issues and apply scientific processes and principles to every day situations.
- Students conduct experiments, compare and contrast, and analyze cause/effect relationships
- Lessons are enriched with fiction/nonfiction readers and classroom libraries
- Interactive CDs reinforce unit concepts with hands-on science projects and additional activities
English Literacy through Civics Education (6–12)
Secondary Civics Education and Citizenship Program
This program uses a content-based approach to help students acquire both content knowledge and skills and English literacy through the study of civics education and citizenship.
- Build content-area vocabulary
- Provide migrant students with the knowledge and skills to become informed citizens
- Develop a basic understanding of geography and U.S. history
- Motivate students with high-interest activities and educational games
Spotlight Online (K–5)
Web-based Learning System
Web-based system helps educators assess and automatically provide struggling readers with differentiated instruction tailored to their individual reading abilities and skill levels.
- Assess students to determine their appropriate skill levels
- Identify students in need of intervention
- Establish differentiated instruction for each student
- Monitor and review student progress by generating automated reports
- Establish intervention programs using teacher-assigned instruction
English Benchmark Assessments (K–8)
Print and Online Assessment System
Monitor ongoing progress in all language arts domains and gather longitudinal data to drive continuous improvement for all students. Electronic version provides online assessment, scoring, and report generation!
- Measures progress in listening and speaking, reading, and writing
- Addresses all proficiency levels
- Generates vital reports that help determine need for intervention
Native Language Support
Nuevo siglo de español (K–6)
Basal Spanish Language Arts Program for Heritage Speakers
Integrated Spanish language arts program builds the essential reading and writing skills to help Spanish-speaking students maintain their language and transfer literacy skills to English.
- Build language and literacy in Spanish
- Develop skills in context
- Promote cultural awareness
- Make connections to all the content-areas
La cartilla (K–1)
Supplemental Phonics and Literacy Kit
Comprehensive kit supports Spanish language development with phonics, phonemic awareness, and vocabulary development lessons and activities that build language and literacy skills.
- Initial sounds and letter formation
- Letter discrimination and auditory discrimination
- Phonemic awareness (spelling and punctuation)
- Vowel and consonant review
- Blending
Serie Amigos Matemáticas (K–6)
Basal Elementary Math Series for Native Spanish Speakers
Designed specifically for native students, this program recognizes the importance of the acquisition of grade level math skills and concepts. It meets the academic content needs of immigrant students who must continue to learn math as they learn English.
- Develops critical-thinking skills
- Focuses on investigation and exploration
- Creates content-area connections to science and social studies
Serie Amigos Ciencias (1–6)
Basal Elementary Science Series for Native Spanish Speakers
Designed specifically for native students, this program recognizes the importance of the acquisition of grade level science skills and concepts. It meets the academic content needs of immigrant students who must continue to learn science as they learn English.
- Focuses on investigation and exploration
- Encourages analysis and interpretation
- Creates content-area connections to social studies and math
Children’s Literature
Take-Along Backpacks (K–2)
Content-based backpacks include literature in both print and audio formats and a CD player to provide students and parents with engaging opportunities to practice and enjoy reading together. Available in English, Spanish, or English-Spanish.
Fácil de leer Collection (K–2)
Introduce beginning readers to K–2 curriculum concepts and topics with engaging easy readers, featuring fiction and non-fiction selections with high impact visuals. Available in Spanish only.
Guided Reading Libraries / English and Spanish (K–8)
Santillana’s entire children’s literature list, leveled according
to the Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading Leveling SystemTM.
High/Low Readers in Spanish (5–12)
Hi-interest/low-level books for secondary school students present age-appropriate themes and content that appeal to even the most reluctant readers.
High-Interest / Low-Level Libraries (5–12)
Nonfiction titles covering a variety of content area topics.
Leer en español (8–12)
Collection of leveled literature includes action thrillers, mysteries, fantasy tales, and adaptations of literary masterpieces from Latin America and Spain
- Six levels of difficulty (from 400 words or less up to 2,500 words)
- Each book includes a glossary of key vocabulary and activities to help comprehension and develop writing skills
- Content relevant to Hispanic students
- Includes audio CDs
Migrant Adult Resources
Empowerment Library
Complete collection of tools is designed to help adults/parents succeed in the United States. Spanish-speaking immigrants will find everything from ESL materials and user-friendly bilingual dictionaries to a current, comprehensive guide to life in America.
Inglés en 100 días/Inglés para conversar/Inglés móvil Audio CD Backpacks
These ESL resources for Spanish speakers are designed to help adults/parents communicate fluently with only a few minutes of study per day. Each backpack includes a CD player.
Adult Resource Library
Collection of easy-to-read books in Spanish
covering a variety of topics focused
on self-help and American culture and history.
Leer en español
Collection of leveled literature including action thrillers, mysteries, fantasy tales, and adaptations of literary masterpieces from Latin America and Spain
- Six levels of difficulty (from 400 words or less up to 2,500 words)
- Each book includes a glossary of key vocabulary and activities to help comprehension and develop writing skills
- Includes audio CDs
Professional Development Opportunities
Santillana Profesional Development
Reading Strategies for the Classroom (in Spanish)
- Differentiated Reading Instruction (in Spanish)
- Teaching Spanish Phonics
- Saber Hablar
- Saber Escribir
