Chicago Emerging Bilingual Resources
Chicago EL and Emergent Bilingual educators, welcome to Vista Higher Learning—your partner in language learning and exclusive source in the USA of authentic Santillana resources in Spanish. Explore below to access the highest-quality integrated print and digital solutions for all language learners—from those learning a new language, to those improving a second language, or perfecting their native language. Be sure to click on correlations of our resources to WIDA standards below!
EL Newcomers
Get Ready! Sail and Soar, Grades 1-3 and 4-6, 2 Volumes
Get Ready! Sail and Soar are the newest, most comprehensive programs for elementary newcomers and beginning proficiency students. The curriculum is built for linguistically and culturally diverse learners, leveraging the assets they bring into the classroom and addressing social and academic language needs.
Get Reading! Sail and Soar, Grades 1-3 and 4-6, 2 Volumes
Get Reading! Sail and Soar are leveled libraries designed to address the needs of younger English learners and for English Phonics instruction. Each print and digital library includes 144 readers that combine literary and informational texts written at three readability levels and focusing on content areas.
- Quick access to review the series
- Request digital access
- Sail Units and Titles
- Soar Units and Titles
- Program Sampler with Lesson
- Sail Teacher Guide Sample Lesson
- Soar Teacher Guide Sample Lesson
- Sail Correlation to WIDA Grade 1
- Sail Correlation to WIDA Grades 2–3
- Soar Correlation to WIDA Grades 4–5
- Soar Correlation to WIDA Grades 6–8
Get Ready!, Grades 6-8 & 9-12, 2 Levels
Get Ready! is a comprehensive standards-based program developed to address the unique needs of middle and high school newcomer/beginner English learners. This multi-level program engages students with age-appropriate, motivating communicative presentations, as well as literary and information.
Get Reading!, Middle and High School
Get Reading! is a leveled reading library specifically designed to address the needs of multilingual/English learners and for English Phonics instruction in middle and high school. Each print and digital library includes 120 readers that combine literary and informational texts written at three readability levels and focusing on a range of content areas.
EL Intermediate to Advanced
Connect, Grades K-6, 6 Levels
Connect is a comprehensive, standards-based K-6 English language development program created for English learners and for English Phonics instruction. This powerful print and digital solution develops academic language and literacy skills through content-driven lessons that address varying proficiency needs. And with Assess to Learn, teachers can assess ongoing learning progress, discover skills gaps, and personalize instruction!
- Quick access to review the series
- Request digital access
- Assess to Learn flyer
- Level 1 Sampler with Lesson
- Level 3 Sampler with Lesson
- Scope & Sequence
- Sales Brief
- Grade K Correlation to WIDA Grade K
- Grade 1 Correlation to WIDA Grade 1
- Grade 2 Correlation to WIDA Grade 2 – 3
- Grade 3 Correlation to WIDA Grade 2 – 3
- Grade 4 Correlation to WIDA Grade 4 – 5
- Grade 5 Correlation to WIDA Grades 4 – 5
- Grade 6 Correlation to WIDA Grade 6 – 8
Bridges, Grades 6-8, 3 Levels
Bridges is a comprehensive literacy program for middle school English learners and for English Phonics instruction. This powerful print and digital solution develops academic language and literacy skills through authentic texts and content-driven lessons, while addressing the proficiency needs of every student. And with Assess to Learn, teachers can assess ongoing learning progress, discover skills gaps, and personalize instruction!
Engage with Literature and Content, Grades 9-12, 4 Volumes
Engage is a high school literacy program that prepares all students for college and career readiness, with purposeful supports for multilingual learners. This print and digital solution develops language, literacy, and writing skills through engaging literary texts and content-driven lessons that connect to students’ everyday lives. And with Assess to Learn, teachers can assess ongoing learning progress, discover skills gaps, and personalize instruction!
- Quick access to review the series
- Request digital access
- Engage A program sampler
- Engage C program sampler
- Scope & Sequence
- Assess to Learn flyer
- Level A Correlation to WIDA Grades 9-12
- Level B Correlation to WIDA Grades 9-12
- Level C Correlation to WIDA Grades 9-12
- Level D Correlation to WIDA Grades 9-12
Get Reading! Sail and Soar, Grades 1-3 and 4-6, 2 Volumes
Get Reading! Sail and Soar are leveled libraries designed to address the needs of younger English learners and for English Phonics instruction. Each print and digital library includes 144 readers that combine literary and informational texts written at three readability levels and focusing on content areas.
Get Reading!, Middle and High School
Get Reading! is a leveled reading library specifically designed to address the needs of multilingual/English learners and for English Phonics instruction in middle and high school. Each print and digital library includes 120 readers that combine literary and informational texts written at three readability levels and focusing on a range of content areas.
English Phonics
Discover Phonics
Discover Phonics is a dynamic, fully interactive print and digital English language arts foundational skills program designed to build phonemic awareness and the phonetic skills students need to become strong, lifelong readers. Join us on an adventure to discover—and master—the world of phonics!
Online Spanish Literacy
Avanza
Avanza is an online data-driven, standards-based instructional platform that identifies literacy gaps by continuously assessing and measuring each student’s gradual mastery of the standards. The platform supports differentiated instruction through authentic Spanish texts–including hundreds of Santillana titles!–games, video lessons, and quizzes. Now teachers can create, implement, and track individualized plans to ensure student progress!
Spanish for Dual Language
Vista’s Spanish for Dual Language Offerings
Vista is dedicated to creating authentic Spanish literacy materials to support learners in every type of dual-language program. Our print and digital offerings range from foundational literacy support and targeted literacy solutions for our youngest learners to comprehensive native/heritage Spanish language programs for middle and high school students. We also offer the most comprehensive collection of children’s and young-adult literary classics, authentic titles, and best-selling books covering a wide range of instructional themes, content-area topics, and text types at all grade and proficiency levels.
Customized Professional Development
Make an immediate classroom impact with customized professional development
We know that every district has unique professional development needs. At Vista, we work closely with school districts across the country to provide customized sessions that support educators in a variety of language and literacy programs for bilingual/dual-language education and English language development. Workshop topics include:
- Principles and Best Practices to Successfully Align Instruction with the Science of Reading in the Spanish, English, or Multilingual Classroom.
- Curriculum and Instruction Differentiation for Multilingual Learners and Cross-cultural Communication and Understanding.
- Understanding Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (BICS AND CALP) and their Impact on Student Academic Achievement.
- Implementing Asset-based Instructional Strategies to Enhance Language, Literacy, and Cultural Competency in the Multilingual Classroom.
- Engaging Multilingual Learners while Creating a Classroom Community.
Learn more about our customized PD options for Bilingual/Dual Language and English Language Development.