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A+ Spanish Mentor Texts for Writing

Writing instruction for bilingual and dual language classrooms

Encourage students to become confident, independent writers

The A+ Spanish Mentor Texts for Writing Kits include an array of teacher resources and mentor texts that encourage students to read, discuss, and analyze different reading selections, and then emulate the authors’ craft when creating their own writing pieces.

A+ Spanish Mentor Texts for Writing product

Students learn the craft of writing by exploring mentor texts from a wide range of text types.

Each grade-level kit includes just the right tools to engage students and support writing instruction:

  • Ten to eleven different mentor texts cover a range of text types from drama, folktales, and poetry to informational and narrative texts.
  • Each mentor text is an authentic Spanish-language children’s book chosen for its literary value, effective writing techniques, and relevancy.
  • Detailed lesson plans and activity sheets encourage students to explore mentor text elements and structure, expand language and vocabulary, and compare and contrast writers’ crafts, learning and mastering the writing process.
  • Online resources support small and whole group instruction.

Authentic, high-quality mentor texts support reading and writing instruction

Discover a variety of genres in every grade level:

Spanish Mentor Texts Books for Grade K
Spanish Mentor Texts Books for Grade 1
Spanish Mentor Texts Books for Grade 2
Spanish Mentor Texts Books for Grade 3
Spanish Mentor Texts Books for Grade 4
Spanish Mentor Texts Books for Grade 4
A+ Spanish Mentor Texts Lesson Plan and book sample
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Comprehensive lesson plans and activities for each mentor text

Each mentor text includes a detailed lesson plan with clearly identified standards and objectives and step-by-step teaching suggestions and activities.

  • Explore the elements and structure of each genre and expand language and vocabulary
  • Develop reading-to-write strategies, comparing and contrasting writers’ crafts, and learning and mastering the writing process
  • Practice writing skills and strategies with accompanying lesson plans and worksheets for each mentor text
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