Spanish-First by Design • Evidence Based • Never Translated
"Todos pueden aprender a leer y escribir si les enseñamos"
- Ana María Borzone, Ph. D. (Argentina)
We've built solutions that make effective teaching a reality.
Empowering educators with the resources, professional learning, and support needed to help every student become a confident reader.
Rooted in the five pillars of literacy
Research-based instruction - Created originally in Spanish - Never translated
Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Systematic Scope and Sequence • Teacher Guides • Lesson Slides • Student Workbooks
Tier 1 Foundational Skills Programs
Adiós a las dudas. Hola a la solución.
Launch into joyful literacy with
¡Estoy listo!
Our comprehensive Kindergarten literacy program:
- Builds skills step-by-step with a clear scope & sequence.
- Supports explicit, aligned skill-building from the very beginning of reading instruction.
- Strengthens fluency and automaticity through daily, cumulative and interleaved practice.
- Keeps students engaged with recurring characters and purposeful stories.
- Supports instruction from “first sounds” through connected reading.
Built on the trusted structure of ¡Estoy listo!
Poquito a poco
Our First Grade literacy program builds confident readers by:
- Building skills step-by-step with a clear scope & sequence for Grade 1.
- Extending skills from phonics instruction into connected reading all year.
- Continuing to strengthen accuracy and automaticity with daily, cumulative, and interleaved practice.
- Supporting fluency with routines designed for Tier 1 whole-group instruction.
- Deepening early reading with intentional review and spiraled skill building.
- Keeping students engaged with new characters alongside familiar favorites.
Kindergarten • 1st Grade • 2nd Grade
Plug-In Decodable Libraries
Created to complement the curriculum you already have, our standards-aligned plug-in decodable libraries make it easy to add authentic Spanish stories and practice without changing what’s already in place.
Launch a Lifetime Love of Reading
Say goodbye to haphazard decodables and ¡hola! to intentional decoding with 70 authentic Spanish books that build skills systematically.
Build Foundations for Lasting Literacy Growth
Pick up where Kindergarten left off with 70 new decodable books that intentionally continue the reading journey.
Grow Fluency and Comprehension
Develop reading confidence with 20 new books that expand characters, deepen engagement, and introduce longer, more complex text.
Teachers Are Loving Hola Books!
See the impact that classrooms powered by Hola Books are having on teachers.
Recursos del maestro, listos para usar.
Student-loved tools that make practice stick—again and again.
Somos Hola Books
We are a team of expert educators dedicated to creating high-quality Spanish decodable books and bilingual resources grounded in the Science of Reading. We partner with and support teachers through clear, intentional instructional materials and in empowering bilingual children to become confident, joyful readers through Spanish literacy instruction that honors their language, culture, and identity.
Events
🗓️ Check the calendar below for upcoming conferences, workshops, and professional learning opportunities.
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24 Mar
Colorado Virtual Open House
March 24, 2026
Zoom
Join us for a 30-minute virtual open house to see how Hola Books supports Spanish literacy instruction.
