Accelerate biliteracy with our adaptive Spanish reading intervention program.
Boost Lectura is a K–2, evidence-based digital intervention program that provides students with systematic, student-led practice in critical Spanish literacy skills. Grounded in the Science of Reading, the program adapts in real time to each student’s unique needs—building the strong Spanish literacy foundation that research shows transfers to English reading success.
Proven growth in Spanish literacy outcomes
Teachers nationwide trust Boost Lectura to deliver high-quality, research-proven instruction that bridges the gap between Spanish and English literacy proficiency.
Impact and benefits
Boost Lectura recognizes a student’s native language as their greatest academic asset.
- Students using Boost Lectura for 30 minutes a week are 20% more likely to meet or exceed year-end Spanish literacy benchmarks than their peers not using the program.
- Building strong Spanish literacy enables cross-linguistic transfer, helping students master English literacy faster.
- Boost Lectura’s results meet ESSA Tier 2 standards, ensuring students are supported by a program proven to drive growth.
Our approach
Students build foundational literacy skills through engaging quests that adapt to their specific level and deliver support every step of the way. Teachers get clear insights into student development, easily tracking growth and planning next steps.
When paired with Boost Reading, the two programs represent the first digital intervention suite built on the Science of Reading for Spanish and English biliteracy development.
Authentic Spanish literacy instruction
Informed by expert guidance and research, Boost Lectura reflects how bilingual literacy—particularly Spanish and English biliteracy—develops.
The program targets the foundational skills essential to Spanish reading development, including phonological awareness, letter-sound correspondences, decoding, and comprehension. These skills are transferable from Spanish to English and support each student’s path to biliteracy.
Ideal for any classroom model
From small-group time to independent practice, Boost Lectura fits into any block of your schedule. Just 30 minutes of practice a week gives every student the targeted intervention support they need, regardless of the learning model.
Spanish and English parity
Boost Lectura can be paired with Boost Reading. When used together, the two programs build reading proficiency in both English and Spanish for students in grades K–2. The programs also provide teachers with data insights into students’ skill progression in each language.
Comprehensive biliteracy suite
Boost Lectura integrates with Amplify’s full suite of biliteracy programs, connecting students and teachers with every part of the literacy journey. This integration works by:
- Strengthening core skills through shared progressions with Amplify Caminos, ensuring practice directly reinforces classroom instruction.
- Following adaptive learning paths that target the specific skills identified by mCLASS® Lectura benchmark performance.
Working in alignment, these tools and materials equip teachers with everything they need to screen, instruct, and provide differentiated intervention support in Spanish literacy.
What’s included
A digital intervention built for Spanish literacy, Boost Lectura is designed to support the path toward biliteracy.
Flexible student path
Boost Lectura’s adaptive technology develops skills maps for each student, providing the right level of intervention and remediation at the right moment. Students explore quests and challenges through practice that builds the foundational literacy skills that will make them more confident readers.
Actionable data
Our Teacher Dashboard continuously records every student interaction, providing insights to help you plan instruction. Easily identify student “trouble spots” and monitor class-wide growth—no additional analysis added to your plate.
Side-by-side English and Spanish reports
Using Boost Reading and Boost Lectura together gives teachers side-by-side data insights on students’ skills and progression in each language.
Phonological awareness
Get instruction designed for the syllable-based rhythm of the Spanish language.
- Instruction begins with syllabic sounds, the primary building blocks of Spanish literacy.
- Students blend and segment sounds to build a strong base for decoding.
Phonics and decoding
Explicit practice focuses on the rules and articulation of Spanish.
- Lessons start with the five Spanish vowels to help students build confidence early on.
- Students learn reliable spelling rules in Spanish, without the irregular words found in English.
Comprehension and vocabulary
Connect a student’s home language to their academic success.
- Boost Lectura teaches Spanish-English cognates, helping students connect vocabulary in both languages.
- Students learn to break apart word structures to find new meaning on their own.
Frequently asked questions about Boost Lectura
We know choosing a Spanish reading intervention program is a big decision. Here are answers to the questions teachers ask most.
Boost Lectura is an adaptive digital Spanish reading intervention program for grades K–2, built on the Science of Reading. It provides students with systematic, student-led practice in critical Spanish literacy skills while empowering native Spanish speakers to leverage their home language for lifelong academic success.
Boost Lectura supports students in grades K–2 with targeted Spanish literacy intervention and remediation support.
Yes, Boost Lectura is grounded in the Science of Reading. The program delivers systematic, explicit Spanish literacy intervention in the foundational skills research identifies as critical—phonological awareness, phonics and decoding, vocabulary, and comprehension—while honoring the unique linguistic elements of Spanish, such as syllable-based decoding and orthographic accentuation.
Teachers do not need to be fluent in Spanish to use Boost Lectura. The program is student-led and digital, allowing students to access targeted intervention support independently, without a Spanish-speaking teacher present. It works across English-only, transitional bilingual, and dual language classrooms, making it accessible in any setting.
Students need just 30 minutes a week to benefit from Boost Lectura’s targeted instruction.
Yes, strong evidence supports the effectiveness of Boost Lectura as a Spanish literacy intervention. A 2023–24 efficacy study found that students using the program for 30–45 minutes weekly were 20% more likely to meet or exceed benchmark by year-end. In kindergarten, 71% of at-risk students who used Boost Lectura reached benchmark, compared to 61% in the comparison group.
Boost Lectura meets ESSA Tier 2 Moderate Evidence requirements. Its 2023–24 efficacy study—spanning nearly 11,000 students matched against 117,000+ peers across 85+ districts in 13 states—demonstrated significant positive effects on Spanish literacy outcomes, making it a research-proven digital intervention program districts can confidently implement.
Unlike other Spanish reading programs, Boost Lectura is a digital intervention program built from the ground up for authentic Spanish literacy rather than being translated from English. It combines a skills progression aligned with the Science of Reading, adaptive technology, and integration with mCLASS Lectura and Amplify Caminos, creating the first complete biliteracy intervention suite.
Boost Lectura adapts its Spanish literacy intervention to each student using technology that builds individual skill maps in real time. Every student interaction—every tap, click, and response—informs the program, which delivers the right level of intervention and remediation at the right moment, ensuring targeted support when students need it most.