Dual language assessment and instruction for K–6
mCLASSⓇ Lectura Texas is a universal screener for K–6 built on modern Spanish literacy research. Delivering complete parity between English and Spanish reading assessments, the program supports educators in accelerating reading growth for Spanish-speaking students.
Built by leading biliteracy experts
The mCLASS Lectura Texas universal screener was co-developed with the Center on Teaching and Learning at the University of Oregon. The assessment was validated by Amplify in partnership with Lillian Durán of the University of Oregon.
The development of mCLASS Lectura Texas also involved a team of nationally recognized experts representing a range of regions (Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean), along with focus groups featuring classroom teachers, special education teachers, specialists, and administrators.
Our approach
Aligned to the Science of Teaching Reading, mCLASS Lectura Texas enables teachers to connect with their students through observational assessment and in the language most comfortable to them. When used in tandem with mCLASS Texas Edition, the program helps you achieve complete parity between English and Spanish literacy skills.
Complete parity between English and Spanish
mCLASS Lectura Texas is an authentic Spanish assessment that integrates seamlessly with mCLASS Texas Edition. It offers consistent reporting across both English and Spanish assessments and provides specialized dual-language reporting.
Listen to your students read in both languages, one-on-one.
mCLASS Lectura Texas provides teacher-administered assessments in Spanish that deliver accurate and reliable measurements of each student’s literacy progress.
Built from the latest research in Spanish literacy development
mCLASS Lectura Texas is a high-quality assessment that accounts for the major differences between English and Spanish, not simply a direct translation or transadaptation between the two languages.
Transfer skills in one language to the other.
By providing teachers with insights into the skill areas in which their students are proficient in their native language, the program helps multilingual/English learners build on their strengths and make connections. Educators also receive guidance on the cross-linguistic transfer of critical skills in both languages.
What’s included
mCLASS Lectura Texas includes one-minute measures validated for universal and dyslexia screening, and provides dual language reports for teachers and administrators.
Comprehensive Spanish literacy measures in mCLASS Lectura Texas
mCLASS Lectura Texas is validated to assess for all key foundational skills for K–6, including:
- Letter Naming.
- Phonological Awareness.
- Alphabetic Principle.
- Fluency.
- Comprehension.
Reports in English and Spanish
mCLASS Lectura Texas analyzes Spanish literacy and English literacy development side by side, enabling you to see where kids are in both languages.
Instructional activities to build Spanish literacy skills
With mCLASS Lectura Texas, educators get hundreds of step-by-step instructional activities for small groups or individual students and receive effective activities to target the Spanish literacy skills with which students need the most support.
Comprehensive reporting
mCLASS Lectura Texas provides reporting for everyone. This is available at all levels, from classroom teachers and literacy specialists to principles and district leaders, as well as parents and guardians at home.
Detailed assessment data
mCLASS Lectura Texas provides transcripts of every assessment and identifies error patterns to help educators make instructional decisions for students on the skills they need to work on the most. The program also includes letters with student assessment results and analysis to send home or to use as a basis for discussion at conferences.
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Learn more about the Amplify Texas biliteracy suite at texas.amplify.com.