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Program overview
Boost Lectura is a high-quality, personalized Spanish literacy foundational skills program that complements Amplify Reading to build reading proficiency in both English and Spanish for grades K–2.
Student field study experience
Note: This is an early subset of the program experience. Some content may be appropriate for some students, but difficult for others. This is feedback we want to hear. The designs are also still in progress, with many aspects yet to be featured. Please email Aya Bukres with all suggestions!
Field study books and games
Below is a list of books and games (with associated skills) by grade level. Students will access these games and books through Quests.
Note: Books do not include voice-over at this time.
| Kindergarten Books |
| ¿Qué pasa con la gallina Tina? | ¿Qué puedes hacer con los 5 sentidos? | ¿Por qué croan las ranas? |
| Un festín de sabores | Un ¡pop! en tiempo | Los aluxes |
| El efecto mariposa | Las estaciones del año |
| Kindergarten Games |
| Game Name | Big Idea | Skill that will be practiced |
| Son sabrosón | Phonological Awareness | Rhyming |
| Alfa y beto | Phonological Awareness | Blending |
| Jugando ando | Phonological Awareness | Segmentation |
| Tragaletras exigentes | Phonics | Letter-sound correspondences |
| Tragaletras gruñones | Phonics | Letter combinations |
| Tragaletras comelones | Phonics | Review of letter-sound correspondences and letter combinations |
| Investiga la escena | Comprehension Processes | Gap-filling Inferences |
| Grade 1 Books |
| La leyenda de la colibrí | La capibara: Un animal amigable | Mi ruidoso cuerpo |
| El zorro y el huaychao | Deseos al sol |
| Grade 1 Games |
| Game Name | Big Idea | Skill that will be practiced |
| Alfa y beto | Phonological Awareness | Blending |
| Jugando ando | Phonological Awareness | Segmentation |
| Tragaletras exigentes | Phonics | Letter-sound correspondences |
| Tragaletras gruñones | Phonics | Letter combinations |
| Tragaletras comelones | Phonics | Review of letter-sound correspondences and letter combinations |
| Silabalón: la copa | Phonics | Syllable decoding |
| ¿Aquí o alla? | Phonics & Word Recognition | Decoding words with y, g, and c |
| ¿Esta o aquella? | Phonics & Word Recognition | Decoding words with different graphemes to represent the same phoneme |
| ¡Abra palabra! | Phonics & Word Recognition | Decoding – syllable manipulation |
| Quita y pon | Phonics & Word Recognition | Decoding – syllable manipulation |
| ¡Conéctalo! | Comprehension Processes | Using connectives |
| Investiga la escena | Comprehension Processes | Gap-filling inferences |
| Grade 2 Books |
| La despedida | La verdadera fortuna | La fascinante Ruta de la Seda |
| Bernardo de Gálvez | Hormigas amigas |
| Grade 2 Games |
| Game Name | Big Idea | Skill that will be practiced |
| ¿Aquí o alla? | Phonics & Word Recognition | Decoding words with y, g, and c |
| ¿Esta o aquella? | Phonics & Word Recognition | Decoding words with different graphemes to represent the same phoneme |
| ¡Abra palabra! | Phonics & Word Recognition | Decoding – syllable manipulation |
| Quita y pon | Phonics & Word Recognition | Decoding – syllable manipulation |
| ¡Conéctalo! | Comprehension Processes | Using connectives |
| Investiga la escena | Comprehension Processes | Gap-filling inferences |
Consider using Boost Lectura during the following times:
- Small group or center time
- Choice time
- During intervention blocks
- After school
- At home
- Remote learning
Getting your students online
Instruct students to navigate to learning.amplify.com, and log in using the method you typically use when logging into Boost Reading.
Find and click on the icon for Boost Lectura, as shown above.
At this time, students can begin playing games or reading books by clicking on “Iniciar.”
Having students play games in Quests
Select a game from the list to play!
- Students can play games in Quests by selecting the curioso icon.
- Students should hear quest narratives in Spanish.
The Automatic Placement Tool (APT)
The Automatic Placement Tool will be served when students first log in and choose the Lectura product. The Experience should take about 15–20 minutes total.
Students are greeted with a comical animation explaining we need their help with answering a few questions.
Students are guided through a few short activities measuring different skills domains.
- Students receive closure to their experience via another short animation.
Troubleshooting guide
Please check to ensure “cookies” are accepted on your device.
If you still receive an error message or blank screen when accessing an Amplify page, please email Aya Bukres.
Please email Aya Bukres to confirm your login credentials.