Announcing Amplify’s Boost suite!
Our personalized learning programs are being renamed under our new Boost brand. The new names exemplify what these next-generation acceleration and remediation tools do—boost foundational literacy skills for all students.
- Boost Reading
- Boost Close Reading
- Boost Reading+
- Boost Lectura
Educators and students will see the new Boost names in the program(s) and program resources beginning July 2023. Educators will continue to have access to the program(s) they know and love, under the new Boost name.
We’re committed to making this update as seamless as possible. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Amplify Support with any questions.
Introducing Boost Lectura!
Boost Lectura is our new personalized Spanish literacy program for grades K–2. When paired with Boost Reading, the two programs provide instructional parity and data insights for English and Spanish literacy, supporting transfer of critical literacy skills between languages.
Boost Lectura is built on the Science of Reading and was developed with the same technology as Boost Reading. The program’s powerful, rich content was created with Spanish literacy experts representing various Spanish-speaking regions, and the scope and sequence focuses on key accelerants of Spanish literacy development.
This groundbreaking new program can be used on its own or integrated into any dual language or English immersion model. Educators do not need to speak Spanish to administer the program. Learn more about Boost Lectura and request more information on our website.
Simplified program access and navigation
All Amplify users (teachers and students) will enter their programs via learning.amplify.com and navigate via the new Educator Home.
Once logged in, teachers will have a central landing page to access their program(s). Here, they’ll see recommendations like suggested resources, timely feature reminders, and information about class activity.
Once logged in, students will have a central landing page where they’ll access their assignments.
Note: Users who log in through Clever and Classlink will continue to have the same process. This update is geared toward building an easier and more intuitive digital experience for teachers and students in Boost Reading and Boost Close Reading.
Embedded benchmark assessments and Teacher Dashboard insights
As a reminder, Boost Reading assesses students’ overall text reading proficiency level and provides detailed reporting. This robust measure is administered once during each benchmark period—beginning-of-year, middle-of-year, and end-of-year. The measure places students (and re-places them mid-year) on their personalized path along Boost Reading’s adaptive skill map.
And, for students in grades 1–5, the Benchmark Assessment leverages powerful voice recognition technology to assess student’s fluency and proficiency. It also provides a key insight for educators to use in better identifying areas for student improvement in the Boost Reading Teacher Dashboard.
Student growth, risk areas, and benchmark data will be presented together in the same section, so educators can easily check in on students’ benchmark assessment data and monthly performance! Learn more in your Teacher Guide.
Boost Close Reading Admin Reports
Administrators using Boost Close Reading now have access to Admin Reports. The reports provide administrators with visibility into important program usage data, such as the number of schools using the program, students actively using it, and the grades of students using the program—all directly on the platform.
