K–5 personalized reading curriculum to accelerate literacy growth in your classroom
Boost Reading helps K–5 educators meet the needs of every reader with personalized literacy instruction based in the Science of Reading. Our efficacy data, measured by DIBELS® 8th Edition, shows that Boost Reading helped 26% more students reach benchmark than those not using the program. This Amplify reading curriculum fits into any learning model and provides actionable growth insights along the way. Para la versión en español, haga clic aquí.
Evidence-based personalized instruction
Boost Reading is a student-led supplemental reading curriculum that gives you additional time to support other students and reinforces instruction across all instructional tiers with true skill development differentiation. It’s your digital assistant in literacy instruction—extending core instruction, addressing remediation needs, and constantly adapting activities to help every reader flourish.
Our approach
Proven efficacy
In just 30 minutes of use per week, Boost Reading is proven to improve results on all DIBELS 8th Edition measures and increase the number of students on track for reading success in grades K–5, meeting ESSA’s Moderate (Tier 2) Evidence criteria. Nearly 65% of Boost Reading kindergarten students who started the year “at-risk” ended the year at benchmark or above. Dive into our recent efficacy study on the Boost Reading research page.
Instructional cohesion across all tiers
Amplify’s comprehensive early literacy suite, Amplify CKLA core instruction, mCLASS® assessment and intervention, and Boost Reading personalized practice, provides seamless alignment and a strong Science of Reading foundation for a Multi-Tiered System of Supports within your classroom.
Targeted, systematic reading practice for all
The highly adaptive technology creates individual skill maps for each student, whether they’re reading below, at, or above grade level, providing simultaneous remediation and advancement in different skill domains. The program is an effective component of your classroom’s remediation and intervention solutions, with explicit instruction for all students, including those with dyslexia or in special education classes.
Closing the gap for K–5 multilingual learners
Boost Reading’s Spanish literacy partner, Boost Lectura, supports Spanish-speaking emergent bilinguals learning to read in their native language. When used together, the two programs drive literacy growth in English and Spanish and provide teachers with side-by-side reporting on skills progression in both languages.
What’s included
Next-generation technology
Boost Reading is constantly adapting to tailor instruction and scaffold foundational skills for students, building proficiency one engaging activity at a time. Students will never get stuck in static practice activities.
Comprehensive skill coverage
The scope and sequence is based on the Science of Reading and includes explicit instruction in phonics, phonological awareness, comprehension, vocabulary, and all skills critical to fluent and confident reading.
Benchmark and growth assessments
Built-in benchmark assessments measure student proficiency at beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year, and Curioso Skill Scans measure monthly growth in students using the program without interrupting engagement.
Easy-to-use growth and proficiency reports
Embedded assessments give teachers actionable insights into students’ reading journeys. Visibility into performance gives teachers peace of mind that students are making meaningful progress in their literacy development.
Administrator and caregiver reports
Administrators and caregivers are welcomed into the student reading journey with data on program usage, reading progress, and skill mastery.
Research-based activities to reinforce skills
Boost Reading alerts educators to trouble spots students encounter in their skill development and offers additional K–5 literacy resources and lessons for teachers to address and fortify reading skills.
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