Amplify Boost Reading Texas 6–8

Inspire students to read closely with an interactive graphic novel

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Based on a riveting storyline middle schoolers will love, Boost Reading Texas 6–8 helps students find deeper meaning in texts by teaching them to question everything they read.

The challenge

Catch students up by giving them a reason to tackle complex texts

This past year many middle school students have missed out on critical instruction on how to analyze complex texts. Research suggests that students require exposure to complex texts in order to be college- and career-ready.

Motivation

The Last Readers need you!

Boost Reading Texas 6–8 takes the form of an interactive graphic novel set in a dark future run by Machines. Throughout The Last Readers, students are enlisted to save reading—and the world.

Teach powerful techniques authors use to convey meaning

Acquire analytic reading skills to fight back against the Machines

Explore topics like claims, evidence, reasons, word choice, and tone

Analyzing Text

Research-based method for accelerating analytical reading skills

Research shows that engaging students in analyzing text of increasingly complex texts to gain key ideas and details increases students’ ability to deeply comprehend complex materials across the curriculum.

Boost Reading Texas: Informational and Literary Texts

Interactive instruction

Give them a reason to analyze text

Designed specifically for middle schoolers, Boost Reading Texas 6-8 inspires engagement via high-interest storytelling, choose-your-own adventure experiences, and skill-building features.

Welcome to the world of The Last Readers

Interactive instruction that assesses student progress and provides targeted feedback

Guided close reading helps students step-by-step

Creative application of knowledge reinforces skills

Students apply what they’ve learned

Reporting

Report back, move forward

Detailed teacher dashboards display student progress, performance, and usage information, offering easy-to-access insights on areas of strength and weakness.

My students are always excited when I tell them they can work on The Last Readers and they love the challenge.

—Boost Reading Texas 6–8 educator

I teach reluctant readers. Amplify gets the students eager to continue the story. They ask to get on the computer to read The Last Readers and participate in the activities. I am thrilled with this.

—Boost Reading Texas 6–8 educator

My students are very focused when they are ‘playing’ through the program. They don't realize they are building skills and practicing close reading. They enjoy it and ask for it. I've already told several of my colleagues about it.

—Boost Reading Texas 6–8 educator

This is a fantastic way to instruct close reading techniques to students! It is high interest, contains conflict amongst characters, and pulls the students into the stories. Fabulous product!

—Boost Reading Texas 6–8 educator