About Lectura

The problem with language learning

Most language learning apps keep you in a controlled bubble — pre-written sentences, gamified drills, vocabulary lists. They're useful for the basics, but they don't teach you to read real language.

Real newspapers don't write at A2. Real journalism uses idiom, slang, long sentences, cultural references. Beginners hit a wall the moment they try to read something authentic — and that wall kills motivation.

What Lectura does

Lectura takes any article from the web and rewrites it at your exact CEFR level: A1, A2, or B1. The news, the topic, the story — all real. Just the language complexity adapted to where you are right now.

Paste a URL from BBC News Mundo, Le Monde, El País, or anywhere else. Choose your level. Read.

As your reading improves, move up a level. The content stays interesting. The language gets harder. You keep reading.

Who it's for

• A1 learners who want to read real news but can't yet handle native-speed text
• A2 / B1 learners who are stuck in beginner content and ready for something more challenging
• Anyone who finds traditional language apps boring and learns better through content they actually care about

Languages supported

Lectura currently supports Spanish and French at A1, A2, and B1 levels. More languages are planned.

Built by

Lectura is an independent product built by a small team of language learners and developers who got frustrated with the existing options. We use it ourselves every day.