Spanish
Looking for a News in Slow Spanish Alternative? How Lectura Compares
News in Slow Spanish is an audio-first podcast with transcripts. Here's an honest comparison with Lectura's daily graded Spanish reading.
Language learning apps and tools compared
Honest comparisons of apps, podcasts and tools for Spanish and French learners, and how reading practice fits next to each one.
Spanish & French
Looking for a Language Reactor Alternative for Reading? How Lectura Compares
Language Reactor is built for Netflix and YouTube. Here's an honest comparison with Lectura for daily Spanish and French reading practice.
Spanish & French
Looking for a Readlang Alternative? How Lectura Compares for Spanish and French
Readlang turns any webpage into a click-to-translate reader. Here's an honest comparison with Lectura for Spanish and French reading practice.
Spanish & French
Looking for a LingQ Alternative? How Lectura Compares for Spanish and French
LingQ is a powerful import-and-mine reading tool for serious learners. Here's an honest comparison with Lectura for Spanish and French reading practice.
Spanish & French
Language Transfer Alternative: From Audio to Reading Practice
Language Transfer builds Spanish and French from first principles through audio. Lectura adds the daily reading practice that audio-only input can't develop.
Spanish & French
Duolingo vs Babbel vs Rosetta Stone: An Honest Comparison (2026)
An honest comparison of Duolingo, Babbel and Rosetta Stone for Spanish and French learners — what each does well, where each falls short, and when to move on.
French
Coffee Break French Alternative: Adding Reading to Your French Practice
Coffee Break French builds structured listening and grammar foundations. Add daily adapted French reading at A2 and B1 to turn that knowledge into fluency.
Spanish
Coffee Break Spanish Alternative: When You're Ready to Read
Coffee Break Spanish is excellent for structured listening and grammar. Lectura picks up where it leaves off — daily adapted Spanish reading at A1, A2, and B1.
French
Using Netflix to Learn French: What Works and What Reading Adds
Netflix builds French listening skills but leaves a reading gap. Here's how to combine French TV with graded reading for faster A2 and B1 progress.
French
Best Apps for Reading French in 2026 (Compared)
Looking for the best apps to practise reading in French? We compare the top options by approach, content quality, and what they're actually good for in 2026.
Spanish
Best Apps for Reading Spanish in 2026 (Compared)
Looking for the best apps to practise reading in Spanish? We compare the top options by approach, content quality, and what they're actually good for.
Spanish & French
Comprehensible Input and Extensive Reading: Spanish and French Apps
What comprehensible input and extensive reading are, what the research says, how often new words come back, and which apps give you Spanish and French.
Spanish
Using Netflix to Learn Spanish: What Works and What Doesn't
Netflix for Spanish learning: what actually works, what doesn't, and how to get real language gains rather than just entertainment. An honest guide.
More topics
Getting startedWhere to begin if you are new to Spanish or French.
Level progressionWhat the CEFR levels mean, how to move from A1 to A2, A2 to B1 and B1 to B2, why learners stall at each stage, and how long each step takes.
Vocabulary & grammarHow many words you need at each level, false friends, and the grammar that confuses learners most, as it appears in real news.
News & sourcesHow to learn by reading the news, which news sites to start with at each level, and when you are ready for El País, BBC Mundo and Le Monde.
Reading methodWhat the research says about reading and comprehensible input, reading compared with listening, and why graded readers often fail adult learners.
Habit & practicePractical guides to better reading comprehension in Spanish and French, and to reading for work.
Exam prepWhat the reading sections of the Spanish and French exams test, and how daily reading builds the skills they need.