International outreach · Flagship initiative
The Israel Bi-Literacy Initiative: Teaching Israel’s children to read in Hebrew and English — together, from the very beginning.
One method, two languages, in schools across Israel. Launched at Israel EdTech Week in partnership with:
The grant at the center of the initiative
The Israel Bi-Literacy Initiative gives schools free access to CAPIT Reading through a grant. Each school that is selected gets the full program in English and Hebrew (starting in January), for every class from kindergarten through grade six, at no cost.
The grant includes:
CAPIT Reading in English and Hebrew for every student and educator
Virtual professional development for all staff
Ongoing implementation coaching
Progress monitoring and data reporting
We look for schools with a leader who has a vision for change and staff who are ready to try something new to improve student outcomes.
Grants are limited and reviewed on a rolling basis.
Israel School Grant
Teaching children to read in Hebrew and English — together, from the very beginning.
Limited School Grants Available.
What if Your Students Aren't Struggling with Reading—But Struggling with the Method?
Israel's reading scores are falling. In PIRLS 2021, Israel scored 510, a 20-point fall against a global average decline of 8, leaving it 30th of 43 countries. Among Hebrew-speaking students, the drop was 28 points. The share of children reading at a high level fell by 11%; the share reading at a low level rose by 8%. Israel’s Education Ministry said reading had regressed by twenty years, to where it stood in 2001.
None of that is because Hebrew is hard to read.
Pointed Hebrew is one of the most transparent writing systems in the world — the vowel points make sound-to-symbol correspondence almost perfectly regular, far more consistent than English.
The issue isn't effort. It's the method.
With our Linguistic Phonics (Sound-to-Print) method, reading stops feeling random and becomes a logical, crackable code. This grant exists to help schools make that switch.
SPARK’s Israel Bi-Literacy initiative brings this approach to Israel’s schools, at no cost.
Proven in U.S. classrooms. Now available to schools in Israel.
Limited Grants Available. Apply Today!
Grant Benefits
The CAPIT Reading Grant provides schools with access to the CAPIT Reading curriculum—an evidence-based, Linguistic Phonics curriculum for grades P–6, built for all three tiers of instruction.
A Complete Solution
One curriculum for core instruction, intervention, and special education—replacing a patchwork of disconnected tools.
Actionable Data
Real-time progress monitoring gives teachers and administrators mastery data, time on task, and student growth—immediately.
Easier to Implement
Teachers are up and running in four hours of training. Scripted lessons and built-in support mean consistency from classroom to classroom.
Prevention, Not Just Intervention.
A multisensory, engaging approach that catches students early, so you spend less time remediating later.
These schools made the switch…
“What sets it apart is how quickly you see results. Most curriculum changes take time. With CAPIT, we see movement in our progress monitoring and NWEA data almost immediately. We haven’t found any other resource that supports true Sound-to-Print instruction the way CAPIT does.”
“It works like magic.”
“Typically, most students enter kindergarten without knowledge of letter sounds. Our students finish kindergarten being able to read. In the Archdiocese of San Antonio — 35 elementary schools — we’ve been the top school in NWEA MAP assessments for four years running.”
Simple to Apply.
Fast to Launch.
GET STARTED IN 4 STEPS:
Step 1 — Apply for the Grant (5 minutes)
Step 2 — Learn About CAPIT (60-minute overview of the platform and method)
Step 3 — Receive and Accept Your Grant
Step 4 — Roster, Train Teachers (about 4 hours), and Begin
Most schools are up and running in days, not weeks — because Sound-to-Print isn't just more effective, it's easier to implement.
Hear from Elina Solomon, head instructor at Shachar School, Yerucham, Israel, describe how her First-Grade students learned to read CVC words in less than two months. CLICK HERE for additional testimonials.
How our grant works
SPARK Funds the Teachers
Our grants cover teacher professional development and implementation coaching.
CAPIT Grants the Curriculum
Capit Learning provides platform access to CAPIT Reading through its own grant program, the CAPIT Reading Grant.
A Single Application
Schools fill out one application through SPARK Literacy Foundation, and it covers licenses, training, and coaching.
SPARK is an independent nonprofit founded by the founders of Capit Learning. Capit Learning grants access to the CAPIT Reading program; SPARK funds the teachers.