Best Apps For Beginner Readers

For many kids, the ability to read is a challenge. Even if they want to read, they may not have the skills or confidence to do so. But there are apps that can help children learn how to read and enjoy it!

Here are some great apps for beginner readers:

Read & Rhyme: This app lets you choose from a variety of books, including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Little Women.” The words are highlighted as they are read aloud, and when you tap on them, they will be read out loud again. You can also record your own voice reading the story if you’d like! This app is great for parents who want their kids to learn how to read but don’t feel like taking time away from their busy schedules.

ABC Mouse: If you’ve got little ones who love video games, this is an excellent choice! ABC Mouse teaches kids phonics skills through an online curriculum designed by educators. It also has games like letter matching and color sorting that help reinforce what they’re learning in school.

Learn To Read With Phonics: This game uses fun graphics and sounds while teaching kids how to recognize words based on sounds as well as sight alone! The app includes lessons on all sorts of topics

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PRE-K GROWING READER
The Best Reading Apps for
4- to 8-Year-Olds
by Melissa Taylor

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No, they’re not a waste of time. Not the good ones, anyway. Used judiciously, and as a complement to physical books, good reading apps can help kids learn to read and practice reading. And they’re convenient for busy families who want to encourage reading engagement on the go.

“The advantage of using a device for reading is that it easily fits into modern families’ busy schedules so kids can read anywhere,” explains Beth Chang of iGameMom.

There are many reading apps out there, though, and they’re not all created equal. We cut through the noise to find you the best reading apps for your kids.

Learning to Read Apps
Learning to read apps should include phonics, sight words, as well as reading words and sentences.

1. Starfall Learn to Read
   The popular Starfall curriculum starts with the alphabet in Learn to Read and continues with vowel sounds and comprehension in two other Starfall apps: It’s Fun to Read and I’m Reading. iOS and Android
2. Homer
   This top-rated, research-backed app motivates kids ages 2 to 8 to love reading by building on what they already know and tapping into the topics that most interest them. iOS and Web
3. Bob Books Reading Magic
   Two apps, Reading Magic and Reading Magic 2, help children learn to read with phonics-based books and games. iOS and Android
4. Hooked on Phonics
   Based on the sequential Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read program, these apps offer a library of books rated for difficulty as well as lessons for beginning readers learning to read. iOS and Android
5. Reading Eggs
   Reading Eggs has 120 game-like lessons for children learning to read. iOS and Android
6. Reading Raven
   The interactive reading games in Reading Raven cover a phonics-based reading curriculum starting with recognizing letters and moving to identifying words, reading words, and reading sentences. iOS only

Practice Reading Apps
There are a lot of individual story apps, but economically it’s to your advantage to use an app with storybooks within it. Generally these subscriptions are in the $10-a-month range. Also, unlike single story apps, most of these reading apps show the reading levels so you know your child is reading a just-right book.

1. MeeGenius
   MeeGenius offers children over 700 interactive eBooks including some familiar books with “Sesame Street” characters. iOS and Android
2. Epic! Books for Kids
   The thousands of eBooks available with Epic! are popular titles from top publishers such as Scaredy Squirrel, Batman vs. Catwoman, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Reading logs, personalization, and rewards are offered to support developing readers. iOS and Android
3. FarFaria
   Download one free story daily or subscribe for unlimited stories in the FarFaria app. All books are leveled. Kids can read to themselves or choose the read-to-me option. iOS and Android
4. SNAP Learning
   Aligned with Common Core, SNAP Learning has a library of 500 leveled reading K-12 books in English and Spanish including paired fiction and nonfiction thematic books and guided reading lessons. Contact SNAP Learning for download information.
5. Reading Rainbow
   A subscription-based eBook library of books with topics such as animals, family, friends, science, music, and space. iOS and Android

Reading on a device is so much better than playing mindless games. Plus, books on your mobile or table make this Chinese proverb even truer: A book is like a garden, carried in the pocket.

Melissa Taylor
MELISSA TAYLOR
‪Melissa Taylor, MA, is a teacher, mama, and writer from Colorado. Her goal in childhood was to read every book in the children’s section of the library. She loves (in no …

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