Reading.com is a standout in the educational app space because it recognizes that children learn best when a parent is involved. Instead of just parking a kid in front of a screen, it provides a 'co-reading' framework that feels like a bonding activity. The phonics curriculum is robust and follows the 'Science of Reading,' ensuring that kids are actually decoding words rather than just memorizing shapes.
The lessons are short enough to hold a preschooler's attention but dense enough to provide real progress. The UI is clean and distraction-free, focusing on the letters and sounds. While some might find the subscription price a bit high, the quality of the content and the interactive parent-led approach make it a worthwhile investment for early literacy.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod
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Requires iOS 15.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.From the company already helping over 75 MILLION students and 1.7 MILLION educators worldwide!
Teach your child how to read! Ages 3-8.
Reading.com is a fun, co-play experience designed by education experts for you to teach your child to read — with the love, care, and joy only a parent and child can share.
RESEARCH-BACKED
No cape? No problem. Our program gives you supercharged superparent powers!
Reading.com’s research-backed, phonics-based lessons are fully scripted so they don’t require any special training or knowledge for you to become the most powerful teacher your child will ever have.
FROM LETTER RECOGNITION TO CONFIDENT READING
As your child masters more letters, sounds, and words, they'll unlock a playful world of reading activities including interactive storybooks, videos, digital games, and printable activities.
THE MOST MEANINGFUL (TEAM)WORK OF YOUR LIFE
Each lesson takes just 15 - 20 minutes to complete and they’re designed for you and your child to go at your own pace.
Lessons cover letters, letter blends, long vowel sounds, and digraphs, taking your child from basic alphabetic knowledge to reading at a late 1st grade level.
This is the easiest head start you’ll ever give your child!
KEY FEATURES
- 99 step-by-step phonics lessons for a grownup & child to do together
- 67 interactive, decodable, digital storybooks
- 42 videos featuring letters, letter sounds, and an exclusive alphabet song
- 3 expertly-designed reading games for independent play that practice skills in: letter recognition, letter-phoneme correlation, beginning sounds, vocabulary, letter-writing, spelling
- Access to printable games & activities for fun offline reinforcement
- One subscription for the whole family with up to 3 profiles
- Ad-free
Download the app today, help your child learn to read and join other parents raising readers!
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Reading.com is a ground-breaking app designed by education experts to help children ages 3-7 become confident readers. Based on the Science of Reading, the app uses a unique co-play mechanic where parents guide their children through bite-sized, interactive phonics lessons. From letter recognition to reading full storybooks, it’s a shared journey toward literacy.
Fully scripted parent-child lessons
Evidence-based phonics curriculum
Interactive games and digital storybooks
Detailed progress tracking for multiple children
Sit with your child and follow the on-screen prompts. The app will tell you exactly what to say, while your child interacts with the letters and games to reinforce the sounds.
Lessons move from single sounds to blending, then to full words. By lesson 10, children are typically ready to read their first digital book within the app.
No! The app is fully scripted and designed for parents with no prior teaching experience.