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Great Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids

December 14, 2020

With only a few days remaining to purchase last-minute gifts for kids, parents may be looking for a few extra items for stockings or to place under the tree. Maybe the must-have requests were sold out or simply out of the budget. Or perhaps parents spent a little more on one child than the other and are looking for items to make up the difference. Some parents also just wait until the last minute to shop!

If parents are heading out to the stores to complete their shopping list for Christmas, here are a few great Christmas gift ideas for kids to place under the tree…or in the stocking!

Extra Items for Under the Tree

Depending on your child’s age, the must-have or much-loved presents for Christmas may vary. Younger kids may love action figures, board games or stuffed animals, while older tweens and teens may favor tech and video games.

Toddlers

Parents’ budgets may vary, and focusing on specific products, stores or brands isn’t necessarily the best shopping tactic…especially for toddlers who aren’t going to be so focused on a brand or name. Instead, focus on buying items for your toddler that speak to their loves. Look for games and toys that feature:

Learning potential: This can be games or toys that help toddlers identify letters or numbers
Colors: Bright colors may be appealing, but color identification and toys that help with this skill also can be crucial for learning.
Favorite Characters: Toys and plushies may immediately be a hit with your toddler if they include a favorite show, cartoon or specific character.
Specific Interests: Your two-year old may already like specific sports or activities. Parents may choose toys or games that focus on these interests.
Creative elements: Clay or other moldable substances may be a hit for toddlers. Just make sure clay or dough is safe for their age!

Of course, books also are a great gift…even for toddlers. Choose age-appropriate books with colorful illustrations or even interactive features. Some books prompt children to press a particular button for noises that help narrate the story. Others include textures that encourage children to interact with the book or story.

Young Children

Elementary-age children can have a wide-range of interests. Some may love a specific doll, action figure, or playset, while others may be more interested in technology or educational toys. For elementary-age kids, think about their personal interests and hobbies when choosing gifts. Here are some ideas, based on interest:

Space/Astronomy

A telescope
Books about planets and stars
A moon light for their room
A star projector

STEAM-Focused

Tablets
Gift a computer programming class
Robotics kits/toys
Engineering toys/models
Architecture models/kits

Language Arts/Writing

Journal
Books on storytelling
Personalized pens
Readability (a subscription to Readability can be a great gift for children who may be struggling to read at grade level)

Dance/Performing Arts

New dance leotards
Monogrammed dance bag
Dance games (dance mats!)
Puppets (for future playwrights)
Puppet theater
Soundtrack to a favorite musical

Art

An easel
Sketch pads
Coloring books
Canvas
Clay
Art supplies (including paints, markers, etc.)
Craft kits

Tweens & Teens

Tweens and teens can be a difficult age for gift hunting. Parents might prefer to just stick to their child’s particular gift list. And, really, this age group may be VERY specific about what they want…or need. What if their wants, however, don’t fit into the budget? A specific brand or gadget may simply be too expensive. Here are a few ideas that will likely be a hit with most teens:

Gift cards to a favorite store or online shopping destination (this can be Google Play or the App Store for Apple)
Money (yes, this is impersonal…but it could be very much appreciated!)
Books by favorite authors
Funky room accessories (think lava lamps, salt lamps, bean bag chairs, fun pillows, fuzzy rugs, etc.)
Bath bubbles, bombs, shower gel or lotion in a favorite scent
Cosmetics
Funny pajama pants
Popsockets
Video Games
Video Game Consoles

The List is Fulfilled! Now It’s Time to Stuff the Stocking!

Maybe you’ve checked off everything on your child’s list. Have you purchased stocking stuffers, yet? The little gifts we place in our children’s stockings can be cute, practical, wacky or even sentimental. Stocking stuffers can be tailored to your child’s personality and their interests, and parents can have some fun choosing these smaller options.

Stocking stuffers aren’t meant to be pricey, but luxury items (like jewelry) can be a generous surprise. If you haven’t stocked up on stocking stuffers, try these gift ideas (in a variety of price points).

Jewelry

Tiny jewelry gifts fit nicely into a stocking, but these gifts don’t have to be expensive. Earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings can be inexpensive costume jewelry or pricier gold, silver or gemstone. If you’re looking for fine jewelry, big department stores may have sales during the holiday.

When gifting jewelry to young children, though, please keep safety in mind. Smaller kids can choke on earrings or pendants. If you’re unsure if an item is appropriate, don’t buy it…or ask your pediatrician.

Candy

The stocking is the perfect place to stash holiday candies. Choose bagged candy your child will love or opt for candy canes or other holiday-themed treats. Don’t want to give sweets? Opt for savory items instead!

Small Toys

Small cars or dolls tuck away easily into the Christmas stocking. Just be sure to give a gift safely; tiny toys could be a choking hazard for smaller children.

Plushies

A stuffed toy peeping out of the stocking is a hit! Even teens may still love the occasional stuffie or plushie! Choose your child’s favorite character from a book, television show or cartoon.

Cosmetics

Mascara, small eyeshadow palettes, lipstick, blush, eyeliner and other cosmetics are great stocking stuffers for teens or tweens.

Bath Bombs

Stuff a stocking full of scented bath bombs. You may even find festively themed bombs filled with surprises!

Gift Cards

Stash a gift card to the App Store, Google Play or even a favorite store in your child’s stocking.

Popsockets

You can never have too many Pop Sockets! Pop one in the stocking!

Novelty Toys

Sock monkeys, Slinky, and other retro toys all make cute and unique stocking stuffers.

Tech Accessories

Fill the stocking with a new charging cable, ear phones, or other tech accessories.

Fruit

Get healthy and add some festive fruit to the stocking. The New York Times notes that stuffing an orange into a stocking is an old European tradition. Apples, pears and other fruits also make yummy stocking additions.

Socks

Don’t choose boring old white socks, stuff the stocking with festive holiday socks or fuzzy and colorful socks. Choose the most outrageous socks you can find!

Art Supplies

For the budding artist, fill the stocking with art supplies. This can be paints, paintbrushes, or other artistic tools.

Theme the Stocking

Get creative and choose a theme for your child’s stocking. Think rainbow/unicorn, tie dye, characters, beauty/personal care, automobiles, etc. Pick a theme that fits your child, and find gifts and stocking treats for your theme.

Get Personal

Gifts with a personal touch also make sentimental stocking stuffers. This can be a photo gift, an engraved locket, a special ornament or even a handmade item.

Dollar Finds

In need of more stocking stuffers? Head to your local dollar store and check out the options. This is a great way to find small gifts and toys for your child’s stocking.

The Big Family Gifts

Maybe parents are buying for multiple kids, and perhaps those children have everything they need. If the budget allows, parents may decide to buy a family present. This would be a big gift that kids share, but the gift (or gifts) might be higher budget. Here are some investment gifts for kids to share:

A new game console (with games)
A new computer
Tablets
Virtual reality headsets
Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure

If parents opt for a family gift or one big gift for the kids to share, they also may buy a few small presents for each child, too (budget allowing). Parents can theme smaller gifts to the big gift. If, for example, the shared present is a new game console, each child can be gifted a game or game gift card. For shared tablets, parents can give each child an app gift card.

What if There is No Christmas Budget?

Covid has hit many families hard, and that might mean that Christmas might look very different. Some families might have faced financial hardship related to job loss or even the virus itself. If there isn’t a budget for Christmas this year, presents don’t have to be expensive to be meaningful. And, yes, there are free presents.

Parents can create coupon books for children; these unique custom books may include special privileges, unique adventures or maybe more one-on-one time. Parents also could make gifts like knitted hats and gloves, scarves or blankets. Even stuffed animals can be created out of scraps of fabric, old clothes or other items.

Christmas is a time to remember what’s important, and, for so many families, health, happiness and having each other can be better than anything stashed under the tree and wrapped with a pretty bow. No matter what gift you give your children this year, help them to understand that family, time together and the little moments are the most amazing gifts of all.

At Home Reading Programs For Struggling Readers

December 10, 2020

Reading is not just an important academic skill, but an important life skill that your child will use all throughout their life.

Most people probably cannot even remember not being able to read, but reading is the foundation for learning and communicating.

Reading is such an imperative skill in our lives that we use it every day from the classroom to doing laundry.

For children that are having trouble mastering the skill, at home reading programs for struggling readers can help them to catch up to their reading level.

What makes a good reading program?

An at home reading program for struggling readers takes into account the specific skills they need guidance with but also gives them a holistic approach.

The main reading skills that new readers need to improve and build are:

Vocabulary

Phonemic awareness

Phonics

Fluency

Reading Comprehension

Vocabulary

Learning new words, especially sight words, is important for quickly identifying words in text.

Vocabulary building helps to let other reading skills work intuitively; for example, without a significant vocabulary bank, readers often have a difficult time understanding what a text says.

This greatly affects their reading comprehension, so a program that encourages your child to learn new words often is important.

Phonemic awareness vs. Phonics

Although phonemic awareness and phonics are connected concepts, they are different skills your child needs to read effectively. Understanding the differences between the two can help you understand where your child might be struggling.

Phonemic awareness involves understanding that language is made up of words and those words are created by putting together individual units of sounds called phonemes and how to articulate them.

Phonics on the other hand builds on phonemic awareness skills as your child then becomes aware of the letters associated with specific sounds. This is where learning an alphabet is an important step in introducing reading at a very young age.

Phonics helps new readers to acquire the knowledge of how sounds and letters work in a language. How combinations of letters create certain sounds and then creates structured meaning.

Since both phonemic awareness and phonics are so important for being able to recognize letters and word structures, a good reading program will incorporate some sort of learning associated with this.

Whether it is alphabet practice or pronunciation practice, practicing and developing these reading skills are important for building other skills such as vocabulary and fluency.

Fluency

Fluency is a major step for new readers. It is the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression.

Essentially, the reader should be able to sound “natural” when they are reading and not sound choppy and awkward.

This again is a skill that requires other reading skills to be developed and working correctly. Often if fluency is an issue for a new reader, some underlying issues might be happening such as problems with vocabulary or phonemic awareness.

Finding a reading program that helps with developing fluency can be tricky because it involves incorporating so many other reading skills. A good reading program can offer extensive reading opportunities to further develop “natural” reading.

Reading Comprehension

Arguably, often the main goal for reading is reading comprehension. Reading comprehension is being able to understand what the text is saying and being able to make connections to prior knowledge.

In order for reading comprehension to take place, all the essential reading skills: vocabulary, phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency, need to be working effectively.

Reading comprehension can be developed and practiced with guidance and effective learning methods.

How to effectively use reading programs for kids at home

Using a reading program for kids at home is important in giving them reading practice outside of their school work.

An effective reading program not only gives your child an opportunity to learn and practice but also makes learning and reading fun for them.

A reading program can provide great guidance and learning when used effectively at home.

Here are some ways to incorporate a reading program for your kids to use at home:

Use daily – If you want to see actual improvement in your child’s reading skills, it is important to use a reading program regularly.

Use the program as daily practice for when your child is not in school such as summer and winter breaks. This can help keep their learning consistent and show progress more quickly.

Keep it fun – While you want your child to practice reading regularly, you also do not want them to get bored of working with a reading program.

Choose reading programs that are interactive and game-like. This will help prevent it from feeling like more homework for them.

Treat it as a reward – Instead of giving your child a treat or present, reward them with some screen time using the reading program. This can also show them the value of reading.
Play with them – A great way to get reading programs to work is to do the program with your child.

Using the reading program with them can help you get a sense of their reading level and progress as well as makes it a great way to bond with your child in order to help them learn.

Practice extensive reading – Extensive reading is reading a lot and reading for fun. There is not necessarily a goal such as targeting vocabulary building.

Extensive reading is really about building a positive relationship with reading by reading lots of enjoyable reading materials.

By finding a reading program like Readability, which has a seemingly endless library of reading materials, your child can continuously enjoy reading and at the same time improve their reading skills.

Give them positive feedback – Children respond well to positive feedback and giving them words of encouragement can help them to feel motivated to read more often and build their reading skills.

There are also reading programs that give you progress reports so you can view and share your child’s success with them.

Why is being a good reader important for kids?

Obviously, reading is incredibly important for children to learn and to use in school. If your child is struggling with reading, it can often be frustrating for both them and you.

Many children want to give up and might avoid doing homework or practicing on their reading programs.

If that occurs with your child, it might be helpful to remind them of the various reasons why reading is so important for them.

Learn more words – As mentioned previously, vocabulary is a huge part of learning to read. The more words your child knows the easier it will be for them to read.

However, the best way to build vocabulary? Read more. The more your child reads the more exposure they have to new words then the more words they will know.

Practice makes perfect – Just as the best way to build vocabulary is to actually read, the best way to read better is to read more!
Makes them more independent and confident – Independent reading does not come overnight. But reading more often can help your child to learn to read on their own and eventually learn on their own.
Helps them navigate the world – Reading can open up knowledge about the world and different cultures. But, even just thinking at the simplistic level – reading happens all around us when we read signs, labels, and instructions.

Your child can understand what is happening around them and where they are when they are able to read successfully.

Safety first – Street signs and label warnings help to keep people safe, but in order for them to work, you have to be able to read them. That is why reading can help keep your child safe.
Leads them to success – Reading is so important to academic success because it is the primary way we learn.

Initially, your child is learning to read in school, but eventually they will make the shift to reading to learn. If they are not able to read, they will struggle with learning in school in other subjects.

Enhances their imagination and creativity – Reading helps to develop and enhance your child’s imagination and creativity by forcing them to imagine what the story that is in text might look like.
Keeps them entertained – Children are often spending their time with technology and spend a lot of their freetime on screens.

Reading programs on tablets and smartphones can help keep their entertainment time educational and keeps them practicing to read while having fun.

Improves their grammar – Just like vocabulary, reading can help enhance actual reading skills such as grammar.

The more exposure your child has to different grammar structures the more familiar they will become and be able to use those structures and grammar rules themselves.

Enhances their writing skills – All the reading skills also can be translated into writing skills. Reading and writing are reciprocal skills, so the better the reader your child is, the better writer they will become as well.

Reading is such an important skill for your child not just in school, but in life in general. It is how we learn, communicate, know where we are, and even know how to cook something.

However, just because reading is such an essential skill does not make it an easy skill to learn for everyone. If your child is struggling with learning to read, they will likely benefit from using an at home reading program for struggling readers such as Readability.

Readability is a great app to use for practicing reading skills every day. It hits every essential reading skill from vocabulary to reading comprehension.

How to Help A Third Grader With Reading Comprehension

December 3, 2020

Much of the curriculum in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade is focused on decoding, which is the ability to understand the sounds that letters make and blend these sounds together to create words. But in third grade, the curriculum shifts to focus more on reading comprehension.

Reading comprehension is defined as extracting meaning from text. In other words, it’s the ability to understand what you read. Learning how to understand and analyze text is challenging for many children—even those who are strong decoders and fluent readers.

If your third grader is struggling, it’s important to help them overcome this bump in the road so they don’t fall behind. Here’s how to help your third grader with reading comprehension at home:

What Are the Signs Of Poor Reading Comprehension Skills?

The first step in helping your third grader is knowing how to spot the signs of reading comprehension difficulties. After all, it’s hard to help your child improve their reading comprehension skills if you aren’t aware that there’s a problem. Here are some of the signs that could indicate your third grader is struggling with reading comprehension:

No interest in reading
Unable to answer questions regarding what they are reading
Difficulty following a simple set of instructions
Cannot summarize the main events of a story
Leaves out important details when discussing what took place in a story
Retells stories out of sequence, meaning the events are not in chronological order
Struggles to connect the main ideas of a story
Poor writing skills

Remember, many children with strong decoding and fluency skills struggle with reading comprehension. Because of this, you should never assume that your child is not experiencing reading comprehension difficulties simply because they are strong readers.

How Can I Improve My Child’s Reading Comprehension?

There are plenty of strategies that you can implement to help your third grader improve their reading comprehension skills at home, including:

Form A Family Book Club
Use Graphic Organizers
Let Your Child Choose
Tap Into Their Background Knowledge

Form A Family Book Club

Helping your child become a better reader is a team effort, so get everyone in the family to come together for a weekly book club. Choose a different book for your family to read every week. Then, bring the family together to discuss the book as a group.

Use this time to ask your third grader questions, share opinions, and make predictions about what would happen next if the story continued. This exercise will help your child improve their reading comprehension skills by challenging them to think about and analyze the text in a new way.

Use Graphic Organizers

If your child is a visual learner, creating graphic organizers is an effective way to help them improve their reading comprehension skills.

For example, work with your third grader to create a Venn diagram that compares and contrasts the two main characters in a book. You can also create this type of diagram to compare and contrast a book to its movie adaptation.

Flowcharts can be useful, too. For instance, create a flowchart that shows the sequence of events that took place in a story. This will help your child break down a complex story, identify the main events, and put them in chronological order to better understand what happened in the text.

Let Your Child Choose

Some children struggle with reading comprehension simply because they are not interested in what they are reading. To solve this problem, let your child choose their own reading materials. It will be much easier for your child to focus and extract meaning from the text if they are genuinely interested in the topic.

However, make sure the books that your child chooses are on grade level. Trying to understand the text in a book that is too advanced may frustrate your child and hurt their confidence.

Tap Into Their Background Knowledge

Before your child starts a new book, ask them to think about what they are about to read. Encourage them to use their background knowledge on the topic to better understand the text.

For example, say your third is about to read a book about a family that takes a camping trip. Before they begin reading, ask them to talk about what they know about camping. Remind them of the time that your family went camping together and get them to talk about their own experience on this trip.

Tapping into this background knowledge will help them extract more meaning from the text once they begin reading.

What is the Best App to Improve Reading Comprehension?

Let your third grader work on their reading comprehension skills anytime, anywhere with the Readability app. This app’s Interactive Voice-Based Questions & Answers feature is designed to test your child’s comprehension and keep them engaged as they read. It is also designed to read aloud to your child, listen to your child read aloud, and correct their pronunciation errors, which can help them improve their decoding and fluency skills.

Get your third grader the reading comprehension help they need to succeed by downloading the Readability app today.

A Guide to Apps That Read to You

December 2, 2020

A child’s early years are critical in helping them develop the reading skills that they need to achieve academic and professional success. But unfortunately, many children struggle with reading at an early age.

If your child is struggling to read, it’s important to get them help as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the harder it will be for your child to catch up to their peers. There are many resources that you can use to help your child outside of the classroom. But the most effective tools are apps that read to you, which are designed to help struggling readers improve their reading skills.

What Are the Benefits of Using Apps That Read to You?

There are countless reading apps available for download on smartphones and tablets, but it’s important to look for one that is designed to read aloud to your child. These apps will read stories aloud to your child while they follow along with the text on the smartphone or tablet screen.

Numerous studies have shown that reading aloud is one of the best things that parents and teachers can do to help children become better readers. Research has shown that reading aloud to children can improve their language and cognitive skills and broaden their vocabulary. Reading aloud to kids can also increase their standardized test scores in math, reading, and science.

Listening to someone read can also help your child improve their reading comprehension skills. This is especially true if your child is an audio learner, which means they learn by listening. It is easier for audio learners to understand what is happening in a story if they listen to someone read it instead of reading it themselves.

Reading aloud to your child can improve fluency skills, too. Fluency is defined as the ability to read text at an appropriate pace and with the proper expression. If your child is struggling with these skills, listening to someone read aloud can help your child learn how to master the appropriate speed, tone, and expression. This strategy is referred to as “modeling.”

These are some of the many benefits of reading aloud to children. Because reading aloud plays such an important part in helping struggling readers, apps that read to your child are the most effective tools that parents can use to help their children improve their reading skills.

What Are the Best Apps That Read to You?

Now that you know how these apps can help, it’s time to find the right app for your child. Here are some of the best apps that will read aloud to your child:

Readability: After reading a passage aloud to your child, the app will instruct your child to read the same passage aloud on their own. It will listen for pronunciation errors as your child reads and immediately correct their errors to help them learn from their mistakes. Kids can access a wide variety of content on this app, so they’ll never tire of listening to their new digital tutor read to them.
Tales2Go: This app provides struggling readers with access to over 10,000 audio books and stories. It is currently used in school districts across the country to help students become better readers.
MeeGenius: This app is designed to help early and new readers improve their reading skills. Each word is highlighted on the screen to help your child follow along with the text as a narrator reads the story aloud.
Hop on Pop: This app brings the best-selling Dr. Seuss book Hop on Pop to life with colorful illustrations and fun activities. Kids can listen to the narrator read the story aloud or read it on their own—it’s their choice. If they encounter a word they aren’t familiar with, they can simply tap on it to find out what it means. The app’s playful animations will keep kids engaged. However, this app does not allow children to listen to any other story besides the Dr. Seuss classic.
Reading A-Z: This program will not read stories aloud to kids. But if your child comes across a new word while reading, they can ask the app to read the specific word aloud. This feature will help kids improve their decoding skills and broaden their vocabulary.

What is the Best App to Teach A Child to Read?

All reading apps are not created equal. Readability is the only smart reading and comprehension app that your child can access anytime, anywhere. It is designed to help struggling readers improve their decoding, fluency, and comprehension skills. Plus, parents can track their child’s progress on the user-friendly dashboard to see how far they’ve come with the Readability app.

Don’t wait any longer to get your child the help they need to succeed. Download the Readability app on your smartphone or tablet to start your free 7-day trial today.

The Best Reading Apps for 2nd Grade

December 1, 2020

Reading is a skill that children continue to learn and improve upon throughout elementary school. Kids can encounter reading difficulties at any stage in their journey to becoming strong readers. But many children encounter these obstacles during 2nd grade, which is when they are introduced to more challenging reading material for the first time in their academic career.

If your 2nd grader is struggling with reading, they may need additional help outside of the classroom in order to keep up with their peers. Thanks to technology, this help is available at their fingertips on reading apps for 2nd grade students.

What Should My 2nd Grader Be Reading?

As a parent, you cannot determine if your child is struggling with reading unless you know what your child should be able to read in the 2nd grade. Every child learns at their own pace. But in general, children in the 2nd grade should be able to:

Comprehend the main ideas of a story.
Summarize the main events of a story.
Tap into their background knowledge to gain a deeper understanding of the text.
Read on their own.
Decode words with more than one syllable.
Distinguish between short and long vowel sounds.
Read different genres, including non-fiction, fiction, and poetry.
Identify the similarities and differences between characters, events, and stories.
Fluently read between 50 to 60 words per minute at the time they enter 2nd grade.
Fluently read up to 90 words per minute by the end of 2nd grade.
Decode words ending in common suffixes, such as -ing, -er, and -ed.
Provide insight as to why something happened in the story, what could happen next, and how characters could respond to these events.

If you believe your 2nd grader has not mastered these skills, it may be appropriate to allow them to use reading apps to ensure they get the help they need to succeed.

What Are Some Reading Apps for 2nd Graders?

There are countless apps that are designed to help 2nd graders improve their reading skills. Some of the best reading apps for 2nd graders include:

Readability Tutor: This app will listen as your child reads aloud, immediately correct pronunciation errors, and ask them questions to check their comprehension. For children, using the Readability app is just like working with a digital reading tutor.
Endless Reader: This interactive, fun app is designed to help your child expand their sight word vocabulary. The broader their sight word vocabulary, the easier it will be for your child to recognize words and fluently read various texts.
Rewordify: This app is ideal for 2nd graders who are struggling with reading comprehension. It teaches kids how to break down complex sentences into smaller, simpler sentences that they can easily understand.
Rainbow Sentences: This app focuses on helping kids understand how sentences are structured. Learning the basic structure of a sentence can help kids who are struggling with reading comprehension.

What Are the Benefits of Using Reading Apps for 2nd Graders?

There are a number of reasons why parents choose to use reading apps instead of working one-on-one with their child or hiring a reading tutor.

Kids must use a smartphone or tablet to access a reading app. Since kids are naturally drawn to these devices, it may be easier for parents to get them to practice reading. In other words, it will give your child an excuse to use a smartphone or tablet, so they may be more likely to continue using the app day after day.

Most reading apps are also designed for independent reading. This means your child can work on their reading skills on their own. You won’t have to sit next to them or guide them through each lesson—the app will take care of this for you. For this reason, reading apps are ideal for parents who may not have the time to work closely with their children on their reading skills.

Some apps allow parents to track their child’s progress so parents can ensure their kids are on the right path. For example, on the Readability app, parents can access a dashboard that shows them how much time their child spends reading, their reading level progress, their performance on comprehension checks, and more.

These are benefits that private tutoring and one-on-one instruction simply don’t offer, which is why so many parents choose reading apps.

What is the Best App to Teach A Child to Read?

Readability is the only smart reading and comprehension learning app that your child can access anytime, anywhere. This app is designed to help 2nd graders improve their decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension, which are crucial reading skills. By using Readability, children can drastically improve their reading skills and become the strong, confident readers they were born to be.

Don’t wait any longer to get your 2nd grader the help they need to blossom into a better reader. Download the Readability app on your smartphone or tablet to start your free 7-day trial today.