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How to Use an Online Reading Tutor Program to Help a Struggling Reader

January 25, 2021

How to Use an Online Reading Tutor Program to Help a Struggling Reader

Parents in the midst of supervising virtual learning during the pandemic may be at wit’s end trying to ensure that their children check off every assignment. For parents whose children struggle academically, school and staff may be limited with how much help they can provide via Zoom or other learning platforms. With in-person class time limited or nonexistent, parents may be forced to provide the needed guidance their child desperately needs.

An online reading tutor can help children with reading struggles gain confidence and proficiency. These virtual tools can be used at home and in conjunction with other class lessons. Here’s how to use an online reading tutor to help a struggling reader during at-home learning.

How to Use an Online Reading Tutor Program to Help a Struggling Reader

Research the Options

There are many different reading apps or online reading programs, but not all of them are programmed with virtual tutors. Readability, for example, includes a built-in AI tutor that helps children during reading lessons; the tutor helps correct pronunciation issues and asks questions related to reading comprehension.

Programs that feature an online reading tutor offer a unique solution to reading struggles. Some children need auditory feedback to understand errors or for positive reinforcement. During Covid, personal tutoring might not be a convenient or preferred option for parents who want to limit contact with strangers.

While virtual tutoring could be an option, a built-in tutor in a reading program provides a convenient solution. Kids can use the app anywhere with a wireless signal, and so the reading tutor goes everywhere, too.

Parents also don’t have to schedule tutoring times or worry about hourly fees. Online reading tutors featured in reading apps do require a fee; however, for Readability, this is a monthly payment. Not hourly. This makes budgeting easier for parents.

Prices for other programs may vary, however. It’s important that parents find the online reading tutor and reading program that meets their child’s learning needs and, of course, the family budget.

How do parents know that a program will help their child? Parents should research the apps to find out what the ‘virtual tutor’ offers. Does the tutor help with both phonics and comprehension (like Readability)? Maybe the tutor is programmed with different features.

Many parents know the particular struggles and strengths of their child. However, parents also can talk to teachers (maybe via a virtual conference) to help them better understand areas where children need the most help. Feedback from teachers can be vital to help parents find the best reading app for their child.

How to Use an Online Reading Tutor Program to Help a Struggling Reader

Try It Out!

When parents have found the best reading app with the best online reading tutor, they should be able to try out the program. Free trials help parents better understand if the program—and the tutor—is a good fit.

A free trial is usually only a week long, but this should be enough time for children to play around on the program and see if they like it. Trials should allow for kids to access most of the features and benefits. And the trial also is a good way to discover program glitches, too.

While a reading app may sound promising, if it loads too slow or experiences numerous glitches during lessons, it might frustrate the child. However, many apps or programs experience glitches so a few blips might not be a complete deal breaker. If the program seems to run slow on the family’s network or wifi, it might be a good idea to reach out to customer service reps to find a fix.

As kids play around with the program and use the tutor, ask them about the experience. Did they find the tutor helpful? Were the stories fun and engaging? Talk to kids to find out more about the program and the virtual tutor.

Parents also should use the app to find out how it works and better understand the features and benefits.

How to Use an Online Reading Tutor Program to Help a Struggling Reader

Schedule Online Reading Tutor Lessons

Virtual school is hectic. And some parents may be balancing a hybrid school model, too; that is, kids may attend school a few days a week and learn from home on other days. Parents also may be working from home while trying to manage their child’s education. Kids may even be fighting over who gets the cooler computer.

None of this is easy, and it does get incredibly stressful. However, making a solid schedule can help lessen the craziness around the house. Schools may already schedule learning and class time virtually, others may leave it up to parents.

If there isn’t a firm schedule for daily learning, make one. Create a physical daily calendar that kids can see. This could be a wipe board or just a colorful handmade calendar. Schedule every subject, snacks, and lunch, too.

After daily class time, give kids a bit of a break to wind down and have a little fun. Maybe this is an hour playing games on a device or watching television. Down time also could be outside time so kids can run off energy.

Whatever rec time means to kids, make sure they have what teachers call a ‘brain break’ after school. Rushing them into more lessons might burn them out, and they could lose focus.

After the hour of down time, schedule in some more learning. This can be the ideal time to use the online reading tutor. Parents may schedule a half-hour with the program, but the timeframe may depend on the age of the child and their engagement.

If kids are enjoying the lessons, though, parents may let them continue for a bit longer. Just be cognizant about screen time and encourage kids to give their eyes a rest.

Review the Reading Data

Anytime kids are utilizing a learning platform or program parents may wish to monitor progress. The goal with reading programs and online reading tutors is to help children improve reading skills and perhaps hit the necessary reading benchmarks for their grade-level.

How do parents know the online reading tutor works? Reading programs should allow parents the opportunity to review data for their child. Readability provides parents with a Parent Dashboard that shows how long the child used the program and their current reading level. Via the Parent Dashboard, parents can better understand their child’s reading growth.

Parents should make sure that the program they choose and the online reading tutor they utilize to help their child also provides data for their child’s progress. Parents need to know that the program—and the tutor—is a benefit.

As these programs typically charge some type of fee for use, parents may consider the program an investment. And the return on investment with reading programs is reading progress. If parents cannot understand this progress, can’t see this progress, the benefit of the program and the financial investment into the program may be questioned.

What should parents do if they review the data, and their child isn’t making progress? If their child just started the program—if, for example, it’s only been a week—parents may give the program more time. If parents pay per month, look at the results after a month. At the end of the month, if progress is stalled, parents may decide to look at other options.

Parents, though, also should review all the data. If a child only uses the program for 10 minutes a day, or if the child didn’t use the program consistently, parents may decide to create a more fixed schedule for use and review data in another month.

How often a child uses an online reading tutor could affect how long it takes them to progress or improve their reading level.

Is the App Glitching? What to Do!

After reviewing the data on progress, kids may tell parents that they had trouble using the app or maybe the app wasn’t working properly. Software glitches can affect a child’s progress because they may become frustrated and not use the app.

If parents are paying for the app, and the features aren’t fully functional, call the company and ask to speak to a customer service rep. Sometimes an app may need to be deleted or reloaded, sometimes there is an issue with an internal network, but other times there may be internal issues that the company is working to address.

Parents who discover from children that the app is simply glitchy should reach out. Again, apps can glitch. Maybe the issues didn’t happen during the trial, but now something is amiss. Tech, unfortunately, can be an imperfect convenience. Never hesitate to call the company and ask for help!

How to Start a Free Trial

Readability offers parents a free one week trial period to explore the app and use the online reading tutor. Signing up is easy, and the free trial gives kids access to all the features and benefits of Readability.

Visit Readability online and enter your email for access to a free trial. Parents will receive an email with further instructions. Parents who are interested in paying for a subscription to Readability can choose from different plans—monthly or yearly. Parents who are not interested in continuing with the software need to cancel their trial within 24 hours of the end of the trial period.

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20 Reasons Kids Should Use Reading Apps

January 22, 2021

20 Reasons Kids Should Use Reading Apps

The importance of strong reading skills cannot be overstated. Reading skills are not just crucial for a child’s academic success, but also for their personal development and professional success throughout their lives.

Sadly, many children struggle to develop strong reading skills in elementary school. In the past, parents often found it difficult to get their children additional reading help outside of the classroom. But this is no longer an issue today due to the influx of reading apps available for smartphones, tablets, and computers.

Why Should Your Child Use Reading Apps?

Help for struggling readers is available at your fingertips thanks to the emergence of reading apps. If you’re still on the fence about whether or not your child should use reading apps, here are 20 reasons why you should take advantage of these powerful tools:

Convenience

Using a reading app is a convenient way for your child to work on their reading skills. There’s no need to carry heavy textbooks or notebooks or meet one-on-one with a private tutor. With a reading app, your child can start working on their reading skills with the push of a button.

Accessibility

Reading apps are compatible with smartphones, tablets, and other devices, which makes them incredibly accessible to children. It doesn’t matter whether your child is at home, at school, in the waiting room of a doctor’s office, or in the car on a family road trip. These apps can be accessed at any time from any location, so your child can work on their reading skills as much as possible.

Inexpensive

Hiring a private reading tutor is expensive. Tutors typically charge between $30 to $40 per hour, which can add up quickly over time.

Families who cannot afford to pay for multiple tutoring sessions per week can turn to reading apps, which are far less expensive.

Some apps charge one-time fees when the app is initially downloaded, whereas others charge monthly subscription fees. Either way, a reading app will cost much less than a private reading tutor.

20 Reasons Kids Should Use Reading Apps

User-Friendly

Reading apps are designed with kids in mind. The developers design these apps to be as user-friendly as possible to cater to elementary-aged children. This means your child will be able to use a reading app on their own, so they won’t need you to hover over their shoulder and explain what to do.

Being able to access, navigate, and use a reading app will allow your child to work on their reading skills in their free time regardless of whether or not you are available to help.

Fun Experience

Most kids beg their parents for permission to spend more time on their smartphones, tablets, or computers. Kids are naturally drawn to these technological devices, which is why they typically enjoy the experience of using reading apps.

Your child will love that they finally get to use a smartphone or tablet on their own. Because reading apps are so much fun for kids, they will be motivated to keep using them on a regular basis.

Endless Content

If you download a reading app, you won’t need to take countless trips to the library or bookstore in order to provide your child with new reading material.

Reading apps will provide your child with access to a vast library of age-appropriate content that is constantly updated with new and exciting stories. Your child will never run out of things to read or get bored with the content since there’s so much to choose from.

Multi-Sensory Experience

Multi-sensory teaching techniques are those that engage more than one sense at a time. Research shows that using these teaching techniques can help struggling readers connect with the material and improve their reading skills.

Multi-sensory techniques are not used in many classrooms, but they are used on reading apps. A reading app will engage your child’s sight, hearing, and touch to create a unique multi-sensory learning experience. This approach ensures that the app keeps your child’s attention and interest so they are motivated to continue learning.

Improves Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension is one of the most difficult reading skills to master. Fortunately, there are apps that can help your child drastically improve their reading comprehension skills.

The Readability app, for example, will ask your child questions about the content they are reading. The app will then listen to your child’s answers to measure how well they understood the story. It’s just like talking to a teacher, but it’s in the palm of your child’s hand.

Helps With Fluency

Reading apps can improve your child’s fluency skills, too. The Readability app will read the text aloud to your child before instructing your child to read the same text aloud on their own. This process, which is known as modeling, has been proven to help children become more fluent readers.

Addresses Decoding Issues

Decoding is the process of sounding out words using your knowledge of letter-sound relationships. This skill is the foundation of reading. Without it, kids cannot become strong readers.

Many reading apps, including Readability, are designed to help kids who are struggling to develop decoding skills. The Readability app will listen for pronunciation errors as your child reads aloud. If your child makes a mistake, the app will provide immediate feedback so your child can learn from their errors.

Broadens Vocabulary

Your child will be exposed to new words every time they read independently on a reading app. If they encounter a new word, the reading app will help them learn how to pronounce it. But they must use context clues from the story to determine what it means.

Hearing the word—and figuring out what it means—will help your child commit it to their memory. The more your child reads on a reading app, the more words they will encounter and the wider their vocabulary will grow.

Builds Confidence

Struggling to read can negatively impact a child’s confidence. They may think that they aren’t as smart or capable as their peers, which can leave them unhappy and unmotivated to improve.

But using a reading app can help struggling readers overcome their challenges and become strong, capable readers. Mastering these skills will give your child a massive confidence boost and help them realize that they are just as intelligent and capable as their classmates.

20 Reasons Kids Should Use Reading Apps

Fosters A Love for Reading

Using a reading app is a fun experience for kids. Because of this, reading apps can actually help your child discover their passion for reading. As they become stronger readers, they may find themselves reading in their spare time for fun.

This love for reading will continue to bring them joy—and help them achieve success—for the rest of their lives.

Promotes Brain Development

Many people have always thought that reading can make you smarter, but now there is scientific evidence to prove it.

A study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that reading activates certain regions of a child’s brain that are associated with memory and information processing. This means if you encourage your child to read on a reading app, you are promoting their brain development.

Helps Children Better Understand the World

Research suggests that reading can help children broaden their minds and gain a better understanding of the world around them. It can introduce them to various cultures and teach them about the beauty in diversity. Because they can carry these skills with them for the rest of their lives, reading can help them grow into well-rounded adults.

Sets Children Up For Academic Success

Using a reading app for 20 minutes per day can set your child up for academic success. Studies show that children who read for at least 20 minutes per day score higher on standardized tests than 90% of their peers.

Scoring high on these tests can help your child gain admittance into advanced learning programs, win academic awards, and get accepted into top tier universities and colleges.

Sparks Creativity

Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” It turns out, Einstein was right. Experts believe that children who use their imagination when playing are developing vital social, cognitive, psychological, and emotional skills.

But children may need help stimulating their imagination, which is why it’s so important to encourage them to read on a regular basis using a reading app. Research shows that reading improves a child’s imagination just like exercising strengthens the muscles in your body. The more your child reads, the more imaginative they will become.

Increases Tech-Savviness

The older your child gets, the more they will rely on smartphones, tablets, computers, and other devices. They will need to know how to use these devices to communicate with friends, complete schoolwork, conduct research, and apply for colleges.

Kids need to feel comfortable using technological devices, and allowing them to use a reading app is one of the best ways to introduce them to the tech world.

Using a reading app will set your child up for a lifetime of tech-savviness.

Easy to Track Progress

Many apps are designed with progress reports and performance dashboards that allow parents to monitor their child’s performance. If you choose one of these apps, it will be easy for you to track your child’s progress and see how much they have improved. This way, you will know you are not wasting your child’s time on an ineffective reading tool.

20 Reasons Kids Should Use Reading Apps

Addresses Skill Deficits Early

For years, experts believed that children who struggled to read were “late bloomers,” meaning they would eventually learn to read and catch up with their peers. But the late bloomer theory has been put to rest.

Now, experts know that reading difficulties will not simply fade away over time without early and urgent intervention. In other words, the longer you wait to get your struggling reader the help they need, the harder it will be for them to catch up with their peers.

Using a reading app is an effective way to provide your child with the help they need to develop crucial reading skills and stay on track academically. These apps can help you address your child’s skill deficits before they negatively impact their academic career.

What to Look For When Choosing Reading Apps

Now that you know the many benefits of using a reading app, it’s important to learn how to choose the right app for your child. Don’t simply choose the first app that appears in your search results. Take the time to look for an app with these features:

  • Grade-level appropriate content: Be sure to choose an app that contains content for readers at your child’s grade level. If the content is solely aimed at younger or older readers, the app will not help your child improve their reading skills.
  • Affordable price: There are countless affordable reading apps available, so there’s no need to break your budget on getting your child the help they need to succeed.
  • Measurable results: It’s best to find an app that allows you to track your child’s reading progress. If you can’t track your child’s performance, there’s no way to determine whether or not the reading app is effective.
  • Methods backed by research: Look into how each app works before choosing one for your child. The strategies that the app uses to teach your child should be backed by research. In other words, look for an app that uses strategies that have been proven to help kids become better readers. If an app is not using methods backed by research, chances are that it will not help your child achieve their reading goals.
  • Addresses your child’s unique needs: Every child is different. Some children struggle with fluency or decoding, whereas others struggle with reading comprehension. Many children experience reading difficulties due to learning disabilities, but others struggle due to inadequate instruction. Figure out what your child is struggling with—and more importantly, why—to ensure you find an app that meets their unique needs.

Remember, what works for one child may not work for another. Don’t be afraid to try different apps until you find one that is perfect for your child.

20 Reasons Kids Should Use Reading Apps

What is the Best Reading App For Struggling Readers?

Your search for the best reading app for your child is over. Readability is the only smart reading and comprehension learning app that kids can use anytime, anywhere. Created by reading specialists and child education experts, it is designed with all of the important features and qualities mentioned above.

This innovative app uses advanced technology to help kids improve their decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension skills. The app also allows parents to track their child’s progress through the user-friendly dashboard.

Don’t wait to get your child the reading help they need—download the Readability app to start your free 7-day trial today.

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Parents’ Guide to Creating a Home Reading Program

January 8, 2021

Parents’ Guide to Creating a Home Reading Program

Children struggling to read during the pandemic might be receiving extra assistance through their school, or, perhaps they might not qualify. For kids learning virtually or those who are on a hybrid schedule, the extra ‘push-in’ for reading instruction may be via meeting platforms (like Zoom).

Whether kids are in the classroom or in a virtual environment, parents may need to implement their own reading programs at home to help their children boost their reading skills. For those who need help in establishing an at-home curriculum, use this Parents’ Guide to Creating a home reading program.

A Reading Instruction Primer

Parents know their child best, and it’s important to understand that what works for one child won’t work for every child. Children may struggle to read for many reasons. Some may simply have fallen behind peers—maybe they don’t enjoy reading. Other children may have medical-related diagnoses that make learning to read more difficult.

Parents can choose multiple pieces of the guide to use for their home instruction. Create a program that works for a child’s individual needs, and, of course, for the parent’s schedule. Most parents also don’t have a background in elementary education or reading instruction, so many of the ideas for at-home instruction can be implemented by anyone…no education degree required!

Ideas for Reading Fun

Embracing the joy of reading may go a long way to encouraging children to read more or to even just pick up a book. So how do parents implement a program at home that focuses on the joy of literacy? Games, special reading environments, and other out-of-the-box ideas can help children discover and uncover the reading adventure.

Parents’ Guide to Creating a Home Reading Program

Reading Games

Reading is a form of entertainment but some children might not perceive reading to be any form of entertainment. Parents, however, can help make reading a bit more of an adventure by playing reading games with kids.

Kids may be able to pick up on when games are really lessons in disguise, so parents shouldn’t make games boring! Not sure what games to play? Try these:

Sight Word Scavenger Hunt

Younger children may still be learning sight words. These are words that they need to identify on sight. Often, teachers will provide a list of sight words that each child needs to memorize.

Parents can help children practice identifying these words by encouraging them to find sight words out in the wild. Going to the grocery store? Have children find words on boxes, signs or even clothes (think novelty t-shirts and sweaters). Even street signs can be a great location for sight words. Parents can have children check off each word as they are discovered. Maybe there is a prize for finding all the sight words!

Catch & Tell

Blow up a beach ball and write questions for kids related to story/book comprehension.  These balls also can be purchased online and are printed with standard prompts. If parents choose to DIY, opt for prompts related to a child’s reading level or comprehension goals. Questions related to the ‘wh’ questions work well for this game. Who is the main character? What are they doing? When/Where does the story take place? Or maybe parents write prompts related to more detailed inquiries; perhaps the sections of the ball could ask children to talk about the differences between characters or the significance of an event.

How do kids play Catch & Tell? Parents toss the ball, and the child has to answer the prompt that lands face up. This game can have multiple players—get siblings involved! And, of course, parents also can and should play, too, by talking about the book they are reading.

Board Games…with Words!

There are many games that focus on words; Scrabble and Bananagrams are just two popular options. Creating words can help kids recognize phonetic patterns and may help them expand their vocabulary. Parents can find other types of word or reading board games online. Even board games that encourage kids to read clues or cards related to the game may help them practice reading.  

Word Game Competitions

Parents can also host their own word game competition. Using a dry erase board, choose a word or a phrase and use dashes to represent each letter of the word or phrase. Kids need to take turns guessing letters, and the person who solves the puzzle wins. Parents can draw a flower or other picture to show when a guessed letter isn’t in the puzzle; for every missed letter, a new piece of the picture is added. When the picture is completed without the puzzling being solved, the player or players lose the round.

Online Word Games

There are many games that can be downloaded via Google Play or the App Store that focus on reading or words. Not sure what games are a good fit? Just do a quick search on a phone or device for reading games or word games. Just make sure the game is appropriate for a child’s age/maturity!

Parents’ Guide to Creating a Home Reading Program

Reading Field Trips: Let’s Go!

Stories can make awesome field trips! While parents might not be able to replicate a favorite event or scene in a book, they can take children to places that their favorite character visited in the story. Or maybe even a place somehow related to the story. Reading field trips can include trips to museums, parks or maybe even a historic landmark (if it’s close). Parents should ask children about the book or story and get details on places and events featured in the book. This is also a great way to help kids retell parts of the story. If a book focuses on outer space, a visit to a planetarium would be a great field trip. Visit a history museum for a book that focuses on a historical figure. Or think of a trip that’s related in another way.

These trips also could be virtual, and, during Covid, this may be the only option! Virtual field trips, however, offer almost unlimited options for children to explore their curiosity. While a trip to a museum in France might have once required a large budget for those living in the U.S., a virtual visit is accessible to almost anyone with access to the internet. Sites like YouTube also can include lots of video tours of historic locales or even documentaries about famous people.

If parents are unsure about where to go, just do a quick online search. Every book offers possibilities for a field trip! So get traveling with kids. And, of course, be sure to talk about the book after or even during that excursion.

Parents’ Guide to Creating a Home Reading Program

Build a Reading Habitat

Reading together or even encouraging a child to read solo might be more enticing with a unique reading environment. Build a reading fort with blankets and chairs! Or create a pillow nest using all the pillows in the house and let kids get cozy. Books also can be read outdoors under a tree or even with a flashlight in a tent under the stars!

Parents’ Guide to Creating a Home Reading Program

Cook Up Book Recipes

Sometimes books include details about foods that characters enjoy. These scenes may have us craving a particular food or restaurant. Or maybe the food explored in the story is new or unusual. Use food descriptions in stories to cook up some reading adventures!

Enjoying foods or entrees from stories may help kids immerse in the story…with their senses. Cooking new recipes also could be a great way to help them practice reading, too. And measuring ingredients adds a math lesson! Win-win!

Parents might not know what foods their kids are learning about in those books and stories, and this is where reading conversations become an important part of the lesson. For each book a child reads, make a habit of enjoying a ‘story food.’ Ask kids what their favorite characters are eating, and then hunt together for a recipe for the meal.

Maybe the character is enjoying something simple—like a crumpet. If a child has never tried a crumpet or even knows what a crumpet is, this is a great excuse to find them at the store. They can enjoy tea and crumpets! Or maybe orange marmalade (like a favorite fictional bear). Foods pop up throughout stories, and kids may enjoy trying out all these new tastes. Even if they don’t like new food, the experience helps broaden their taste buds!

Pop some Popcorn and Watch the Movie

When a child is finished reading their book, research if there is a movie adaptation! Watching the big-screen adaptation of a book can be a great way to talk about plots and characters. Ask children if they liked the book or the movie better. Have them describe how the character in the movie was different from the book. Did the character in the movie look like the writer described them in the book? Sometimes the movie is nothing like the book, and this can be an interesting topic to discuss.

Not sure what books were made into a movie? Imagination Soup offers an extensive list of kids’ books that were interpreted for the screen.

Practice…Everyday!

While field trips, new foods, and even games can help make reading more fun and more of an immersive experience, reading every day should be on the list as a ‘must’ for an at-home reading program. These activities are supplements to highlight how reading can reach into all aspects of daily life—from foods characters eat to the places they visit. The gateway to learning about these experiences, though, is through the pages of the books.

Most schools encourage children to read nightly—20 minutes. Parents whose children struggle to read at grade-level, though, may feel these minutes are a battle. So should parents leave kids to tick off these minutes? For kids who need extra support, parents may decide to read with kids…or to them. A great way to encourage kids to read while offering support is to alternate pages; a parent reads one page, the child reads the next page.

During reading sessions, parents should ask questions about the story or book. This helps gauge a child’s understanding of what they read. For children reading chapter books, parents may ask questions at the end of each chapter or maybe after several pages (in case children really struggle with reading comprehension).

Parents’ Guide to Creating a Home Reading Program

Listen Up!

Some kids may enjoy hearing a book read to them. Parents may use audiobooks so that kids can listen to the story. This may help them understand inflection of emotion during scenes from a book or story and may help them gauge a character’s intent (from the voice inflection). Parents may want to encourage kids to follow along in a book as the story is read.

After listening to the story, parents may have kids read the same chapter silently or maybe parents could help children read it aloud. Audiobooks can be a great option for children who really like the auditory component. And parents can often find audiobooks at a local library.

Reading at the Right Level

Reading the right level books may help ensure that kids aren’t challenged by vocabulary that is too difficult or by plots that are too complex. And parents probably also don’t want to choose books that are too easy, as easy books might not challenge children to progress to a higher reading level.

Finding that ideal balance may be difficult. Parents who are unsure about their child’s reading level can reach out to the child’s teacher for guidance. They can provide a range of reading levels that are appropriate and ensure that the books aren’t too complicated. Struggling readers could be discouraged, too, if a book is too long. They may lose focus or lose track of the plot.

Children who read at a level below their peers, however, may be frustrated that they can’t read the same books or stories. Parents can read higher-level books to their kids to ensure that they don’t miss out on popular characters and books. Parents may wish to talk to kids about the book as they read and ask questions related to the story to help children better understand the plot.

Use a Reading App or Online Reading Program

Some parents don’t have the time to sit and read with their kids or help them with their reading. Others aren’t sure how to properly help their child with reading so that they can meet grade-level expectations. For children who need extra enrichment and additional support, parents may explore reading apps or online reading programs that were developed to help children gain proficiency.

Parents should look for programs that offer engaging content to ensure that lessons don’t become boring. Stories should include colorful illustrations to break up chunks of texts and interactive features to keep kids immersed in the stories. Content also should be leveled for a child’s specific needs; stories shouldn’t be too easy or difficult.

Parents also shouldn’t be left in the dark about their child’s progress. Look for programs like Readability that offer a space for parents to check how long a child engaged in lessons as well as their reading progress. Readability also provides engaging and immersive content, and, yes, lots of great illustrations to help children visualize the story as they read.

Not every program is a fit for every child. Readability offers a free seven-day trial for kids (and parents) to check out the features and benefits of the program. Ready to try Readability? Start a free trial today!

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