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2 awesome free reading resources that kids will love

2 awesome free reading resources that kids will love

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps

A little over two years ago, we featured Amazon Rapids, a reading app full of stories for kids that read like text messages. Talk about meeting kids where they are, right? Well, just yesterday, Amazon Rapids went from a free app + monthly subscription, to totally 100%...
A clever trick to boost your kids’ reading skills while they watch TV

A clever trick to boost your kids’ reading skills while they watch TV

by Kate Etue | Tips and Tricks

During the dry spell of summer, when our favorite TV shows were in their off season, my 10-year-old daughter and I got hooked on a fun Korean high-school drama series. But while we watched I noticed something I didn’t expect: her reading skills improved. And...
17 of the very best reading apps for kids, from ABCs to SATs | Back to School Tech Guide

17 of the very best reading apps for kids, from ABCs to SATs | Back to School Tech Guide

by Lexi Petronis | Back to School Tech, Best Apps, Educational Apps

We’re kicking off our Back to School Tech Guide with some of the very best reading apps for kids and whether your kids are just beginning to string together letters to make words or they’re tearing their way through Harry Potter for the eighth time,...
Hey kids, Viola Davis is reading your bedtime story tonight!

Hey kids, Viola Davis is reading your bedtime story tonight!

by Kristen Chase | Websites We Love

When Guy Raz, of NPR’s TED Radio Hour and Wow in the World podcast fame, recommends a website for kids, you go, because, obvy. And no surprise, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online is a fantastic resource for parents that you might not know about....
Amazon Rapids: A new chat-style app that might just get your kids reading more

Amazon Rapids: A new chat-style app that might just get your kids reading more

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps

We love finding new, interesting ways to grow passionate readers, so that’s why when we discovered Amazon Rapids, a new reading app that just launched today, we were very intrigued. Because unlike other reading apps for kids you’ve seen (and we’ve...
Prime Reading: Being an Amazon Prime member just got a whole lot more awesome

Prime Reading: Being an Amazon Prime member just got a whole lot more awesome

by Kate Etue | Gear + Hardware

As if free two-day shipping on almost any purchase and the ability to shop for groceries in my pajamas wasn’t reason enough to join Amazon Prime, their newest feature, Prime Reading, has convinced me to keep on renewing my membership. Prime members now get free...
12 of the best reading apps for kids of all ages: Back-to-School tech guide

12 of the best reading apps for kids of all ages: Back-to-School tech guide

by Jeana | Back to School Tech

Our back to school 2016 guide continues with our picks for some of the best reading apps for kids. From preschoolers learning ABC basics and sight words, to older kids needing a synonym for obsequious (or uh, maybe that is the synonym?), we have you covered. Because...
Tablets vs E-book Readers: What’s the best way for kids to read? Reader Q&A

Tablets vs E-book Readers: What’s the best way for kids to read? Reader Q&A

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks, Gear + Hardware

So, I want my daughter to read more this summer, and with all our upcoming travel, I’m considering a tablet or e-book reader but I’m not sure which is best. -Dawn  We’re definitely with you that gadgets can be a whole lot easier to travel with, Dawn,...
10 of the best reading apps for young kids and early readers: Back to School Tech Guide 2015

10 of the best reading apps for young kids and early readers: Back to School Tech Guide 2015

by Nicole Blades | Back to School Tech, Best Apps

Next up in our Back to School Tech Guide 2015, we’re happy to share 10 of the best reading apps for little kids. Because as plenty of us parents know, getting kids hyped about reading isn’t always an easy road. So when they’re first starting out, we...
Need recommendations for great books for kids? Bookmark these 5 great websites.

Need recommendations for great books for kids? Bookmark these 5 great websites.

by Kate Etue | Websites We Love

Some of our kids are really picky when it comes to books — not too long, not too short, with just the right plot points and character types. Then there are the ones who go through books so quickly that we can barely keep up with suggestions for what they...
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