Booksy: learn to read platform
Booksy: learn to read platform
The official app & game
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DESCRIPTION
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Booksy is a learning-to-read platform for young kids (4-9). It's designed from the ground up to help young children, K through 2nd grade, practice and develop their reading skills.
*** FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES: LEARN TO READ WITH TABLETS ARTICLE!***
This edition comes with 3 FREE Books. Books are only in ENGLISH. (A few Spanish books are available and Portuguese is coming).
Think of Booksy as training wheels for books. It gives kids independence and security while providing help and support. Watch them glow with pride as they are able to read by themselves and gain independence.
Booksy is at its heart a library of age appropriate level-readers. We believe kids WANT to read when to give them fascinating and interesting books. That is why we partnered with experts to create books on topics kids will love. They will not only dive into reading, but with our nonfiction series also learn. Many books are written by experts and PhDs. Beautiful full-color images and illustrations.
Common Core aligned! Books on science topics, social science, math and everyday activities.
But BOOKSY is so much more. It has amazing features that make learning to read simple and fun. And, it includes powerful tools for parents and teachers to track kids' progress.
Booksy requires Android 3.0 or higher. For full functionality, it requires a microphone.It's a TABLET ONLY APP. It has been optimized for most 7 and 10 inch tablets including Nexus 7 and 10.
Booksy features:
Kids can tap on ANY word to have it read out loud. Not just the whole page, but the words they find difficulty.
Quizzes help cement reading comprehension.
Up to 10 users can be tracked in this editions
Record reading sessions and track their progress without looking over their shoulder (RECORDING WILL ONLY WORK ON DEVICES THAT SUPPORT THIS FEATURE)
Adults/Teachers can track kids' progress in the Parental Dashboard
Awesome content: level-readers on science topicsnot just of literacy, but of science literacy!
Motivation engine! Stars, awards and trophies keep kids engaged and coming back for more. Kids get:
Stars for every book they finish
Stars for every quiz where they get all the answers right
BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR IN APP PURCHASE:
LEVEL 0 (50-150 words, repetitive structures and words for kids who are just starting to read)
Fruits
Puppies!
Hummingbirds!
Snakes!
The american Flag
Hello Bunny!
Pocket Animals
Animal Colors
Counting Robots
All kinds of Fun: The Mc Penguin Brothers
Mr. Talbot's vacation
Animal Orchestra
The Four Seasons!
Days of the Week
Field trip!
School is Fun!
Tommy's Day
LEVEL 1 (150-300 words, simplified structures, for readers who are beginning to venture into reading on their own)
Humpback Whales!
Dinosaurs!
Volcanos!
Exploring Mars!
Chimpanzees!
Emperor Penguins!
Insects!
Solar System!
Elephants!
In a Jam!
Bacteria
Plants
The Ojibwe
The President of the United Stated
Ponies
Caterpillar to Butterfly
Rhymes & Poems 1
The Ugly Duckling
The Tortoise & the Hare
The Ant & the Grasshopper
Jack & the Beanstalk
Little Red Riding Hood
Water!
The Moon
LEVEL 2 (300-500 words)
Dolphins!
Global Warming
Chocolate!
Flowers!
George Washington & the revolutionary war
Thomas Jefferson & the Declaration of Independence
The pilgrims & the First Thanksgiving
The Beaty & the Beast
Pinocchio
MORE BOOKS COMING EVERY WEEK!
Tipitap
Learning Fun. Fun Learning.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Developer: Tipitap
Genre: Education
App version: 2.2
App size: 34M
Recent changes: Complete redesign with larger bookshelf
New Bookstore
New Dashboard
Bug fixes and general improvements
New Awards and Motivation Engine
More Books Available
...and more!
Comments:
Really great for kids to read.Easy to use interface.Good graphics. Worth the money spent
This is a great app. I can't seem to find where the recorded voice file is. Teachers must love this as it gives students an opportunity to practice with assistance. If a few of the kinks were ironed out I would definitely give it a 5. It should be a little bit more intuitive as far as signing up a new user and locating the stats. I would definitely purchase books for this app. Any in French... Teachers in my jurisdiction are hungry!
Starts you out with a few book then if you like it you can buy bundles of books for a few $. Tap on any word to have it read it out loud. My 4 year old loves to go through the books and repeats them all the way through. It's helped greatly in her interest in reading. The security needs some beefing up. Any elementary kid can get into the buying screen. Also it would be nice if you could sync it to a google account or something.
I love the idea but enabling the listen button each time is annoying for my son. Cant it just be at top right all the time? Sometimes the first word doesnt work until u press another word first. 1 letter words hard to activate. Maybe highlight each word when sentence is read?
This is a handy, pleasant app overall. Things to note: - Booksy 50 (the book pack) is NOT the same as this app and they do NOT sync together. They are two separate apps. - If you purchase books in the free Booksy app, you must be careful when deleting or redownloading the app. Getting your paid books back can sometimes be a pain. - TipiTap was not responsive at their website, Facebook, through their email, or here when I had an issue. If you want to contact them, Twitter was the best/fastest resource. Whoever was handling their Twitter account was on the ball.'
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