Booksy: learn to read platform

About Booksy: learn to read platform Android App

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 topics—not 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!

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