Super Mario Odyssey
© 2017 Nintendo of America
$60, Nintendo Switch
Teaches: reading, logic, problem solving
CTR Rating: 94%
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Pokémon GO
© 2016 Niantic
iPad, iPhone, Android
Teaches: geography, problem solving, logic, maps, reading, classification
CTR Rating: 96%
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Goldilocks and Little Bear
© 2015 Nosy Crow
$4.99, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: reading, language, fairy tales
CTR Rating: 100%
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World of Lexica, The
© 2015 Amplify
$12, iPad 3 or later, Android
Teaches: reading, comprehension, logic, spelling, English and Spanish
CTR Rating: 94%
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Strange and Wonderful World of Ants
© 2011 Amos Latteier
$1.99, iPad (24 MB)
Teaches: science, ants, insects, reading
CTR Rating: 94%
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Reader Bee and the Story Tree
© 2014 Learning Circle Kids LLC
$1.99, iPad (497 MB)
Teaches: reading skills, phonemic awareness, fine motor, CVC words
CTR Rating: 90%
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Touch, Look, Listen: My First Words
© 2013 Storytoys
$1.99, iPad, Android
Teaches: vocabulary, reading, ESL, German, French, Spanish, Chinese
CTR Rating: 94%
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Jungle Book, The
© 2013 StoryToys
$4.99, Android, iPad
Teaches: reading, classification, logic (English, French, German or Spanish)
CTR Rating: 92%
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Endless Alphabet
© 2013 Originator
$6.99, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: the alphabet, ABC song, reading, letter recognition, music
CTR Rating: 96%
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War Horse
© 2012 The Red Green & Blue Co Ltd.
$13.99, iPad
Teaches: history, reading, horses, music, Word War I, Germany, England
CTR Rating: 94%
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IMAG•N•O•TRON
© 2013 Moonbot Studios
$0.99, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: reading, language
CTR Rating: 90%
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Arthur’s Teacher Trouble
© 2012 Wanderful, Inc.
$4.99, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: reading, language, spelling, school, Spanish
CTR Rating: 90%
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LetterSchool
© 2012 Boreaal Publishers
$50, iPad, iPhone, Android
Teaches: Handwriting, letter formation, numerals, upper/lower case, D'Nealian, HWT and Zaner-Bloser, reading
CTR Rating: 96%
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X is for X-Ray
© 2011 Touch Press
$8, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: science, x-rays, exploration, mechanics, reading
CTR Rating: 88%
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Noodle Words
© 2011 NoodleWorks Interactive
$2.99, iPad
Teaches: reading, language
CTR Rating: 94%
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Cinderella – Nosy Crow Animated Picture Book
© 2011 Nosy Crow
$7.99, iPad
Teaches: reading, some creativity
CTR Rating: 98%
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Word Wizard
© 2011 L'Escapadou
$7.99, iPad, iPhone, Android
Teaches: Reading, spelling, language, phonics, letter recognition, decoding, writing
CTR Rating: 95%
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Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
© 2011 Moonbot Studios
$4.99, iPad
Teaches: reading, logic
CTR Rating: 94%
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Three Little Pigs and the Secret of a Popup Book
© 2011 GameCollage LLC
$4, iPhone, iPad
Teaches: reading, mechanical engineering, mechanics, physics, gears
CTR Rating: 92%
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Monster at the End of This Book, The
© 2011 Callaway Digital Arts
$4, iPad
Teaches: reading, dealing with your fear, monsters, language experience
CTR Rating: 90%
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Three Little Pigs, The
© 2011 Nosy Crow
$5.99, iPad
Teaches: language, reading, fun with language
CTR Rating: 92%
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Montessori Crosswords
© 2010 L’Escapadou
$2.99, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: spelling, phonics, reading, writing, language, upper and lower case
CTR Rating: 96%
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Nash Smasher!
© 2010 Crab Hill Press
$1.99, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: reading, emotions, fine motor
CTR Rating: 90%
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Cat In The Hat, The
© 2010 Oceanhouse Media
$2.99, iPhone, iPad
Teaches: reading, word recognition
CTR Rating: 88%
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Wheels on the Bus
© 2009 Duck Duck Moose Inc.
iPhone, Android, Kindle
Teaches: reading, fine motor coordination, word recognition
CTR Rating: 96%
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Tag Reading System
© 2008 LeapFrog
$50, Windows, Mac OSX
Teaches: Reading, comprehension, word recognition
CTR Rating: 92.5%
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LeapPad
© 1999 LeapFrog
$79.99, LeapPad
Teaches: reading, science, geography
Reader Rabbit
© 1985 The Learning Company
$24.95, Apple, IBM, IIGS
Teaches: reading: 200 simple sight words, memory.
Leapster Multimedia Learning System
© 2003 LeapFrog
$6080, Leapster
Teaches: reading, math, logic, music, memory
LeapPad
© 1999 LeapFrog
$79.99, Smart Toy
Teaches: reading, science, geography
Stickybear's ABC
© 1981 Optimum Resource, Inc.
$59.95, Win, Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: reading, letters, phonics
Pokémon Red
© 1999 Nintendo of America
$34.95, Game Boy Color
Teaches: reading, classification, memory
Let’s Go Read! An Island Adventure
© 1997 Riverdeep, Inc. (Edmark)
$39.95, Win 95, Win 3.1, Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: reading, letter recognition, phonics, spelling
Just Grandma and Me
© 1997 The Learning Company
$13, Win 95, Win 3.1, Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: early reading, French, German, Spanish
JumpStart Kindergarten
© 1994 Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
$9.95, Win 95, Win 3.1, Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: reading, letters, numbers, clocks, patterns, colors, shapes
Ruff's Bone
© 1994 Brøderbund (The Learning Company)
$19.95, Win 95, Win 3.1, Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: reading: story elements
Harry and the Haunted House
© 1994 Brøderbund (The Learning Company)
$13, Win 95, Win 3.1, Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: reading
New Kid on the Block, The
© 1993 Brøderbund (The Learning Company)
$19.95, Win 95, Win 3.1, Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: reading
Arthur's Teacher Trouble
© 1993 Brøderbund (The Learning Company)
$19.95, Win 95, Win 3.1, Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: early reading, word recognition