Children's Technology Review

Wanderer, The: Frankenstein�s Creature

$15, iPad, iPhone, Steam, Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome

Teaches: logic, art, reading, literature, emotions

CTR Rating: 88%

Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece by Ubisoft

$20, Windows

Teaches: exploration, reading & listening comprehension, history, geography, ancient cultures, ancient theologies, mythology

CTR Rating: 86%

Card City Nights 2

$58, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Mac OSX, Android, Steam

Teaches: strategy, deckbuilding, reading, puzzle-solving,

CTR Rating: 87.5%

Card City Nights

$1, iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac OSX, Windows, Steam

Teaches: strategy, deckbuilding, reading, puzzle-solving,

CTR Rating: 84%

Adventure Academy

$10120, iPad, Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading skills, comprehension, math, science, social studies

CTR Rating: 78%

Wonders Literacy Program

Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, social emotional

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

$15, Windows, Steam, Mac OSX, PlayStation 4

Teaches: problem solving, collaboration, logic, memory, reading

CTR Rating: 88%

LeapFrog Academy

$7.99, iPad, Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: school readiness, phonics, early reading, logic, sequencing, math

CTR Rating: 82%

Disney Buddies: ABCs

$2.99, iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle, Windows

Teaches: reading, phonics, letters, upper and lower case

CTR Rating: 76%

Newsela

Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, current events

CuriousWorld

$9.99, iPad, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, math, science, creativity

Minecraft: Story Mode

$4.99, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Mac OSX, iPad, Android, Kindle

Teaches: reading, logic, problem solving

CTR Rating: 88%

Disney Story Central

$8, iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, Disney

Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness

$19.99, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: logic, Iceland history, deductive thinking, reading

Brainzy

$47.88, Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome, Internet Site

Teaches: math, reading

Nancy Drew: Labyrinth of Lies

$20, Windows, Mac OSX (disk or digital download)

Teaches: logic, deductive reasoning, reading, memory

MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading

Waterford Early Learning Program (WERP)

$75, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading

TeacherMate Differentiated Instruction System

$500, Windows, Mac OSX, iPad (Android coming in 2014)

Teaches: reading

Lexia Reading Core5

iPad, iPhone, Android, Nook, Kindle, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading instruction

Scholastic iRead

$98, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, phonics, decoding

myON Reader

$650010000, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site, iPad, Android

Teaches: reading, reading comprehension, English, Spanish

Teach Your Monster to Read

$4.99, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, phonics, letters

CTR Rating: 88%

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

$40, Wii U*, Windows, PS3, PS Vita, 3DS, DS, Wii, Xbox 360, OS X

Teaches: logic, reading, problem solving

CTR Rating: 94%

Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall

$19.99, Mac OSX, Windows

Teaches: reading, logic

Phonics Quiz: Game Show

$19.99, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: phonics, reading, language arts

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

$50, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, Nintendo DS, Windows

Teaches: logic, reading, problem solving

CTR Rating: 96%

Speakaboos (www.speakaboos.com)

$4.99, Internet Site, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, language

Storia

Windows, Mac OSX, iPad, Android, Kindle

Teaches: reading, compression, spelling, language

CTR Rating: 90%

Molly Moccasins

$0.99, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading

Popar Books

$27.99, Windows

Teaches: science, reading

Portals

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: math, reading, general curriculum support

Vocabulary.com

Internet Site, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, spelling

Core Reading with Jazzles

$129, Windows

Teaches: reading

Little Reader Deluxe

$250, Windows

Teaches: reading, phonics

IXL Learning (www.ixl.com)

$10, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, math, basic facts (from counting to statistics)

HearBuilder Software Series

$70, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, language, sequencing, memory

CTR Rating: 86%

ELS Passport

Windows

Teaches: all school subjects, art, music, math, reading

Visual Thesaurus

$29.95, Windows, Macintosh

Teaches: language, word relationships, reading, spelling

Reading Comprehension Booster

$89, Windows

Teaches: reading, comprehension

LettersAlive: Animals from Land to Sea

$595, Windows, Mac

Teaches: reading, language

TNT Reading

$495, Windows

Teaches: reading

Smarty Ants

$30, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, phonics

CTR Rating: 82%

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

$20, Windows

Teaches: trivia, language, reading

The Search for Wondla

$18, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading

World Book Early World of Learning

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, school readiness

CTR Rating: 80%

Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill (Remastered)

$20, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: logic, reading

Seek Your Own Proof

$420, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: science, logic, reading, oceanography

CTR Rating: 90%

Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister

Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: deductive reasoning, logic, reading, meteorology

Reading Horizons v5

$199, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, comprehension

Art of Murder: Cards of Destiny

$20, Windows

Teaches: logic, some reading, deductive reasoning

CTR Rating: 86%

Pony Friends 2

$3020, Wii, Nintendo DS, Windows

Teaches: fine motor coordination, horses, some reading

CTR Rating: 90%

Intel Reader

$1500, Windows

Teaches: a device for reading printed text outloud

Headsprout: Reading Comprehension

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading comprehension

Disney Digital Books

$8.958, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, phonics, reading comprehension

Dora Links Doll

$60, Windows

Teaches: reading, Spanish, logic, problem solving

CTR Rating: 82%

PBS Kids Play! CD-ROM

$20, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, early math, sorting, colors, shapes

CTR Rating: 64%

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

$50, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, Nintendo DS, Windows

Teaches: logic, spatial relations, temporal relations, some reading

CTR Rating: 82%

Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy

$20, Windows

Teaches: deductive reasoning, logic, reading

Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger

$20, Windows

Teaches: logic, reading, deductive reasoning

Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships

$19, Windows

Teaches: logic, reading

OMG! High School: Mean Girls, Clueless, Pretty in Pink

$20, Windows

Teaches: reading, memory, logic, strategy, role-playing

CTR Rating: 84%

PebbleGo

$395, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: science, animals, habitats, reading, research

CTR Rating: 84%

Littlest Pet Shop Online (www.LPSO.com)

$7.58, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: chat, creativity, spatial relations, reading, typing

CTR Rating: 64%

Webkinz Jr. (www.webkinzjr.com)

$20, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site, Smart Toy

Teaches: math, reading, logic, memory

CTR Rating: 94%

Wizz-e.com

$12, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading

CTR Rating: 60%

SmartyCard (www.smartycard.com)

$1050, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, writing, math, social studies, cultural studies, technology and science.

Read Naturally Software Edition Level 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5

$109, Windows

Teaches: reading

Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!

$20, Windows

Teaches: logic, reading, deductive reasoning

CTR Rating: 90%

Didi & Ditto Preschool: Mother Nature's Visit

$20, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, math, science, music and art

CTR Rating: 86%

Waterford Central Park

Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: early reading, math, science and social skills

Bella Sara

$30, Windows, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, trading, memory logic

ItzaBitza

$20, Windows (Internet Connection required for activation)

Teaches: reading, creativity, following directions

CTR Rating: 92%

JumpStart 3D Virtual World

Knowledge Adventure, Inc.

$880, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: pre-reading, math, science

Top Chef: The Game

$20, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: cooking, some math, reading

CTR Rating: 82%

PBS Kids Island (www.readytolearnreading.org)

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, phonics, letter and word recognition, rhyming

CTR Rating: 88%

Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy

$20, Windows

Teaches: logic, reading, deductive reasoning,

Natalie Brooks: Secrets of the Treasure House

$10, Windows

Teaches: logic, classification, reading, deductive reasoning

CTR Rating: 68%

Horse Camp

$10, Windows

Teaches: spatial relations, reading, horses, fine motor control

CTR Rating: 84%

Littlest Pet Shop (Wii, Windows)

$40, Wii, Windows, Nintendo DS

Teaches: reading, some creativity

CTR Rating: 60%

Crammer

$60, Windows, Mac OSX with Internet connection

Teaches: all school subjects, math, reading, science

CTR Rating: 94%

Spore Creatures (Nintendo DS)

$30, Windows XP

Teaches: reading, logic, some creativity

CTR Rating: 86%

LeapFrog Learning Path

Internet Site, Mac OSX, Windows

Teaches: math, reading

Miza.com

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, animals, science, creativity

Quizilla (www.quizilla.com)

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: reading, writing, language experience

LanguageLinks & Prepositions! Syntax Tests

$195, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: children with special needs, language, reading

I Spy Fun House

$20, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: problem solving, logic, classifying & sorting, reading, vocabulary and memory

CTR Rating: 94%

Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice

$20, Windows

Teaches: logic, reading, deductive reasoning, history

MySims Kingdom

$50, Nintendo DS, Windows, Wii

Teaches: creativity, reading, spatial relations (using maps), money

Venture Arctic

$20, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: Science, maintaining life, ecosystems, reading

CTR Rating: 80%

Professor Garfield (www.professorgarfield.org)

Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: math, reading, science, health, attention deficit syndrome

CTR Rating: 92%

BigIQkids.com

$60, Internet Site, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: math, reading, geography facts (states), spelling and vocabulary

Pet Vet 3D: Wild Animal Hospital

$25, Windows

Teaches: reading, classification, science, medicine

CTR Rating: 92%

Tag School Reading System

Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: reading, comprehension, word recognition

Iron Man

$30, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PSP, Windows

Teaches: some logic, reading

Tag Reading System

$50, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: Reading, comprehension, word recognition

CTR Rating: 92.5%

Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes, The

$20, Windows, Mac OSX, Wii

Teaches: logic, deductive reasoning, reading, memory, observation

CTR Rating: 92.5%

Tikatok

$10, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: creativity, writing, reading, language

MapleStory

Windows

Teaches: logic, reading, economics

CTR Rating: 84%

JumpStart Advanced Preschool World

$30, Windows with Internet Connection

Teaches: logic, math, reading,