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A simple, voice-driven story where you speak (out loud) short written commands to control your character. This is an extremely strong early reading experience, as we've seen with other software experiences like this one over the years. Once children learn that what they say can drive the screen activity, they understand the power of reading. Scaffolding features include the ability to hear the words modeled. You can also skip ahead in the story in case your voice isn't picked up. This is an extremely strong early reading experience. Scaffolding features include the ability to hear the words sentence read outloud, plus you can jump forward in the story. After you download the app and grant permissions for voice commands, you see different actions on command. Need to know: This app has some design flaws to note. The microphone doesn't always react, and the background music can become annoying. But these are minor problems because you can skip sentences at any time. One third of the app is free, unlocked; two other stories are locked, offered in the main menu as IAP.
$1.99, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: Reading, decoding, text to speech
CTR Rating: 84%