Novel Effect

Teaches: language, reading

CTR Review

As you read an illustrated ebook on the screen, associated parts of a soundscape happen. Because the sounds are triggered by your voice reading correct narration, it is fun to try to complete the page correctly to hear what audio surprises you might uncover. We noted in our testing that some of the sounds are also triggered by nonsense words. The idea is a good one, and there's a nice selection of sample books that make this app worth the download. Note that an Internet connect is required, and that some books appear without any illustrations. The app is free, so what's the catch? Some of the books are trial versions with limited content, and others lead to a bookstore. In addition you are required to make an account, so your email is harvested.