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Read Along App Review – Recognizing Reading

By Emily On May 17, 2013 · Add Comment

If you’ve ever worked with an early reader, it’s a sure bet that you’ve used the “sound it out” method. Seeing as how the English language is a beast to learn (even when it’s your native language) this method is one of the easiest and most effective when it comes to phonetics. Read Along is the app equivalent of this method, utilizing sophisticated voice recognition software to “grade” a child’s pronunciation. Different sentences with accompanying illustrations are presented and children read and record the words. The app then highlights each word in green, yellow, or red depending on how well the word was pronounced. This app is perfect for the readers who are just starting to “sound it out”. Most of the sentences are free of grammar, capitalization, or big words with difficult letter combinations (“i” before “e”, anyone?), and this eliminates a lot of confusion [...]

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Read Along App Review – Recognizing Reading

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