Reading.comReviews of reading.com

Reading.com has been such a big help in getting my 5 year old to learn his sounds and helping him start to read. I highly recommend this program to anyone wanting to help their children learn to read as an added bonus to what they may already be doing!

My son is learning ALOT, He’s only 3.5 years old and he has already started reading a few words and is getting better with sounding out words and we are only 1/3 of the way through. The song is fun and upbeat and so far I love it. What I don’t particularly care for is how long the books are, he did fine with the 4 pages, but by page 5/6 he is done almost everytime is a struggle to finish. I think if the books were shorter he’d be happy to complete it everyday. Also, I think spending more time on sight words, in some way, would be beneficial. But all in all, I love it, my Son is absolutely learning to read before 4 years old and I’m so proud of him and so glad I decided to try reading.com. I would recommend to anyone.

We love reading.com! This program is amazing and I love that I get to be a part of the lessons I’m not just giving my kid an iPad I am actually getting to teach her. I cannot recommend this program enough!

Overall, I’ve been impressed. I am trained in the Orton-Gillingham methodology and have worked as a dyslexia specialist for the past 6 years, so I view reading programs through a different lens than most. Some pros: -includes phonological awareness -includes review of previously taught concepts -phoneme articulation is correct -kids love the lessons Some cons: -initial phoneme isolation should never include a consonant blend as an example of the target phoneme but it does in this. For example, “dragon” for the letter D, “train” for T, etc. I can’t recall the exact examples, but I know that the program gives consonant blend examples instead of consonant-vowel which is the SOTR-aligned method. -the letter “a” before a consonant M or N should be introduced as a nasalized sound. The M distorts the sound of the “a” in most American dialects. Most OG-based reading programs explicitly teach this before students blend am and an. -sight words are memorized. We know from research that orthographic mapping and discussion of etymology is a better Overall, I think it’s a good, basic program that could be improved with a few tweaks. My son IS learning to read. Why am I not teaching him myself? Because the program is much more fun than me!

We’ve been using Reading.com for a few weeks now and my son (almost 4 years old) has made SO much progress and absolutely loves it! It’s the first thing he asks to do when he wakes up.

My son started from zero knowledge in reading as I honestly don't know an effective way of teaching him how to read, but with the help of Reading.com which taught him thorough sounds of the letters and with the daily exercises, he is now capable of reading words and gradually sentences. He comprehends each book being read and discussed. The application keeps him interested and curious which develops his eagerness to learn even more. I am glad of his development especially that he is now in kindergarten. I highly recommend Reading.com to parents with children who are learning to read.

We love this program! We are starting our kindergarten homeschool year using it and my 5 year old is doing great. He’s already reading sentences. Love how this is laid out, love how easy it is for parents and the child to follow through with. If you are looking for a game you can cut your kiddo loose with, this is not that. And even the company emphasizes the importance of parental involvement. But if you are using it as curriculum, or a supplement to school or even just for struggling readers, and you can devote 15-20 minutes a day to it, try it!

My son tried tutoring at a costly price and this app has helped him excel quickly at a fraction of the cost