Tag Archives: Literacy

Google’s learn-to-read app is now available in 180 countries

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Last year, the company released an Android app called Bolo to help kids in India learn to read. It’s now expanding the app to many more countries and changing the name to Read Along. The app, which is in early access, taps into Google’s speech recogn...

Microsoft’s new literacy tool teaches language skills in a browser

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Microsoft has partnered with the nonprofit organization CHOICE Humanitarian to release a browser-based digital literacy tool, called Accent, for underprivileged populations. It's designed specifically for Microsoft Edge so users can interact with its...

8 Surprising Facts About Kids and Screen Time

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Most of the parents I speak with worry about screen time. I’m a so-called ‘expert,’ so they ask me for advice. How many hours a day of television is healthy? How many hours of video games should they...

Holiday Gift Guide 2013: LeapFrog LeapReader Reading and Writing System

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The LeapFrog LeapReader is available at Amazon for $39.97. LeapReader is the complete learn-to-read-and-write system that helps your child learn to read and write by sounding out words and guiding...