Children's Books -ReadingBuddy

Name: Children's Books -ReadingBuddy
Rating: 4.7 (78 reviews)
Author: ImagiRation LLC

Pictures, Puzzles, SpeechRecog

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

78 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
In-App Controls
Category

Education
Developer

ImagiRation LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

237.9
MB

-Picture books help children develop literacy skills by pairing images with text, making it easier for them to understand and follow a narrative. -Our unique books have pictures displayed with every paragraph, encouraging children to make connections between ideas and concepts. - Speech recognition: the app follows the child’s reading, highlighting each word in real time. -ReadingBuddy is a prize-winning reading app that grows with your child -Age: 2 to 12 years -ReadingBuddy reads children books aloud and teaches reading skills at the same time -ReadingBuddy includes simple rhyming books for beginning readers -Fairy tales: The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Cinderella, and more -Rhymebooks for learning sizes, colors, numbers, spatial prepositions, possessive pronouns, and more -Rhymebooks for learning animals, vegetables, fruits, and more -Interactive books about science, cooking, birds, and more for older children -ReadingBuddy not only reads stories aloud, but also enhances understanding with immersive sound effects. From chirping birds to musical instruments, we make learning fun and interactive. -ReadingBuddy offers multiple illustrations of the same concept for deeper understanding and fostering abstraction skills. Learning has never been this interactive and fun. -Special needs kids will find a variety of rhymebooks preparing them for daily activities: Bedtime Routine, Restaurant Manners, Dressing Up, Playground, and more TECHNICAL -Five reading speeds: beginner to expert -Words are highlighted in-sync with read-aloud -Large letter size simplify reading -Every book is brightly illustrated -No ads -No registration SCIENCE Studies have shown that ImagiRation apps can significantly accelerate children’s development of language and math skills! See all research articles at http://imagiration.com/science/ TESTIMONIALS “We use ImagiRation apps for developing language, math, speech, and reading skills in all of our children!” “My kids absolutely LOVE ImagiRation!!! My kids actually look forward to reading books on the ImagiRation app!” "Perfect. I am really pleased to see how well my special needs child is doing with this app."

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

78 Ratings

My grandchildren love it
07/07/2023
FV583824
My grandchildren love it
My grandchildren love it
07/07/2023
FV583824

My grandchildren love it
What in the AI is this?
Sep 28
specialappssk
This is very clearly entirely AI generated content, and not in a good way. Books geared toward small children have lofty vocabulary and the illustrations do not always match what is being said. As one example, a book that is supposed to teach the verb ‘wash’ contains the words “with a towel and some water” to describe it…yet the picture instead shows a hand mop with maybe some bubbles but no water…and no towel. If you look closely at the illustrations there are many nonsensical errors. On some pages there are limbs in weird places, or faucets hovering mid-air, objects labeled with nonsense names etc. You can find something better for your child.

Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to write this — you are right, and we are sorry. The "Learn verb" rhymebooks are our oldest titles, and some of their pictures do not match the words. We have now checked every page of that series; the weakest books are being removed, the rest are being corrected, and the verses are being rewritten in simpler language. The newer stories (The Big Pig, Max Can Hop, The Snow Queen, This Is Me, Pigeon) were made with much more care, and we hope you will give one of them a try. — Alex, ReadingBuddy
What in the AI is this?
Sep 28
specialappssk

This is very clearly entirely AI generated content, and not in a good way. Books geared toward small children have lofty vocabulary and the illustrations do not always match what is being said. As one example, a book that is supposed to teach the verb ‘wash’ contains the words “with a towel and some water” to describe it…yet the picture instead shows a hand mop with maybe some bubbles but no water…and no towel. If you look closely at the illustrations there are many nonsensical errors. On some pages there are limbs in weird places, or faucets hovering mid-air, objects labeled with nonsense names etc. You can find something better for your child.
Developer Response 2d ago
Thank you for taking the time to write this — you are right, and we are sorry. The "Learn verb" rhymebooks are our oldest titles, and some of their pictures do not match the words. We have now checked every page of that series; the weakest books are being removed, the rest are being corrected, and the verses are being rewritten in simpler language. The newer stories (The Big Pig, Max Can Hop, The Snow Queen, This Is Me, Pigeon) were made with much more care, and we hope you will give one of them a try. — Alex, ReadingBuddy
Please add an automatic page turn feature
01/13/2024
Preemiemom
1. I want to love this app… but my child will not press the arrow button to turn the pages. I could not find this option.2. The child voice reading the books is unappealing to me. The articulation is not strong and does not offer clear language modeling.

Developer Response
Thank you for your review!1. The new version 2.0.0 adds auto-scrolling. Open a book > Open the book options dialog from the toolbar > Select auto-scrolling2. You can change reading speed in the Settings. Additionally, we are adding books read by professional voice artists.
Please add an automatic page turn feature
01/13/2024
Preemiemom

1. I want to love this app… but my child will not press the arrow button to turn the pages. I could not find this option.2. The child voice reading the books is unappealing to me. The articulation is not strong and does not offer clear language modeling.
Developer Response 10/18/2024
Thank you for your review!1. The new version 2.0.0 adds auto-scrolling. Open a book > Open the book options dialog from the toolbar > Select auto-scrolling2. You can change reading speed in the Settings. Additionally, we are adding books read by professional voice artists.

Home screen redesign, Learn to Read shelf, read-along improvements, and memory fixes

Version 3.1.0 Sep 18

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Seller: ImagiRation LLC
Size: 237.9 MB
Category: Education
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

4+

Made for Ages 0–5

This app is rated 4+ with content restrictions.

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