Grown-ups: hold the star and your settings are right there — the word set, sound effects, and the speech dictionary. No extra taps, and nothing else on that screen. Also new this month: • The pocket chart: navy felt, cream sentence-strip cards, one crayon color per word, and a row of pockets that fills with gold stars as your child reads. • Your own words: type or paste any list — this week's spelling words, names, anything — and the deck reads it. • Shuffle: deal the deck in a fresh order every time. • Letter cards show the capital and the small letter together. • The screen stays awake while the deck is listening, and the microphone recovers on its own if it ever stalls.

A brand-new look and your own words. • The pocket chart: navy felt, cream sentence-strip cards, one crayon color per word, and a row of pockets that fills with gold stars as your child reads. • Your own words: grown-ups can type or paste any list — this week's spelling words, names, anything — and the deck reads it (Settings → Word set, behind the star gate). • Shuffle: deal the deck in a fresh order every time. • Letter cards now show the capital and the small letter together. • The screen stays awake while the deck is listening. • Steadier listening: the microphone recovers on its own if it ever stalls.