Kids A-Z 4+

The latest update to the user interface removed the rocket ship tracking my kids reading progress. Instead replaced it with a circle and number of activities left. This change is not a good one. My kids loved seeing the visualization of their hard work and got very excited when they “leveled up” which is no longer get there.

Also, why does it only count books accessed through the “level up!” button and not through the “reading room” button? My daughter read lots of books through the reading room but didn’t get credit for them when she went into level up!

This app was the system my son and I used to improve his English reading by 40% in 1 school quarter. This app is better than the others because it has reading levels that tailor to child’s reading level, it has an audio book option, key word definitions at the end of book, questions at the end of each book to check on comprehension, and a reward system that motivated my son to read. I remain involved in my son’s learning by having him read to me to ensure he was putting forth a proper effort, but it is great having questions with multiple answers at the end of the books instead of me trying to think of good questions. I was told by his 2nd grade teacher that because he is ESL his English reading was behind by half a grade. My son has used this app via DODDEA schools daily and twice on weekends to get caught up. I only wish DODDEA would have kept the contract with RAZ Kids so we can continue to use it.

Usually the parents are the ones rating the educated apps that their kids play, but actually this time it’s the kid writing the review! So basically my tutor wanted me to do this app so I downloaded it, and sadly as a 4th grader it’s pretty easy for me. I don’t know if there’s something that will help me make it a bit harder because this app is made to help you learn and there’s no point in using it if your just doing reviewed stuff that you already know. Could the developers possibly tell me how to make it harder? I’m hoping that this app will turn out useful for me! I looked at the other reviews and apparently 2nd graders & 1st graders do this. My tutor obviously knows that I’m a 4th grader and so then there must be a way to make it harder. So like I said, could I get some information on how to make it harder from the developers?