Good, but could be better (Reading Specialist)
This app is cute and good for kids who need to practice reading and are interested in dogs. Kids can learn about different dog breeds and what makes them unique. There is an audio option that allows for children to listen to the books. For children that don’t know some of the vocabulary, this audio option is great. They can also mute the sound on their device and read the books to themselves. This is a good app for home use to get in the required 20 minutes of reading 5 days a week. However, it’s not great for use in the classroom, but could be adapted. (See downside below) Downside - There are no comprehension questions with these books! In order to truly be a wonderful, useful education app, this app needs comprehension questions with its stories. Classroom teachers could have students write down all of the words they don’t know in a vocabulary/word work notebook. Teachers could also create a worksheet, dry erase sheet, or journal paper that has students write down the title, a few bullet points about what they learned, any words they didn’t know, and a 1-5 star rating for the book, based on how much the student enjoyed the book. Target age for the app is 6-8, and says 4+. It’s user friendly, and is good for K-2, plus beginning 3rd grade, and 4th/5th graders that are behind on their reading level. Kindergartners will need assistance to read the books, or they can listen to the audio. Advanced 1st graders and on-grade level 2nd graders can read the books silently. -Written by a Reading Specialist
