How does your body feel?
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The reading nook Read a story aloud. A grown-up taps any tricky word — no microphone — and you hear it get smoother each time. For grown-ups Patience the heron’s five listening moves, plus a chart of how your reader grows every time.
Meet your reading friends
Patience the heron coaches the grown-up, and three little friends help you read smoothly.
- Patience the Heron — the grown-up’s coach — wait three seconds, point, don’t say
- Sound-It-Out Squirrel — a tricky word — say the sounds, then blend them
- Phrase Fox — read in little groups of words, not one word at a time
- Feeling Finch — read it with feeling — sound like the character
Patience the Heron — the grown-up’s coach — wait three seconds, point, don’t say
Sound-It-Out Squirrel — a tricky word — say the sounds, then blend them
Phrase Fox — read in little groups of words, not one word at a time
Feeling Finch — read it with feeling — sound like the character🔒 PagePals has NO microphone — the grown-up’s ear is the only listener, and nothing you read is ever recorded or sent anywhere. There is no account and no AI. Your reading stays on THIS device.
Meet the cast — the characters who teach this
What next? Pick a door
- More like this SoundTales Which sound does this character make? TonguePals Can you teach Mai your family’s words? RiddlePals Which word here means two things?
- A bit harder ReadRise Can you chunk this long word? WriteRise What is your plan before you write? DecodeForge Can you break this long word apart?
- Something different CornersForge Which corner holds the right answer? FeelingFriends How does your friend feel right now? RecipeForge Will the shape change if one bead does?