Get your child ready to learn how to read with Curious George! Based on Margret Rey and H. A. Rey s children s book and the hit PBS KIDS TV series, this animated story featuring Curious George is part of iRead With, a new read-aloud program created to foster language development and help preschoolers get ready to read. George and the man with the yellow hat take a trip to the firehouse, and George finds all sorts of new things to explore. When one curious monkey meets a company of unsuspecting firefighters, a big adventure is sure to follow! This app could revolutionize how iOS apps read to children..." - The iMum (My Kids) both loved to make up their own little George shows in the theater section and having them create together only made it more fun for them (and for me)." - iPad Kids When (kids) tap on the word, they will hear themselves read the words aloud. What a fun way to encourage kids to learn! - iGame Mom With beautiful hand-drawn illustrations, funny animations and professional narration, it is an engaging storybook app with great educational value." - Top Kids Apps Based on Margret Rey s children s book and the hit PBS KIDS TV series, this animated story featuring Curious George is part of iRead With, a new read-aloud program created to foster language development and help preschoolers get ready to read. iRead With animated stories encourage a participative reading experience engaging both child and parent. This new shared-reading method was created in conjunction with University of McGill University Child Phonology Lab, where extensive research shows that the most effective read-alouds are those where children are actively involved. READ AND TALK Narrative sequences are punctuated by prompts and conversation starters, inviting parent and child to talk about the story and the world around us. PRIMARY SKILLS DEVELOPED Foundational literacy skills, speech and oral language, vocabulary, phonological awareness, emergent literacy concepts, narrative skills and comprehension strategies. TAP WORDS Touch Living Words to trigger sounds and animations! ENGAGING ANIMATIONS Animations are tied to the story to create a meaningful experience. Tap them to find a surprise! PERSONALIZE YOUR READING EXPERIENCE Choose the characters for your avatars, select the level of difficulty for the prompts and set your reading options. RECORD YOUR OWN VOICE Important words can be recorded. Children can also create and record their own dialogue lines. STORYTELLING ACTIVITY Play with Curious George and his friends and create your own animated stories in the Story Theater. This activity develops storytelling and narrative skills, and is also a lot of fun! PROFESSIONAL NARRATION Choose to have the story automatically narrated, always after a first shared-reading experience. READ THE STORY AGAIN! There are three reading levels with more living words to discover, and new prompts to engage conversation. Find out more on www.ireadwith.com. Need Help? Have questions, suggestions or concerns? Please email us at [email protected] and we ll be happy to help! Copyright (c) 2015 by Tribal Nova Inc. All rights reserved. iReadWith and its logo are trademarks of Tribal Nova Inc. Curious George , created by Margret and H. A. Rey, is a registered trademark and the Curious George logo is a trademark of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company and used under license. All rights reserved.
VERSION HISTORY
- Version 1.1.2 posted on 2014-05-28
Program Details
- Category: Education > Reference Tools
- Publisher: Tribal Nova
- License: Free Trial
- Price: $2.99
- Version: 1.1.2
- Platform: ios