Reading Eggs is a complete learn-to-read package which also works effectively to help improve existing reading skills. It takes as its basis a set of well-researched principles for improving reading: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Reading Eggs then adds many varied activities to lead children through developing these skills and applies them to books carefully levelled to match kids' current abilities.
By carefully matching activities and reading exercises to kids' current levels, Reading Eggs aims to ensure that kids stay motivated to learn. This review of Reading Eggs considers how well it engages kids and progresses their literacy skills.
Assesses and responds to each learner's level and progress
Support for early readers, struggling readers, and more advanced readers
Feedback tools for parents and teachers
Gamification and rewards to maintain motivation
Wide compatibility across platforms
Reading journal section
Is it good for learning?
Reading Eggs' approach helps children develop phonemic awareness, expands their vocabulary, and builds their reading comprehension ability. The app's solid foundations in educational science show in its activities and the learning pathways it offers kids. It complements parents and teachers in kids' education to enhance human-led education rather than replace it. It is recommended as one of the best reading apps for kids by our parents and teachers.
The Pros of using Reading Eggs
Personalised Learning Paths: The app assesses each child's reading ability and tailors lessons accordingly.
Progress Tracking: Students, parents and teachers can observe progress through the app, ensuring they get value from it and take pride in the improvements.
Guidance for Home Use: Parents may not know the best strategies to help children improve their reading — reading eggs provides lots of support
Diverse Learning Materials: Games, songs, and other activities make adding new words to their reading skills fun and mean that when kids come to the books, they can enjoy the stories rather than struggle with the words.
Benefits for Students
Parents should still enjoy shared reading time with their kids. At those times, they will observe their kids' progress, and the kids will feel that their parents recognise their efforts. Reading Eggs provides a structure for parents who feel unsure how to help their kids. It takes over supporting practice when parents have to spend their time on other responsibilities.
Reading Eggs captures a lot of useful information for parents but doesn't overload them. You can go deep into the details regarding books read, lexile level, and timings, but you also get a clear overview of key skills such as phonics knowledge and sight words learned.
Reading Eggs sums everything up into a 'Reading Age' indicator, which, while only a rough guide, is useful. Free downloadable worksheets provide additional value for all parents but will likely be especially appreciated by those who homeschool their children.
Benefits for Teachers
Reading Eggs, when used by schools, contributes to overcoming digital poverty. A school subscription lets pupils use the program at home and school. Its broad compatibility makes it likely that most kids will have some means of accessing it.
With universal access, teachers can set meaningful homework tasks that provide useful feedback without worrying whether they are excluding some kids who might not have access to the latest tech or lots of books. The feedback across a class is beneficial as reading is a time-intensive skill to monitor and personalise. With so much of the structure and practice handled by Reading Eggs, teachers will have more time to work with individuals and listen to them read.
Reading Eggs Pricing
Reading Eggs only – for up to 4 children: £6.99 per month ($9.99) or £54.99 ($69.99) for 1 year
Reading Eggs & Mathseeds (combined) – for up to 4 children: £9.99 per month or £79.99 for 1 year
30-day free trial will indicate whether your child will respond to the app's support and the full benefits of the Reading Eggs support come with long-term use.
What we think could be improved
Teachers cannot access the teacher dashboard through the Reading Eggs app - they must use the web-based dashboard.
We like the built-in reading journal but would like it to be more easily exportable to print or PDF.
Final Verdict: Reading Eggs Review
Reading Eggs is a highly effective educational tool for teaching reading. Its personalised learning paths, engaging content, and supportive features for parents and teachers make ita valuable resource for building and enhancing literacy.
Reading Eggs is highly recommended for parents seeking a supportive, engaging, and effective tool to aid their child's reading development. Similarly, Reading Eggs offers substantial benefits for teachers looking for a resource to complement their reading instruction and engage students.
The balance between educational rigour and engaging content, coupled with the safety and tracking features, makes Reading Eggs an excellent choice for supporting young learners in their journey to becoming confident readers.
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