What’s It Like? A comprehensive digital textbook with six options on the home page: Read, Map, Media, Tests, Settings, and Credits. When kids tap Read, they gain access to the reading pane where text appears on the left side of the screen. After creating a digital bookmark that tracks reading progress, kids swipe to read text. As various keywords pass through an arrow in the middle of the reading pane, supporting media appear on the right. Kids can tap blue keywords to trigger the visual support and red keywords to see and hear vocabulary definitions. Kids can also highlight text and create notes as they read.
Price: $14.99
Grades: 1-8
Pros: Thorough content coverage, different reading level options, and interactive components engage kids of varying abilities.
Cons: The price is a little on the high end, and kids don’t get immediate feedback on tests.
Bottom line: The steep price tag aside, this is a fantastic digital resource that can be adapted to a range of learning styles and abilities.