Curious George and the Firefighters by i Read With
Get your child ready to learn how to read with Curious George! Discover this innovative, shared reading experience engaging both child and parent. iRead With is a top learning and educational method for kids in Preschool to foster language development. 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 invite parents to read to their child and are designed to make children talk and participate in the shared reading activity. Parents follow a prompting system that encourages them to start a conversation with the child, by asking questions about the story and the world around us. Children become actively involved in the narrative and get stimulated in a multi-sensory level. “Finally an activity that brings us together on the iPad!” - Mom of a 4-year old iRead With is based on the shared reading method developed in conjunction with McGill University Child Phonology Lab. “Shared-reading is an ideal context for learning especially when parent and child talk together about the story. We see that parents and children take their time with iRead With books – enjoying the animations and engaging in rich conversations that support language and literacy learning.” – Susan Rvachew, Ph.D., S -LP, McGill University. PRIMARY SKILLS DEVELOPED 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! CHOOSE YOUR AVATAR Select an avatar to personalize your reading experience. RECORD YOUR OWN VOICE Important words can be recorded. Children can also create and record their own dialogue lines. STORYTELLING ACTIVITY Play with story puppets and create your own animated stories in the Story Theatre. 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. “eBooks that make children talk!” Find out more on www.ireadwith.com. Need Help? Have questions, suggestions or concerns? Please email us at support@ireadwith.com and we’ll be happy to help! Copyright © 2014 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.
