“Read Along” is an Android application that helps children learn languages and was developed by Google. This app has already helped thousands of babies around the world. Now a beta version for browsers has been developed. Find out how this site works and how it can help children learning to read!
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Google's new website
The new site works in a very simple and didactic way, but to access it, you need to log in to Google. This step is important for those responsible for the child to monitor its use and learning. Parents will also need to choose the languages – among English, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Spanish and Portuguese – that they want their child to practice.
With more than a thousand illustrated stories and word games, the website also has different reading levels that can be chosen by parents. After opening a story, for example, the child will start reading aloud. The device must have a microphone to capture the audio. As the site has a virtual assistant, Diya, throughout the process the little one will receive comments in real time to correct or congratulate him.
Click here to view the website.
How the website works
As the reading is done, the words are highlighted in blue, however when the reading is done incorrectly, the words will be underlined in red. By clicking on the mispronounced words, Diya will pronounce each one of them correctly.
Read Along seeks to develop reading skills and confidence to read aloud in children. This, in app format, has already reached more than 30 million young people around the world since its launch in 2019. Its new browser format will further expand this reach and allow greater accessibility for people with visual impairments.
However, the beta version for now can only be accessed from some browsers, namely Chrome, Firefox and Edge. Google promises that, soon, other browsers – including Safari, the read alone also has its version per application.