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We are at work on improving the app, but also keeping it simple and focusing on what works–the books themselves.

From Jack and Daisy to Bella and Rosie to Clarence the Dragon, our popular and new characters are featured in many of the new books. We also promise new books at several reading levels, but especially from A through G.

If you’ve been using the app with your young readers who like to use their fingers to point at the words, we will be removing the page curl that makes it hard for them to use the app.

 What teachers and parents have to say about Who Can Read?:

“My daughter and I have really been enjoying this app – she loves the beautiful illustrations and photos, and she immediately figured out how to launch the books and proceed through the pages.”

“A well-thought-out and beautifully designed book reader for early and emergent readers. The books are designed by reading professionals ant the prices are great. Highlight recommended as a reading teacher.”

“My 6-year-old reads the books to my 4-year old and they both enjoy the app. Cute pictures and fun, age-appropriate stories.”

“My first graders continue to be thrilled and engaged with their e-reading on the iPads. I have created a handy docking station where students can retrieve and put away iPads independently. I have also introduced them to the narrator voice (with headphones). That has been excellent for students of all levels but particularly it gives my challenged readers more opportunity to experience and enjoy books.”

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The company’s “Who Can Read?” app is aimed at helping children learn to read.

Northampton, Mass. – Pioneer Valley Books, a long-time publisher of fiction and nonfiction books for early readers, today announced a new edition of their already popular iPad app.

Pioneer Valley Books’ newest edition of their free iPad app called “Who Can Read?” is an electronic book reader. The app offers a collection of books with varying reading difficulty so that each child can read at the appropriate level. “Who Can Read?” also features audio so a child can have the book read to him or her. The audio can be turned off as the child improves their abilities and begins to read on their own. The available books include many different stories and subjects. All of the books offer colorful photographs and illustrations.

“Who Can Read?” can be used as an effective tool for early childhood literacy. “The fact that I can get some of the books on the iPad adds another dimension of appeal. Pioneer Valley Books makes learning so much simpler,” said one elementary school teacher. Using the iPad as a teaching tool is an effective way to get children excited about reading by using technology while giving them a simple way to access many books at different levels.

Studies show that the best way to teach children to read is to match them up with books that are at their current reading level. Each book within the application is given a letter grade based on Guided Reading educational standards. The leveling system is explained in plain language in the application so parents know what level of book to start their child with. Books in the application are labeled from easiest (level A) to most challenging (level M). A gradient of book difficulty is a helpful tool for selecting just the “right” book for each child. Beginning readers build their fluency and comprehension skills when they read books that are not too easy and not too hard, allowing them to concentrate on comprehension instead of struggling to decode many unknown words.

Pioneer Valley Books has a wide range of books already available for in-app purchase. Each book costs $2.99. To download the application, visit: www.WhoCanRead.com.

About Pioneer Valley Books

Pioneer Valley Books’ mission is to provide educators and parents with high quality books and other resources to support beginning readers in the successful acquisition of reading.