I got the Teach Your Monster: Reading for Fun app to help my son with his reading skills. While the app is engaging and fun, with colorful graphics and interactive elements, it didn’t provide exactly what my son needed to improve his reading. It’s great for keeping kids entertained while practicing basic reading skills, but it may not offer enough depth for children who need more targeted learning or specific challenges. That being said, it did help reinforce some foundational skills, and he enjoyed playing it. Overall, it’s a useful tool, but it may not be the complete solution for every child’s reading development needs.
Teach Your Monster: Reading for Fun
4.6 | 253 ratings
Price: 7.99
Last update: 01-08-2025
Latest updates
What's new in version 1.3.1- ????️ The Detective Update (+ bug fixes)!
- Hello, villagers! Get ready to put on your thinking caps, because the Detective Update is here! There's a new job in town, and it’s perfect for curious minds.
- As the village's very own detective, you’ll be solving all kinds of delightful mysteries. Each case is a unique puzzle to crack—whether it’s tracking down lost objects, finding out who’s been sneaking Blueberry's carrots, or figuring out why someone left something strange by the well.
- The mysteries are endless, so there’s always something new to uncover.
- This update also includes a few bug fixes and improvements to logging in.
- We want to make this game as great as it can be, so please leave a review and let us know what you think - we read every one!
Product Details
Release Date: 2022
Date first listed on Amazon: March 27, 2022
Developed By: Teach Your Monster Limited
ASIN: B09W5TY5W8
Customer reviews:
4.6 out of 5 stars244 customer ratings
4.6 out of 5 stars244 customer ratings
Developer info
- [email protected]
- teachyourmonster.org
- More apps by this developer
Product features
- Read different sorts of text: from signposts and instructions, to a whole range of fiction and non-fiction books.
- Play in a world of reading: There’s a whole village to explore, with reading woven into it.
- Achieve: Complete jobs to get rewarded with books for your monster’s bookshelf.
- Be part of a reading community: Make friends and help out the villagers with quests that require reading. Pop into the village library to read along with Goldspear, Coco and more.
- Solve challenges and follow the story as it unfolds: Read recipes to make treats, read the delivery instructions to deliver books and go on quests to deal with the book-eating goblin.
- Choose what you like: Discover new authors, poems, stories and series of children’s books that you’ll love.
- Keep on reading: Collect over 70 brilliant free ebooks from Usborne, Okido, Otter-Barry and more. There’s a whole world of reading to explore as much or as little as you want
Product description
From the charity behind the award-winning Teach Your Monster to Read comes a brand new game that gets kids reading for fun! Take your monster to explore a magical village full of fascinating facts and spellbinding stories.The latest educational game from Teach Your Monster, ‘Reading for Fun’ is designed with experts from Roehampton University to get kids reading more, boost their confidence and inspire a lifelong love of reading.
Make your own monster with hundreds of items, make friends with colourful characters and collect over 70 brilliant free ebooks (from Usborne, Okido, Otter-Barry and more) to add to your monster’s bookshelf.
There are hours and hours of fun, whilst you read along the way.
Every interaction involves reading, from following signposts and checking the village noticeboard to reading aloud with librarian Goldspear. The books you discover will help you bake delicious cakes, make the villagers laugh and even find treasure!
It’s up to you to choose what to explore and when. But hurry, the villagers need your help. Your monster must use all its wisdom, skills and bravery to stop the book-eating goblin causing chaos in the village and eating all the books!
The game encourages children of all ages to read for pleasure, helping them build empathy by putting themselves in different characters’ shoes. The game is perfect to play at home and school, alongside Teach Your Monster to Read 1,2,3 or on its own.
A NOT-FOR-PROFIT GAME TO HELP KIDS WITH READING
Reading for Fun has been created by Teach Your Monster, which is part of The Usborne Foundation. The Usborne Foundation is a charity founded by children’s publisher, Peter Usborne MBE.
Harnessing research, design and technology, Teach Your Monster is a non-profit that creates playful media to address issues from literacy to health.
SO MANY BENEFITS OF READING FOR FUN!
• Boost children’s confidence with reading.
• Develop children’s empathy, as they put themselves in different characters’ shoes and develop an understanding of the wider world.
• Improve children’s understanding of reading for different purposes (such as recipes, signposts and instructions).
• Positive screen time for children, as they read for fun.
TOP FEATURES WITH AN EXPERT PEDAGOGY
Reading for pleasure is proven to transform children’s literacy skills, academic performance and chances of living a happy and successful life. The pedagogy of Reading for Pleasure within this game has been developed in close collaboration with educational experts from Roehampton University.
• Try new things: Read different sorts of text, from signposts and instructions, to a whole range of fiction and non-fiction books.
• Play in a world of reading: There’s a whole village to explore, with reading woven into it.
• Achieve: Complete jobs to get rewarded with books for your monster’s bookshelf.
• Be part of a reading community: Make friends and help out the villagers with quests that require reading. Pop into the village library to read along with Goldspear, Coco and more.
• Solve challenges and follow the story as it unfolds: Read recipes to make treats, read the delivery instructions to deliver books and go on quests to deal with the book-eating goblin.
• Choose what you like: Discover new authors, poems, stories and series of children’s books that you’ll love.
• Keep on reading: Collect over 70 brilliant free ebooks from Usborne, Okido, Otter-Barry and more. There’s a whole world of reading to explore as much or as little as you want.
REVIEWS
“Practicing reading while having fun! As a mom and a teacher, this thrills me”
“This game is an engaging way to get my reluctant reader to enjoy reading”
“My children are choosing to play this instead of their video games. They think it is like the RPG games”
What are you waiting for? Take your monster on an epic reading adventure today!
User Data Privacy
Developer has indicated that this app does not collect or transfer user data to third parties.
To learn more, visit the developer’s privacy policy.
Technical details
Size: 282.8MB
Version: 1.3.1
Developed By: Teach Your Monster Limited
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- Access information about networks
- Open network sockets
- Access the vibration feature
- PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
Minimum Operating System: Android 5.1
Approximate Download Time: More than 5 minutes
Top reviews from the United States
Anna MarquezI purchased this for my son
Melissa YoungGreat for learning!
J. HughesBuilding skills
Bedtime BearKids love it
James R.My Grandson loves this game!
Shanice MorrisonGreat game for kids
Tanja PruittGood for the money
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