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Read Along by Google
Read Along by Google pairs stories and word games with an on-screen reading companion that listens as a child reads aloud.
The child reads the words out loud, the companion responds, and the story moves on. Google describes a multilingual library with stories from several partners. Children who are happy talking to a device will probably get on with it sooner than a shy reader.
- Ages
- Children practicing reading aloud
- Works on
- Web browser; App
- Topics
- Reading, Languages
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Multilingual
- Listed
- 2026-10-11
What kids do
- Read a story aloud
- Listen for reading help
- Play word games
- Try reading in another language
Who it suits
Made for children practicing reading aloud, whatever their level.
Notes for parents
Because the companion listens, a quiet room suits it better than a busy one. On a computer, the feedback relies on the microphone.
What you need
- A microphone for read-aloud feedback
In these guides
- Learning to read at home: apps for each stage, from letter sounds to reading for fun: Phonics apps, first-book libraries and read-aloud helpers for ages 3 to 8, sorted by reading stage: letter sounds, blending, first books and reading for fun.
More Reading
- Epic – Kids' Books & Reading: A digital library where children browse stories and nonfiction, listen to Read-To-Me books and audiobooks, and look up words with an audio dictionary.
- Reading.com: A parent and child go through scripted phonics lessons together, followed by decodable stories and practice games.
- Reading Eggs: Pre-reading, first reading, systematic phonics and later comprehension are split into separate programs aimed at different ages.
- Teach Your Monster to Read: Children design a monster and take it through games that match letters to sounds, blend words and read sentences.
- Hooked on Phonics Learning: Guided reading activities come with an ebook library meant to go alongside the lessons.
- Teach Monster: Reading for Fun: Recipes, signs and instructions are the reading material in a village adventure where helping characters earns books for a monster’s shelf.
- Vooks: Animated storybooks with narration, where each word is highlighted as it is read aloud.
- Endless Reader: Animated words are built letter by letter, dropped into short sentence puzzles and then acted out in a little scene.