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News, articles, and resources to help your child learn to read.
Recognition for Bookbot 24/25
Bookbot received multiple awards in 2024-2025 including Mom's Choice Awards, Parents' Picks Awards, Educational Tools Awards, and Educational App Store excellence badge.
Bookbot Wins Global EdTech Competition
Bookbot won a top award in the global Tools Competition, receiving funding to enhance its interactive avatar that develops critical thinking and social-emotional skills.
Raising a Reader: Laying the Foundations for a Love of Reading
Reading is a timeless skill for an ever-changing world. Learn the stages from phonemic awareness to fluency, and how Bookbot supports each step.
Scope and Sequence
Bookbot's decodable books use a researched leveling system with color-coded units. Children can switch levels anytime and track their progress through each skill.
Activities for Kids That Encourage a Love of Books
Loving books isn't just about reading. Discover 12 indoor, outdoor, and anywhere activities that help children connect with stories through play and creativity.
20 Stories About Friendship [And Why These Friends Often Become Our Favourite Characters]
Sometimes the best thing about a character isn't who they are, but the dynamic that they have with somebody else. Let's take a look at...
Reluctant Readers
Why do some children resist reading? Discover common reasons and how tempting reluctant readers with interesting subjects and interactive technology increases reading practice.
The Confusion of Levels
There is no universal system for leveling books. Learn how to compare different phonics systems and choose the right level for your child using scope and sequence.
External Motivation Used Well
External motivation has its place in learning. Discover four types of external motivation and how Bookbot uses rewards and feedback to encourage reluctant readers.
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Whether an ancient wonder is on the list, off it, in ruins, or still intact, it is important for us to look after them. Understanding...
Extrinsic Vs Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic motivation comes from enjoying a task itself, while extrinsic motivation involves external rewards. Learn when each type works best for struggling readers.
Levelled Books
Levelled readers progress from basic words to complex language structures. Learn how decodable books use scope and sequence to guide reading development.
Finder tracking and Eye Movement Disorders
Eye movement disorders affect some dyslexics but not all. Learn how finger tracking and Bookbot's line-by-line highlighting system help readers maintain their place.
The Benefits of Reading Aloud
Reading aloud improves word retention through the 'Production Effect.' Discover how Bookbot's voice recognition technology helps students read more accurately and fluently.
77 of the Best Quotes for Kids
Here we have collected a series of quotes about children. I hope that some of them strike a chord with you and give you a...
Decoding and Morphology
Morphology studies word parts like prefixes and suffixes. Learn how decodable books use morphology and phonics to build reading skills from simple to complex words.
Orthographic Mapping
Orthographic mapping is how readers memorize words for instant recognition. Learn how decodable books systematically build word banks for fluent, automatic reading.
What are Decodable Books?
Decodable books group words by phonetic patterns to help children learn to read systematically, progressing from simple CVC words to complex morphology.
What is Phonics?
Synthetic phonics teaches children letter-sound relationships systematically, helping them decode words. Learn the difference between synthetic and analytic phonics approaches to reading instruction.
What is MSL?
Multisensory Structured Language teaching uses visual, auditory, and kinesthetic pathways to help dyslexic students learn to read by creating new neural pathways in the brain.
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability affecting reading, spelling, and writing. Learn how dyslexic brains differ and how structured phonics programmes help.
What Does It Mean to Be Dyslexic?
As many as one in five people live with dyslexia. Learn what dyslexia means from those who have it, plus discover the strengths of being right-brain dominant.
Favourite Children's Book Characters
Kids connect with characters who are smart, brave, and strong, but also have weaknesses. Explore why character flaws make stories more relatable and engaging.
Ten Things That Should Be Included in a Dyslexia Assessment
A comprehensive dyslexia assessment evaluates background, oral language, word recognition, decoding, spelling, and more. Learn what to expect and how to find help.
Learning to Read: A Right Not a Privilege
Three national reviews confirm systematic synthetic phonics is most effective for teaching reading. Bookbot brings evidence-based instruction to all children who need it.
Is Dyslexia Hereditary? – Here's What You Need to Know
Scientific evidence supports that dyslexia is genetic. Learn how learning issues run in families and why predicting outcomes involves multiple genes and factors.
Being Involved in Your Child's Education (In the Right Way)
Use Australia's Curriculum website to navigate helping with your child's education. Learn to break down assignments using free resources and Scootie tools.
8 Ways to Boost Reading Motivation [For Struggling Readers]
Motivating a child to read can be really difficult. Discover eight strategies using intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to boost reading habits for struggling readers.
10 Barriers to Creative Learning (And How You Can Smash Them)
Struggling to find creative ways to teach concepts? Learn to overcome ten common barriers including time, cost, confidence, and materials with practical solutions.
77 Motivational Quotes for Kids
We have collected a series of quotes about children. I hope that some of them strike a chord with you and give you a little...
What is Biology?
Biology is the study of all living organisms. Learn about ecosystems, evolution, animal behavior, and why protecting biodiversity matters for our planet's future.
41 Dyslexia Quotes to Inspire You
Some call dyslexia a gift, to others it's a burden. However you see it, a good inspirational quote can do wonders to lift the spirit....
Bookbot & Inspiring Melbournian Small Businesses
Bookbot and other Melbourne small businesses received City of Melbourne grants supporting innovation, including Bookbot's voice-recognition reading app for children.
Bookbot Awarded Funding from the Remarkable Program
Bookbot was selected for the 2019 Remarkable Accelerator program, receiving funding, coaching, and mentorship alongside six other disability tech startups.
Bookbot Awarded AMP's Tomorrow Fund
Bookbot received an AMP Tomorrow Fund grant recognizing our vision to help struggling readers. We joined inspiring projects like Paint the Town REaD and Xceptional.