Reading and literacy activities
Raise a remarkable reader.
Watch your child reach their own reading milestones, and feel proud doing it. Nookly personalizes reading practice around what they love, at their level, so every small win builds a confident reader.
How Nookly works
Made in five stepsFrom child to finished thing, in five steps.
Step one
First, Nookly gets to know the child.
Before anything is made, you tell Nookly who this child actually is — how they look, who lives in their house, the friends and pets they talk about, and what they are obsessed with this month. Everything Nookly creates later is built from this one profile.
Set up once. Reused in everything after.
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Home
Mom, Dad and baby brother
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Best friend
Chloe from school
Zara, age 5
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Interests
Dinosaurs, puddles and the colour red
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Pets
Biscuit, a very slow tortoise
Step 1 of 5
Reading alongside them
Their best reading partnerYou don’t need to be a teacher to be their best reading partner
The biggest reading gains happen when you read with them, not just hand them a book.
Research on early reading points to a few simple things: clear teaching of letters and sounds, lots of practice with real text, and plenty of talk about what the words mean. You can ask Nookly to explain what an activity practices and how to use it with your child, so you know the why, not just the what.
When your child gets stuck, help them look at the letters and sounds instead of guessing from the picture. A calm “What sound does this start with?” works better than saying the word for them.
- Read together, then let them lead
- Read a page aloud first, then swap. Hearing you read smoothly shows them what fluent reading sounds like.
- Coach sounds, not guesses
- Point to the letters, say the sounds together and blend them. Praise the effort of working a word out.
- Talk before, during and after
- Ask what might happen, what a new word means, and what happened in order. Talking builds understanding.
- Keep it short and warm
- Ten relaxed minutes beats a long, tense session. Stop while they still want more.
Learning bundles
Reading bundlesBundles that make reading a game
Mystery clues, café menus and Easter egg hunts. Bundles that get early readers reading closely because they want to know what happens next. Explore more ready-made ideas in Nookly’s public children’s learning resource library, the Neighborhood.
Want one made just for your child? Subscribe below to personalize this bundle, or create your own around your child’s name, interests and goals.
Story
Where Did the Class Pet Hide?
A classroom whodunit that gets kids hunting for clues and reading closely to crack the case.
Ages 5-6
Reading Comprehension Through Mystery Stories
Turn reading into detective work: kids follow clues, make predictions, and read closely to solve a classroom mystery. Builds real comprehension through a story, matching clue cards, and a listen-and-guess podcast.
$7.99
Beyond the screen
Off the screenTake it off the screen
Reading doesn’t have to happen on a chair.
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Label hunt at the shop
Find three words starting with the same sound on packaging, then sound them out together.
You’ll need: A grocery trip
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Read to someone furry
Kids read to a pet, a teddy or a younger sibling. The listener never corrects.
You’ll need: A patient listener
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Story in three stones
Draw a beginning, middle and end on three pebbles and use them to retell a book.
You’ll need: Pebbles, markers
What's in the membership?
Personalized stories and learning experiences, guided by their family. Work toward a learning goal with a personalized plan, or create something for the moment they’re in.
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Personalized creations
Stories, videos, songs, podcasts and activities made around the child in front of them.
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Learning plans
A personalized learning plan, called a Blueprint, supports a goal the family chooses and helps the kid achieve it.
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Resources to explore
Explore ready-to-use stories and activities, with personalization where available.
Ideas to try togetherIdeas for learning together
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Guide
Reading Milestones: A Family Guide to Tracking Progress (and Screen Time)
What reading milestones look like by age, how to notice progress at home, and what research says about personalization and screens.
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Comparison
Nookly vs Reading Eggs vs Epic: Practice, a Library, or Something Made for Them?
What a structured program, a digital library and a personalized tool each do well.
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Make a story they’ll want to read to you
Tell Nookly what they love and what they’re practicing.
Unlock their reading potential