Recording
How to record a bedtime story in StoryNest
Record your voice reading a favourite book, save the recording and make it available in your family's private audiobook library.
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Recording
How to add a book to your StoryNest library
Choose a book, add its details and prepare it for a personal read-aloud recording.
Family
How to invite a grandparent or family member to record
Send a secure, time-limited guest recording link so a loved one can add their voice to the family library.
Family
How to add a child reader to StoryNest
Create a child reader profile so each child has their own listening shelf, favourites and bookmarks.
Kids' Mode
How to switch StoryNest into Kids' Mode
Let your child choose their own private reading shelf while keeping grown-up controls behind a four-number PIN.
Kids' Mode
How to leave Kids' Mode and return to the grown-up bookshelf
Use your grown-up PIN to exit your child's StoryNest shelf and get back to recording, settings and family controls.
Kids' Mode
How children can play a story and pick up where they left off
Open your child's shelf, play a family recording and use StoryNest's listening controls.
Kids' Mode
How to set the sleep timer for a StoryNest bedtime story
Choose a sleep timer for a child's audiobook so playback fades out after a few minutes or at the end of a chapter.
Kids' Mode
How to save favourite stories on a child's shelf
Mark the stories your child loves most, making them easier to find in Kids' Mode.
Kids' Mode
How to set a daily listening limit for children
Choose how much audiobook listening time is available per day on a StoryNest reader's shelf.
Reading practice
What is Reading Practice in StoryNest?
Understand how children record themselves reading aloud and how parents and teachers can review progress.
Reading practice
How a child starts a Reading Practice session
Help a child select a book or challenge, read aloud and save their first StoryNest practice session.
Reading practice
How to review your child's Reading Practice recording
Listen back to a child's practice session and give useful, encouraging feedback in StoryNest.
Reading practice
How to leave a time-stamped note on a reading recording
Leave feedback tied to the exact moment a child hesitated, succeeded or tried a tricky word.
Reading practice
How to choose a reading focus for next time
Select a specific, manageable reading skill for a child's next practice session.
Reading practice
How to switch AI reading feedback on or off in StoryNest
Understand optional AI feedback for children's reading, how consent works and where to change the setting.
Account
How to manage your StoryNest plan and subscription
Find your current StoryNest plan, review available features and manage an existing Hardcover subscription.
Schools
How teachers create a StoryNest class
Set up a class in StoryNest for Schools so families and students can join and complete reading-practice tasks.
Schools
How to assign a reading task in StoryNest for Schools
Create a reading task using a passage or a book, with instructions and an optional due date.
Schools
How teachers review student reading recordings
Listen to students' class practice, check shared reading, and use StoryNest's teacher-facing work feed.
Schools
How families join a StoryNest school class
Connect a child to their school's reading practice using a class invitation code.
Schools
How a student signs in with a class code and picture password
Use the child-friendly school login to start StoryNest reading practice without a family account.
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