Before you begin
Here's what you'll need:
- A reader profile
- Reading Practice access through Hardcover or an eligible school programme
Let's get started
Follow these steps
These instructions match the current StoryNest app. The pictures are simple screen maps until verified product screenshots are available.
Understand the idea
Reading Practice lets a child read aloud into the microphone rather than just listen to a grown-up's recording. Their session is saved for review.
Choose reading material
Children can select a book from their shelf or a built-in reading challenge. School students may also see tasks from their teacher.
Read and record
The child sees a reading tip, records their reading and chooses how it felt when finished.
Review together
A parent or teacher can listen later, add feedback and choose a useful focus for next time.
Choose whether to use AI
Optional AI reading feedback can be enabled with appropriate consent; it is not a formal assessment and is not required for manual feedback.
A few handy tips
- Frequent short, low-pressure practice is usually easier to maintain than a long recording.
- StoryNest complements teaching and professional assessment; it does not replace them.
- Families without Hardcover may still have access to assigned school practice tasks.
Good to know
Common questions
Is this the same as recording a bedtime story?
No. Recording a story captures an adult reading for a child's listening shelf; Reading Practice captures the child reading aloud.
Does a child need AI feedback?
No. Grown-ups can review recordings and leave their own notes.