Common Sense Media Review
By Dana Anderson
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Creativity makes this engaging learning app a favorite.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 4+?
Any Positive Content?
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Speech with Milo: Interactive Storybook
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
Kids can listen to the pre-recorded story or record their own story over the illustrations from the original story on this app. They'll swipe to turn pages, and they'll interact with different images on the screen by touching them. Clear controls on each page allow users to record their own story. The story is simple but sweet, and it introduces kids to characters they'll recognize on other Milo language apps. Settings allow you to turn off sounds, narrator's voice, text, or interactive features.
Is It Any Good?
SPEECH WITH MILO: INTERACTIVE STORYBOOK -- a cute, happy storybook app -- is a winner. It's rather lengthy for the pre-k and early elementary school target age, but that's OK because the bright images and all of the interactivity hold kids' attention. The ability to record your own story for the book is a delightful way to practice storytelling and promote imagination.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Make up a story for Milo with your child, trading off every other page.
Listen to your child's story, ask questions about it, and provide constructive feedback.
Act out the story with your child, or help your child make a paper version of the story.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : reading , speaking , storytelling
- Skills : Communication : conveying messages effectively , listening , speaking , Tech Skills : digital creation
- Pricing structure :
- Release date : July 6, 2011
- Genre : Books
- Publisher : Doonan Speech Therapy
- Version : 1.1.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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