Bookshelf
Free App
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About Bookshelf
This easy-to-use app gives children the ability to read books from American Reading at Home, the award-winning, school-based program that has been teacher-vetted, parent-approved, and kid-tested in thousands of schools and homes across America.
Our books are specially designed for children learning to read at the Kindergarten and first-grade reading levels. The books work just like training wheels on a bicycle. A child will gain confidence by using books at the “just right” level of challenge; as he/she develops new skills, the “training wheels” are gradually removed. Because so much of the reading support is provided by the actual books, children can do much of the learning on their own. This provides the child with tremendous confidence and a sense of ownership of their own learning. It also makes learning to read fun and enjoyable!
The American Reading Company Leveling System is built on the national Common Core State Standards. The color-coded system makes it easy for kids to find books at their “just right” level of challenge:
Books in the app are organized by the first four reading levels:
• 1-3 Yellow books use the same sentence on each page except one word that changes to reflect the picture.
• 1 Green books use simple sentences, clear pictures, and the first 60 sight words.
• 2 Green books use simple sentences, clear pictures, and the first 120 sight words.
• 1 Blue books use 150 sight words and new words that can be figured out using words the reader already knows, (e.g., by knowing “all,” the reader can figure out “call” or “walls”).
Our books are specially designed for children learning to read at the Kindergarten and first-grade reading levels. The books work just like training wheels on a bicycle. A child will gain confidence by using books at the “just right” level of challenge; as he/she develops new skills, the “training wheels” are gradually removed. Because so much of the reading support is provided by the actual books, children can do much of the learning on their own. This provides the child with tremendous confidence and a sense of ownership of their own learning. It also makes learning to read fun and enjoyable!
The American Reading Company Leveling System is built on the national Common Core State Standards. The color-coded system makes it easy for kids to find books at their “just right” level of challenge:
Books in the app are organized by the first four reading levels:
• 1-3 Yellow books use the same sentence on each page except one word that changes to reflect the picture.
• 1 Green books use simple sentences, clear pictures, and the first 60 sight words.
• 2 Green books use simple sentences, clear pictures, and the first 120 sight words.
• 1 Blue books use 150 sight words and new words that can be figured out using words the reader already knows, (e.g., by knowing “all,” the reader can figure out “call” or “walls”).
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
- Indicates network error when a user attempts to log in with no Internet connection.
- Indicates network error when a user attempts to log in with no Internet connection.
Version update Bookshelf was updated to version 1.2.1
More downloads Bookshelf reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
Version update Bookshelf was updated to version 1.1.0
More downloads Bookshelf reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
What are users saying about Bookshelf
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I like this app because I can read educational books and these books are great!!
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We have it in our school
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Just saw for 5 mins but loved the quality of picture in books
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I???? To read
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Perfect to read along with grandchildren in another state.
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Use it for my reading log for school
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It's cool for school
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Good for bedtime stories
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LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
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It is awesome ????????????????????????????????????
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App is great. My son reads two books a day and needs more books in his level. There is only 1 book in "2 blue" level? Please add more books.
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Has to be more quick at getting new books then I will give this app a loved it.
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They say you get 12 free books but its 6 books in English and 6 in Spanish. The same books? My daughter speaks English and I need them to be on level blue not random levels. She would also like some fun girly books.
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I don't have level orange Wich is my level
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Terrible selection of books! Nothing remotely interesting available.
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Because it will match perfectly with 2Red, White, and Black!
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this app lets you read on your color level its really great
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I love it mr.mandeville was right he is the bestest teacher ever -sundus
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I like this app because I can read educational books and these books are great!!
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So many different books with very interesting events
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Hey guys install this
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Use it for my reading log for school
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I love it
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There is no BK or OR and im not Y3 or B1 im in back geezzz think about the people in black or orange! I will rate 5 for more books and levels!
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This app doesn't work half the time. It frequently crashes or can't connect with the server. Now it only shows 6 books total from only 3 levels! What happened to all the books??! Please fix so my kids can get back to using it. Would be nice to have this as an option to library books.
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So i did this in school and i tried at home but there wasn't any levels and im a 2R.
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I would recommend the low cost "Epic!" app for anyone looking for a child's e-library. This Bookshelf app from "American Reading Company" requires you to DOWNLOAD each book taking up tons of phone memory, largely based on sight reading, and prediction, rather than teaching phonics first, practically up until you get to the blue level. Phonics first is soo important!! My nephew was given an account for this program as it is used in his Kindergarten class.
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For any people who are wondering where the lower levels and higher levels are, this app isn't fully developed. Which means not all the reading levels are on here. Just some of the in between levels right now.
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Would be extremely helpful if these books could be downloaded to external memory instead of ONLY the internal...
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It does not have any good books for orange!
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Where is Bk, Pu, Wt, Or, 1br, and 2br?
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Half the books will not load and those that do are duplicated. Once a book is downloaded, it only opens half the time.
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I'm a parent and my kids have been going on bookshelf to read their books lately we couldn't find some books levels like 2b, 1R and the rest of them. Pls i need to know what happened.
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My daughter is in 1R but I do not see it
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POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP
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Love it
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Great app! I can have my son do his reading anywhere now!
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Like it--besides the part where EVERYTHING IS SLOW!!!!!!!!! I love reading, but, reading on phones or tablets? EVEN BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It has to sign it to read every book. Fix Thanks.
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At my school i use this app i disited to have at home