{"id":326617,"date":"2026-02-04T17:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=326617"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:50:48","slug":"326617","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2026\/02\/04\/326617\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn Reading into an Adventure!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">An exciting way to support your child\u2019s literacy journey: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachyourmonster.org\/\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">Teach Your Monster to Read<\/strong><\/a>. This award-winning game turns the &#8220;hard work&#8221; of learning phonics into a magical mission that kids actually look forward to. Playing games on the website is free, a great way to see if you want to invest in the app which involves a one time fee.<\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">What is it?<\/strong><br data-serialized-params=\"[]\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" \/>Designed in collaboration with reading experts from\u00a0<span data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">Roehampton University<\/span>, the game follows a systematic phonics approach. Your child creates their own unique monster whose spaceship has crashed. To help their monster fix the ship and explore new worlds, they must complete fun challenges that teach:<\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEIBhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Letter sounds<\/strong>\u00a0and matching them to symbols.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEIBhAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Blending and segmenting<\/strong>\u00a0(how to push sounds together to read words and pull them apart to spell).<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEIBhAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">&#8220;Tricky&#8221; words<\/strong>\u00a0that don\u2019t follow standard rules.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEIBhAD\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Reading full sentences<\/strong>\u00a0and short stories.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">Why Parents Love It:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEICRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Completely Free on PC\/Laptop:<\/strong>\u00a0You can play the full version for free at\u00a0TeachYourMonster.org.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEICRAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Ad-Free &amp; Safe:<\/strong>\u00a0There are no in-game ads or hidden costs, making it a &#8220;guilt-free&#8221; way to use screen time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEICRAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Adaptive Learning:<\/strong>\u00a0The game notices if a child is struggling with a specific sound and brings it up more often for extra practice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEICRAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Track Progress:<\/strong> You can see exactly which sounds your child has mastered and where they might need a little extra help.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">How to Start:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIChAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">The game covers two full years of reading development, from the very first steps to becoming a confident &#8220;Champion Reader.&#8221; You can play on any computer browser or download the app on your mobile device (available as a one-time purchase on the\u00a0<span data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/teach-your-monster-to-read\/id828392046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"CAEIChAB\" data-processed=\"true\">App Store<\/a><\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<span data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.teachyourmonstertoread.tmapp&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"CAEIChAC\" data-processed=\"true\">Google Play<\/a><\/span>).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An exciting way to support your child\u2019s literacy journey: Teach Your Monster to Read. This award-winning game turns the &#8220;hard work&#8221; of learning phonics into a magical mission that kids actually look forward to. Playing games on the website is free, a great way to see if you want to invest in the app which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1113,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[271,169,8,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-326617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eal","category-ecc","category-grade-1","category-grade-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326617\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}