Spy Sam Reading Book 1
Big adventure in little words
Free
4.0for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Spy Sam Reading Book 1
Part 1 of an adventure story created for early readers with dyslexia or anyone who struggles with their reading. The book is written with simple vocabulary, a limited numbers of words per page and a blue background making it easier for readers with dyslexia.
"These books are a must-download now for anyone in education or with kids who need a little more support with reading." - Smart Apps For Kids
“This is a great adventure book that includes over 80 pages and simple vocabulary for children.” - appPicker
Recommended by Dyslexia Help - http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu
* Books 1 & 2 have >90 pages each, book 3 has >150 pages!
* Over 200,000 downloads of Spy Sam Reading Books!
Follow us on twitter @SpySamReading for updates
Features:
- Over 90 pages
- Simple vocabulary, using many of the first 100 words taught in many primary schools (KS1).
- No more than 8 words per page.
- Interactivity around the words, rather than the pictures, to concentrate the child's focus on reading.
- Interactive elements help with sounding out digraphs and split digraphs (eg 'oo' in 'look' and the 'e' in 'bike')
- Buttons and numbers to press to promote understanding.
- Blue background to improve readability for children with dyslexia.
- No swipe to turn page, to reduce accidental page turning and enable flip-book style changes to images on page.
- Simple colourful drawings.
- No page numbers - so the child is not put off by how many pages there is left to read.
- Please note, this app does not read out the words for the child. It has been designed to be read and enjoyed with an adult.
- Exciting storyline with multiple cliffhangers to motivate the child to continue reading.
- No in-app purchases
"These books are a must-download now for anyone in education or with kids who need a little more support with reading." - Smart Apps For Kids
“This is a great adventure book that includes over 80 pages and simple vocabulary for children.” - appPicker
Recommended by Dyslexia Help - http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu
* Books 1 & 2 have >90 pages each, book 3 has >150 pages!
* Over 200,000 downloads of Spy Sam Reading Books!
Follow us on twitter @SpySamReading for updates
Features:
- Over 90 pages
- Simple vocabulary, using many of the first 100 words taught in many primary schools (KS1).
- No more than 8 words per page.
- Interactivity around the words, rather than the pictures, to concentrate the child's focus on reading.
- Interactive elements help with sounding out digraphs and split digraphs (eg 'oo' in 'look' and the 'e' in 'bike')
- Buttons and numbers to press to promote understanding.
- Blue background to improve readability for children with dyslexia.
- No swipe to turn page, to reduce accidental page turning and enable flip-book style changes to images on page.
- Simple colourful drawings.
- No page numbers - so the child is not put off by how many pages there is left to read.
- Please note, this app does not read out the words for the child. It has been designed to be read and enjoyed with an adult.
- Exciting storyline with multiple cliffhangers to motivate the child to continue reading.
- No in-app purchases
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.0
Last updated on Dec 10, 2020
Old Versions
Spy Sam Reading Book 1 has been completely rebuilt in Godot, the open source game engine, which has allowed the pages to be brought to life with little animations.
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Version History
4.0
Dec 10, 2020
Spy Sam Reading Book 1 has been completely rebuilt in Godot, the open source game engine, which has allowed the pages to be brought to life with little animations.
3
Jun 10, 2015
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Now a universal app - read it on your iPhone, iPod or iPad! (requires iOS 7 or higher)
Story expanded with a few new pages at the start.
The sample to book 2 is still there, it now follows on at the end of book 1.
Now a universal app - read it on your iPhone, iPod or iPad! (requires iOS 7 or higher)
Story expanded with a few new pages at the start.
The sample to book 2 is still there, it now follows on at the end of book 1.
2.1
Sep 17, 2014
Minor usability changes
2
Aug 15, 2014
Icon changed
App updated to reflect release of book 3
Parental gates for links to App Store
App updated to reflect release of book 3
Parental gates for links to App Store
1.95
Aug 7, 2014
Image quality improved
Other minor improvements
Requires IOS 7
Links to App Store removed
Other minor improvements
Requires IOS 7
Links to App Store removed
1.9
Mar 17, 2014
Extended the sample of book 2
Links to app store changed
Links to app store changed
1.8
Feb 25, 2014
Shed lock lights up on pressing
Box lights up on pressing
Rate app button
Minor interface tweaks
Box lights up on pressing
Rate app button
Minor interface tweaks
1.7
Jan 24, 2014
Adventure overview page added
1.6
Jan 11, 2014
Now has the countdown at the start.
Clarified some of the interactivity.
Reworked the end.
Clarified some of the interactivity.
Reworked the end.
1.5
Dec 13, 2013
More interactivity to promote understanding
1.4
Nov 30, 2013
Icon & title refresh to bring in line with book 2
Interactivity to find the box
Interactivity to find the box
1.3
Oct 8, 2013
IOS 7 & IOS 6.1 compatible
Now with blue background to improve readability for children with dyslexia
Refined storyline
Now with blue background to improve readability for children with dyslexia
Refined storyline
1.2
Sep 10, 2013
Interactive plans to the spy den added
The man has been changed so less similar to Spy Sam
Spy Sam's power cell changed to red when low on charge
The man has been changed so less similar to Spy Sam
Spy Sam's power cell changed to red when low on charge
1.0.1
Sep 6, 2013
Improved instructions. More interactivity. Reworked start.
1
Aug 23, 2013
Spy Sam Reading Book 1 FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Spy Sam Reading Book 1.
iPhone
Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 10.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
Spy Sam Reading Book 1 supports English