Mentava Reading

Mentava is such a solid platform for teaching kids to read. We’ve tried a bunch of other apps and they were by and large games disguised as education. My daughter made more progress in a week on Mentava than 6 months on other apps. 10/10 would recommend

My daughter really likes the app but the price brings the review way down cause lets be realistic who has $500 a month just for reading practice like at that point i could buy an entire homeschool curriculum for cheaper

I didn’t really believe that an app could make a big difference in his reading journey. I didn’t want to introduce screen time, he really doesn’t have very much in his week. I also care a lot about what kind of screen time he gets. If we watch something we watch Little Bear because it’s not overstimulating. It feels less addictive. He really likes to play the kahoot math games, and I think those are good, but he never liked their reading games, and the other reading apps seem really… like intellectual junk food. This one is different. It’s engaging, but tiring for him. He doesn’t resist doing it, and I can see him enjoying it, but I also see it tiring him out if he does a long session. I don’t think that’s bad. It means he’s working, and at some point he needs to take a break. That’s a great rhythm to learn about yourself. And the reading skills he’s learned are truly undeniable. I’m blown away.