Reading Eggs - Learn to Read Reviews

by MasterCaleb

ReadingEggs was recommended in a parent’s group for autistic children and children with ADHD and sensory issues. I cannot recommend it and have no idea why anyone would even think it was ok for children with sensory issues. In Mathseeds, they have some really jarring obnoxious sound effects that stress my son out. One in particular is a horn blast if you answer a question incorrectly. We do turn off the volume but there are parts where you have to listen to the narrator to know what to do. So it’s a game of turn up the volume, turn down the volume, turn up the volume, forget to turn it down, have kid’s ears blasted by obnoxious sounds, have to calm kid down. Over the long term, this could lead to a dislike of math.

If your child is neurotypical, your mileage may vary.

by Pissedoffmom1234

I can not use this any longer. I sat with my son and noticed the math seeds lesson 104 was teaching measurement. It was in meters. We live in the US and we use inches and feet. The reading had words that we do not use here in us or use a completely different word for an object. Such as they showed a picture of a baby bed. Here in US we call it a crib. They wanted him to choose the word cot. I struggled at first thinking what are they teaching. I started with chat. She had no clue what to do she said it would be fixed by today. I checked it’s NOT fixed. I then sent a chat question. It was ignored. 7 hours latter I sent a question asking why I was being ignored. Finally someone asked what was wrong. I explained my situation. I downloaded it from ReadingEggs Store on my iPad. I have always lived in the US. He was clueless as well. Said he would send a mail to the editor. I called support got an answering machine left message and no one has called back. I’m no longer going to pay the 9.99 till it is fixed.

by Yaguchiii

We love reading eggs, and it works well on both of my daughter’s school tablets, but lately, ReadingEggs for my phone has been having sound issues. I’ve checked the faq, I’ve deleted and downloaded again but ReadingEggs still has sound issues. So we can’t always do on the go activities with ReadingEggs. It’s the only problem I’ve had with reading eggs, other than that issue, reading eggs has been a complete game changer in how fast my 4 year old has picked up her phonics! My 7 year old enjoys math seeds and the eggs and games is more incentive to play. They both absolutely love the cute and colorful characters in game too! The free trial was amazing and I saw immediately how hast they took to it and learned from reading eggs! I hope you can improve the sound issues on iPhone users too tho!

by Confused Teacher And Parent

We love ReadingEggs but as a mother and a teacher I think on some of the activities like when it comes to selecting rhyming words or spelling a word if a child realizes they accidentally clicked the wrong letter or picture or accidentally put the letter in the wrong spot they should be able to correct it instead of it permanently staying there until you just purposely finish the spelling the word wrong or clicking the another picture for it to restart. Also having the capital Letter “Ii” being shown in two different ways (the one you typically see on a ABC line and the version that looks likes lowercase “Ll”) confuses the child especially when they are matching uppercase and lowercase letters like on the train game and they are thinking they are seeing two “Ll”. You show them the word/letter one way in a game and in a different way in a later game. Also cutting the /uh/ sounds off on the quick sounds and when deciding and blending the words holding the non-quick sounds out longer than .5 sec so they can hear the word. Also adding test for sight words, rhyming, ABCs, sounds like how there are road test for math seeds and the different topics would be really cool or just adding a section for sight words for them to keep practicing would be amazing. Other than those minor issues we love the game.

by Sassiecassie1518

Okay so this review would probably get 5 stars from me except for the following reasons. This review is specifically about functionality on tablets/phone devices. The content is great the free printables and homeschool schedules are great. The design is simple and I like it IF you are mostly using a PC... for iPad/iPhone the user friendliness is less.

Make it so the password is saved so I don’t have to re-enter it EVERY time! C’mon this is 2019 almost 2020!! We have the capabilities to do that easily now. It’s very difficult and annoying to enter the password every time! Sometimes it even makes me re-enter the password when the iPad goes idle or we leave ReadingEggs (but it’s still open in the background and still running and logged in)! We love using Reading Eggs for our homeschool needs but for security and recent hacking reasons having a 16+ length password you have to enter every time gets really old really fast.

Also the other reason is ReadingEggs itself can be kind of glitchy and slow at times or even lags. It doesn’t do this on the PC... so some optimization needs to be done...

Paying what we do for our subscription per year these are simple fixes... there are other learning apps and software out there with competitive pricing and content to be completely honest. If some of these simple optimization issues aren’t fixed in the near future, after our year subscription runs out I will probably switch.

by Mamaofphd

We love reading eggs and had been using it on the computer but when my daughter finished the Duo ABC app on my phone I put reading eggs on for us to do together. I’m not sure what is going on but the sound will stop randomly and then come back randomly. It makes it really hard on some activities when you NEED the sound to know what to do, and I have to help her with some when ReadingEggs would normally read it to her. If that could be fixed it would be perfect.

by Makenbakon

My daughter started out kindergarten in title for extra help. She refused to learn with me. I found ReadingEggs and did the trial period and my daughter loved it so I bought it. At the end of the first quarter she was right where she needed to be and excelling. They took her out of title. Now she’s willing to read and loving it. She also is enjoying math. We do a level every night and she is doing so well. I love how it teaches you to sound out words! Sometimes when you make a mistake spelling you can’t undo it which can be annoying, but I just tell her it’s ok here I’ll get it wrong and you spell it right!
I recommend reading eggs to all my friends and relatives. Remember you still have to be a parent and sit there with them and sometimes help them so they continue to enjoy it!!!

by User4310

I am a teacher at during the pandemic I needed a program to put my then 4 year old on while I taught from home. I had tried other programs when my daughter was young and really wasn’t satisfied, so I looked for a new one and found this.

ReadingEggs taught my son to read. No exaggeration. My son will be starting kindergarten on a second grade reading level. There is also Math in ReadingEggs too, which we use. It’s harder to tell what grade level he would be in math but he is clearly beyond a kindergarten level. I’m amazed and grateful, because it saved my sanity while I was working and really built a great foundation for him.

by Asvbob

My 6 year old son who was previously giving me a very hard time with trying to want to learn to read absolutely LOVES ReadingEggs. I couldn’t believe how motivated he became right away. He loves the printable certificates and they are a great source of pride for him. His desire to want to learn to read improved within days and also within days, I could see a huge improvement in his ability to recognize and sound out words. ReadingEggs just clicks with my son’s personality (stubborn, independent). I immediately reached out to a friend who’s son was also struggling and recommended ReadingEggs to her and she said her son loves ReadingEggs as well. I first heard about RE through my homeschool group. I am forever grateful for ReadingEggs, THANK YOU.

by MommaOfTwoRascals

My daughter has only been using ReadingEggs for three weeks and her Leslie Level has already increased to almost 50. It isn’t something that you should only have them do independently, because parent support is important for encouraging perseverance within the more difficult tasks, but many of the activities are ones that are ones that she can do independently. The platform is user friendly and progresses well for developing reading fluency. Would highly recommend as both a teacher, Curriculum Specialist, and a mom of two.

by MollyMayhem944

This review is for Reading Eggs and MathSeeds. There are two other programs in this bundle that we haven’t used (one for younger kids, one for older).

Bought this is after 3 months of remote pre-K instruction. I was concerned our son might not be ready for K in the fall and also concerned that we might be (effectively) homeschooling in a few months. ReadingEggs has helped us understand what skills he is lacking. There are homeschool lesson plans that help you see what lessons are considered kindergarten/grade 1/ grade 2. He does 1-2 lessons a day (I think you are supposed to do 1 a week), a few days a week.

It’s also helped in terms of sanity during this isolation — something he can do while my husband and I get some work done.

Other learning apps have been problematic in that once he finds part of the program that has videos or games he stops doing the actual lessons. This has a bit of that issue, but some games “cost” golden eggs/acorns, which he only gets from doing the lessons. He loves the little critters that he gets for completing a group of lessons — they have really figured out what 5-year-olds think is entertaining!

Highly recommend!
MathSeeds lessons are a little difficult because he doesn’t have familiarity with the spelling of the numbers 0-10, but he is getting better. It’s just impossible to have him sound out the word “eight” when he’s just learned how to read “map”.

by Homeschooling Is New To Us

ReadingEggs has so many different parts that your child can explore and learn from. We are using this as part of his homeschool program and it has changed the way he has learned. A few things that would make ReadingEggs even more exceptional would be in the Mathseed program the names of the animals in a book like they are in reading eggs. He really was bummed by this. Also the treehouse in the Mathseeds could be more interactive. But these don’t effect how the program works. We did find a few in correct things in the workbooks as well.

by DCJess-2018

I’ve researched and used many educational apps for my kids (ages 5 and 7) and this is among the best. I’ve seen major strides in reading with both of my kids thanks to ReadingEggs. It’s also a lot of fun for the kids, they really enjoy using it. I’ll also add that their customer service is top notch. Today I was stuck on where to find something in ReadingEggs , so I called their number, a real live person answered the phone (no hold time) and they knew exactly how to fix my issue - problem solved in under two minutes! I highly recommend Reading Eggs as a learning tool.

by Luna777

I rarely write reviews but, as an educational therapist who works with struggling young readers, the addition of Fast Phonics on here has been an excellent update! Really covers the important aspects of phonological awareness that most kids need to become strong readers. Plus ReadingEggs has a great math program that costs only a few dollars more, so we use ReadingEggs to keep up with all the basic math and reading skills now. It’s not 100% flawless (don’t think hat exists in an app!), but the best one we’ve found.

by EHMomof3

I have 3 kids ages 3,4&6 and Reading Eggs, Fast Phonics, and Math Seeds is how we start out our day 7 days a week! Each kiddo has their own tab with individual progress saved. It is so easy to watch them play through an activity or lesson while I passively interact when needed to prompt thru, but some days I don’t have to interact at all and my kids learn new sounds or words. I simply watch progress reports and then reinforce with hands on learning later in the day. My oldest was so bored with our previous online Kindergarten program but Reading eggs/Mathseeds is game like and exciting. He is an entire grade ahead now thanks to this program and he is sooo proud!! I am so thankful!

by S.CoutardMOM

For starters you can tell the person/persons who created ReadingEggs, has a passion for kids and LEARNING! My daughter struggle with her phonics and was slow in reading. I for one never believed that an app can teach her phonics. I was totaling against digital learning. I became so desperate, I hired a company to help me. I won’t say who, but it was a total waste. One night I went online and started searching for activity sheets, books, games, anything that could help my baby. I came across ReadingEggs. My daughter is reading, and she also has excelled in math. I love the progress reports I receive, and lessons. My daughter enjoys learning. This review is for the mother or dad thats reading this and the other reviews thinking to yourself DOES IT REALLY WORK? IT DOES!

by Grade K Mom

This is truly the best app out there for parents teaching their kids to read! My son is in kindergarten at a new school and was struggling to read. The other children had a huge introduction to letters and reading in pre-K at the school so he was behind. The teachers don’t have time to sit one on one with him so mom here has stepped up. I’m a nurse not a reading teacher and didn’t know where to begin. I’m so thrilled with reading eggs and fast phonics that I’m considering going back to school to become a reading teacher. He is making huge, fast progress and I love the free handouts that you can print. So smart and simple... I tell everyone I know about the program.

by New Update Has Flaws

It has kept my 6 year old’s attention by switching up the lessons. I’ve used ABC mouse and Lexia core reading 5. They both seem to have lessons that are elongated and he loses interest within 5-10 min. Leaving me feel discouraged.

I cannot rave enough about how well though-out this program is. He loves his avatar and seeing him graduate gives him extra motivation. I love the quizzes at the end. I appreciate that he can retake the lessons and quizzes if he chooses to. I have a record of his progress and i get a report via email.

The best part of it all is that I can print out worksheets to summarize what he has learned in that particular lesson. It improves his writing. Abc mouse and Lexia never offered that.

by JoyofLiving2012

As a former third grade teacher (for ten years), as a current online ESL teacher (for 3.5 years) and mommy to a kindergartener (who I’m now homeschooling virtually), discovering the Reading Eggs app (as compared to other reading apps I have tried) has been such a TREASURE OF A FIND!!! Truthfully, the Reading Eggs app engages my son way more than other educational apps I’ve tried... I’ve tried many other apps in search of ones to support & provide reading learning/practice and honestly with what I’ve been looking for in reading for our son, ReadingEggs meets EXACTLY what I’ve needed/wanted. I love how it assesses our children prior to beginning so that proper placement can be made based on a child’s level. It’s a quality app that kids can enjoy while also remaining highly educational.

by The Silver Vixon

I have 5 year old B/g twin grandchildren, they loved pre-school and socializing and then the pandemic hit, while they should attend Kindergarten this coming fall, it’s not an option. I am a retired Special needs teacher with more than 35+ yrs experience and found Reading Eggs on line. I see my grandchildren regularly and am picking up the slack for Kindergarten prep. Reading Eggs is part of their daily play. They can easily maneuver the site and love following every part of its application, we make many of the arts n crafts and love the science experiments. I highly recommend this program for your early schooler. They grow by leaps and bounds, love completing levels, and you will feel confident allowing them tablet time. Great job Reading Eggs on all levels of entertainment, education, and keeping a young mind learning and growing, consider gifting it for the holidays to some lucky little one you know.
Happy Grandma

by 40life

My 5 year old has been so excited to learn to read and I liked ReadingEggs at first but shortly after she started using it sound started cutting out on certain games and lessons. You cannot learn to read without learning the sounds and she needs to know what she is doing since she cannot read it, there needs to be sound so she can figure out how to play. Mathseeds also needs the sound she does not understand the games for learning if it is silent. I just signed up for the trial maybe if they fix this problem we would keep it currently cannot play it

by Muppet720

Having searched high and low for a reading program my son was happy to work on, I was thrilled to find Reading Eggs. Unfortunately, every two lessons there is a glitch where the program won’t respond to the progression through the levels. Level 4 had to be worked around to get it update and move on to level 5. Level 8 just stopped responding in the middle of the lesson. This is frustrating when you’re trying to motivate an already reluctant student.

Please re-evaluate your software.

by N_oakley

Love the program but honestly getting tired of the sound not working on my phone. When I open it the intro video sound always works. Then when I click on the lesson there’s no sound. I’ve restarted my phone and it still wouldn’t work. It’s a day to day thing. One day it’ll work perfectly and the next day no sound. Can’t learn if the sound doesn’t work. With today’s technology and kids having tablets it would be helpful if ReadingEggs worked properly so we don’t have to get out the laptop.

by STAYOFFMYITUNES

Ok, I’m only 11, and I don’t have a job yet. So I can’t pay. And I thought why I haven’t used Reading Eggs in a year, is because when my brother wanted to learn by homeschool, I hade signed up, and told me to pay 9.00$
When I never knew if it would work, or a scam, or a game he already learned. And
When. My parents tried to get him on it, they
Payed it. And then I don’t know if it’s because they blocked the art and play section, or it’s not working. My parents
Used to claim a full refund. But ReadingEggs is
Good to know, just not daily.

-Neysa aldaba

by Sbeebeauty

ReadingEggs is amazing my daughter is only 5 and we started this in 9/19 and now 1/20 she is already reading at a second grade level!... ReadingEggs is amazing!... but I can say that parents must sit with their kids so you can pick up on their strength and weakness.

by Taffy789

My daughter loves Reading Eggs and having a touchscreen all option is helpful since mouse maneuverability isn’t great at her age.
Only had a few glitchy moments but restart solved it
Great app!

by Props For My Quest For Best

As a parent, two things really matter:
1. Will my child learn, rapidly
2. Will they be engaged and want to use ReadingEggs

To both questions, the answer is a resounding YES! Two weeks after my pre-schooler was ‘woefully behind in reading’, he’s ahead of his class at school.

ReadingEggs is better on tablet. Programmers should make some tweaks to make it easier to enter password and such. However, why are you looking for a teaching app? To help your kid to learn— and ReadingEggs does that exceptionally.

by ETSEED18

My 5 year old math-brain son “actually loves it” - his words! This is big. My son has shown very little interest in phonics and reading. He is a heavily auditory learner who engages best with audio/visual stimuli. We are a homeschooling family and he leans toward math and science based learning. We have been using Reading Eggs as a summer curriculum in an attempt to get him on track for his kindergarten language curriculum. He even chooses Reading Eggs during his free time! He thinks the videos are funny and he laughs and LEARNS through every lesson. We are hooked. Thank you!!!

by Jibbieoostra

Ive been using all about reading/all about spelling and i be able to use this alongside to supplement in some area that need more work or practice. I really like their worksheet too. Learning new word strategy is really awesome. This is perfect for either homeschooling or just supplementing at home. Love this sooo much.

by Adam81185

My son and I were really struggling with school. It was hurting our relationship, and I was feeling super frustrated! ReadingEggs has been a lifesaver. He’s learning without even realizing it, and he has made a lot of progress in both math and reading. I’m so happy with it! They also have amazing customer service. They’re proactive and responsive. I highly recommend everything about ReadingEggs and the company behind it.

by ZWii I Am

Within a month
My five year old son is reading and sounding out words and is happy to learn
He even repeats an lesson to get better results I absolutely love the application
Worth every penny