This cool reading tool will make you rethink screen time for your kids

Learning time that feels like play time. 🙌
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Learning time that feels like play time
Developed in partnership with Stanford University neuroscience researchers, Square Panda helps introduce key reading readiness skills to children as young as 2 years old in a format that feels entirely like play to them.Within minutes of breaking open the box and linking the smart playset to our tablet, my almost-3-year-old was enthusiastically and (surprisingly) adeptly interacting with the prompts in the Letter Lab game to spell out works with the tactile smart letters.I hung by for support, but it was clear he felt a real sense of pride by being able to follow along largely on his own.Why laying the foundation for literacy must begin at home
As we work through the research-based curriculum in the coming years of play with the 11 (and counting) games through Square Panda , I’m excited to see how the games translate to reading skills—something that is so essential to encourage and foster at home before children reach school age.Although I don’t expect him to be reading War and Peace by kindergarten, I want to do my part so he isn’t among the 64% of fourth-graders who perform below proficiency levels in reading. (That figure from the National Assessment of Educational Progress has unfortunately held pretty steady for two decades.)With this goal in mind, I’m heartened by the development in literacy and reading skills seen among Square Panda users at the kindergarten level.Using screen time for good
This is also why we need to be making important distinctions in what counts toward recommended screen-time limits for kids: With multisensory, personalized and research-based functions for kids to develop their reading skills, Square Panda truly is a learning tool, not just a game. (Plus, there are even more benefits for backers of the Square Panda Kickstarter campaign !)

















































































