Archive: September 2013

Help improve Teach Your Monster to Read.

The monsters have an exciting opportunity to announce!

We’re looking for teachers who can give up an hour of their time to talk about the game. We’d like to ask you what you like, what you don’t like and to show you a few new ideas for features.

We’re looking for some participants who can come to visit us (at the famous Usborne Publishing offices in London) and some from elsewhere in the world that can talk to us via Skype.

In return we can offer £150 of free Usborne books, a credit on the website, and we’ll cover your expenses if you’re travelling in to meet us in person.

So, if you’ve used the game, know it relatively well and would be interested in helping out, please get in touch with us at [email protected] and we’ll let you know more.

The monsters are really looking forward to meeting you!

Teach Your Monster to Read 2 is Live!

Teach Your Monster to Read 2: Fun With Words has now launched. Hooray!

This game is designed for children who have mastered our first game: Teach Your Monster to Read: First Steps and takes your monster on a brand new journey through a spectacular kingdom of hidden treasure, balloon flights and spaceship rides.

Meeting new characters along the way, such as the Hungry Word Beast, the Space Pirates and the mischievous “Trickies”, the monster is on a quest to find his lost spaceship. Throughout his adventure, the monster will collect gold stars which can be exchanged for fantastic prizes.

And just like “First Steps”, the new game is completely free!

The game features the voices of Simon Farnaby from BBC’s Horrible Histories, and for the first time, Mr Thorne from ‘Mr Thorne Does Phonics’. Exciting!

Find out more

Compare the educational content of the “Fun With Words” with “Teach Your Monster to Read: First Steps
Find out what the game covers in the full Game Overview (PDF)
Play the demo
How to play
You can access the game through your usual Teach Your Monster to Read account – just sign in and follow the instructions.

Get in touch and let us know what you think of the new game, we’d love to hear your thoughts!

Mr Thorne Joins Forces with the Monsters

We’re thrilled to announce that our new game, Teach Your Monster to Read 2: Fun With Words will feature the wonderful Mr Thorne from Mr Thorne does Phonics!

Mr Thorne will be voicing the letter sounds and words in the new game, bringing his original, clear and engaging voice (and of course his enthusiasm) to Teach Your Monster to Read. It’s going to be an unstoppable partnership!

Mr Thorne is a UK-based teacher whose highly-respected YouTube site Mr Thorne Does Phonics contains over 500 literacy videos and has fast become an internet sensation.

His materials have been viewed in schools around the world, and his reading and spelling apps have been in the top 30 educational apps in over 50 countries worldwide. We’re very lucky to have him on the team!

For more about about Mr Thorne go to YouTube or www.mrthorne.com

Teach Your Monster to Read 2: Fun With Words will be available to play next Wednesday. Watch this Space!

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