Abound Parenting1.9.7 - App Store

OVERVIEW

Discover the secret to reading success for your 3 - 9 yr old.

Worried about where your child is on the road to reading? Wondering what you can do as a parent to help make sure your child becomes a great reader?

Abound gives parents and caregivers of young children the information and tools they need to raise strong readers, including:
A simple, research-based “check in” that shows where your child stands against age-appropriate reading benchmarks;
Daily questions written by experts to drive engaging and fun conversations with your child that will build knowledge;
A weekly academic word - critical vocabulary your child needs to know for school success;
Carefully curated book recommendations based on your child’s current stage of development.

Kids learn through repeated exposures to information, and slowly building up knowledge about a subject over time. But what parent has time to organize that? Abound uses the structure of a 2-week theme, with a plan of quick-and-regular conversations, to fit into busy schedules without putting your child in front of another screen. You're already talking with your child -- Abound motivates you to talk in a way that grows your child's brain and sets your child up to read well in the years ahead.

Parents who use Abound are grateful to learn what it takes for their child to read well. But they talk the most about how surprised they are with what their child comes up with, and how good it feels to connect in ways that are so very satisfying.

KEY FEATURES

Research-based insights into your child’s reading development:
Answer a brief questionnaire about your child to understand where he/she stands against state and national benchmarks on the three critical areas of reading development (what we call, Letters & Sounds, Vocabulary & Knowledge, and Awareness & Regulation);
Receive feedback and recommendations on how to support your child’s reading growth;
Track and monitor progress over time by checking your child’s development against benchmarks every 8 weeks;
Easily share your child’s results with teachers and caregivers, and be fully prepared to discuss your child’s reading-related skills during the key early years.

Engaging daily questions to generate essential back-and-forth conversations with your kids -- to get them to wonder, and think deeply and differently:
Questions tied to a fun and entertaining two-week theme;
Designed by experts to help you build crucial early reading and critical thinking skills;
Preferences customized to engage in conversations at the times most convenient for you and your child;
Learning content designed to integrate into your busy day - whether over dinner, or during the daily commute to child care or school

Carefully curated book recommendations, along with suggested questions and vocabulary to expand your child’s understanding and perspective:
LIke the daily questions, book recommendations are related to each two-week theme;
Book selections are customized to your child’s age and learning-to-read stage.

Tools to personalize the experience and capture and share precious memories:
Add multiple children to one account;
Email and share measurements against benchmarks with teachers and caregivers;
Share special moments with family and friends;
Large library of additional books and conversation-starters always available.

ABOUT US
Abound Parenting is a group of educators, early language and literacy experts, designers, and engineers, all united around the mission of improving worldwide literacy outcomes through the empowerment of parents. To learn more visit https://aboundparenting.com/about/.

STAY IN TOUCH
https://aboundparenting.com/blog/
https://www.facebook.com/aboundparenting
https://www.instagram.com/aboundparenting/
https://www.twitter.com/aboundparenting/
TERMS OF USE
https://aboundparenting.com/terms-of-service/

Version History Bug fixes and improvements. 1.9.7 Sep 10 Bug fixes and improvements. 1.9.6 Aug 17 Bug Fixes and Improvements. 1.9.5 Mar 20 Bug Fixes and Improvements. 1.9.4 11/20/2025 Bug Fixes and Improvements 1.9.2 03/20/2025 Bug Fixes and Improvements. 1.9.1 06/12/2024 A new start rewards program that shows the progress you've made. 1.9.0 10/19/2023 Bug Fixes and Enhancements 1.8.9 08/25/2023 - New and Improved Home Screen
- Bug Fixes and Enhancements 1.8.8 08/22/2023 Translation in Spanish Supported
Audio Player Bug fixed
Monthly Subscription is now removed, please subscribe to our Annual Plan,
Bug Fixes and Enhancements 1.8.6 08/03/2022 Improved presentations of Check-In results and sharing. 1.8.5 (1) 11/14/2021 Share check-in results pdf 1.8.4 10/31/2021 An updated user onboarding experience. 1.8.3 10/14/2021 This version allows the creation of a new user onboarding experience. 1.8.2 10/08/2021 • Various bug fixes 1.8.1 09/09/2021 - Added Spanish translation for words 1.8.0 04/14/2021 Minor improvements and bug fixes. 1.7.0 12/17/2020 In an effort to help families struggling through the pandemic, we've dramatically reduced the price of the Abound app. Now, for less than $1.00 per month, you can have access to a leading research-based app that will:
1. Let you see where your child (from PreK through grade 3) stands against important reading benchmarks; and
2. Provide you with quick, fun, daily content to engage your child in back-and-forth conversations that build essential reading skills.
Start your free 7-day trial today.
We've also fixed several bugs to create a better user experience. 1.6.0 11/20/2020 We've revamped and upgraded the UI on our core features - TalkOn, WordUp, and BookOut, and redesigned the Personal Libraries feature so that it fits easier into your busy day - give it a try and build up an engaging collection of books and questions!

We've also worked out a few bugs, and made a smoother experience in some key areas. Enjoy! 1.4.0 10/03/2020 We've revamped and upgraded the UI on our core features - TalkOn, WordUp, and BookOut, and redesigned the Gab Bag so that it fits easier into your busy day - give it a try and start some random conversations on the fly!

We've also worked out a notification bug, and made a smoother experience in some key areas. Enjoy! 1.3.0 09/04/2020 As a parent, having those rich conversations is tough to fit into the day - we're always working to make it easier for you!

With our latest update, we've fixed a few bugs around our latest feature: delivering your daily TalkOn question as a notification, so you can get started on your conversations before even opening the app! You can manage these notifications in your app settings. 1.2.4 08/22/2020 As a parent, having those rich conversations is tough to fit into the day - we're always working to make it easier for you!

With our latest update, we've simplified the Personal Libraries tool, making it even easier to use for each child by removing the theme filtering tool. We've also worked our engineering magic to fix a few bugs and improve the product experience. 1.2.3 07/27/2020 We're so excited to share this new version with you! Love Abound? Please leave us a review, and thank you for being such an incredible user. 1.2.2 06/29/2020 We're so excited to share this new version with you! Love Abound? Please leave us a review, and thank you for being such an incredible user. 1.2.1 06/13/2020 We're so excited to share this new version with you! Love Abound? Please leave us a review, and thank you for being such an incredible user. 1.2.0 05/13/2020