Edutopia (awesome, all-encompassing education site created by George Lucas of Star Wars fame) has posted their top eight summer reading apps to help keep your kids engaged in summer reading during the long hot summer months. One that we’re most intrigued about? Newsela, a news-based app that provides articles on current events at five different reading levels. So your 2nd grader, 5th grader, and 10th grader can all read the same article independently and then discuss. Brilliant idea and an opportunity to reduce that pesky “are we there yet?” question on long road trips to Yellowstone. We can’t wait to try it out here in the clinic!

Newsela has great articles for summer reading and is available for all of your devices. Can’t wait to try it!