Amazon Launches Alexa-Based Feature to Encourage Kids to Read
Amazon’s new Reading Sidekick feature, which uses an Amazon Kids-enabled Echo smart speaker and a Kids+ subscription ($3 a month or $25 per year), is designed to help kids ages 6-9 become strong readers using Alexa, it blogged Tuesday. Kids…
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engage an Echo device by saying, “Alexa, let’s read,” said Amazon. Children tell Alexa the book’s title and the digital assistant asks whether they want to read a little, a lot or to take turns, said the company.