The words flow. Reading aloud goes fine. But then you ask what it was about, and the answer is just off. Or you get a quick 'I don't know'.

That almost never means a child can't read well. Usually they're just missing a way to approach a text. And that's good news, because an approach can be learned.

Try an exercise yourself

Pick your child's age and level and do one exercise together, exactly like in the app.

How ReadLab works

Texts at their level

Short texts at your child's level. Never too easy, never too hard.

A steady routine

The same steps before, during and after reading. Every single time.

Look it up, don't guess

Questions that teach your child to look the answer back up in the text, instead of guessing.

Not more worksheets

One more worksheet changes little when the approach is missing. Children grow from something else: clear steps, short texts they can handle, and small wins that build confidence.

Ready to start?

Download ReadLab and try it free for 14 days. For ages 6 to 12, on iPhone and iPad.

For iPhone and iPad

Anouk, teacher and maker of ReadLab

Built by a teacher

I'm Anouk. A primary school teacher for over 18 years. And in my classes I see children every day who read well but get stuck on understanding.

I built ReadLab on what I see in the classroom. No ads, no harvested data. Your child first.

A look inside the app

Reading comprehension, not learning to read

No more reading-aloud practice, your child can already do that. ReadLab takes the moment after: you ask what it was about, and this time the answer comes.

Visible progress for parents

No more vague feeling about whether it helps. You open the app and watch the line creep upward, week after week. That's the moment you think: she's going to be okay.

At your child's level

You don't have to say a thing. She picks up the phone herself, chooses a story and sits down. No book that snaps shut halfway, no 'just five more minutes' you have to enforce.

5 minutes a day is enough

Five minutes, at a moment that suits you. Straight after school, or just before dinner. No evening you have to keep free, no workbook giving you a reproachful look. And still, something happened every day.

Anouk has over 18 years of teaching experience. Alongside her work as a primary school teacher she runs her own business, Dutch for Kids, teaching Dutch to children living abroad.