# Word Reader - Skinny Books 3 — Word Family Readers

> Word Family Readers (iPhone/iPad app by COMPASS SYNDICATE CORPORATION.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-reader-skinny-books-3/id1523397468 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [COMPASS SYNDICATE CORPORATION](https://appshunter.io/developer/898089677)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: $1.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 91 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-08-06
- Data updated: 2026-05-14
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-reader-skinny-books-3/id1523397468/reviews.md

## What is Word Reader?

Skinny Books 3, the third Word Family Reader, continues to bring a fun way for educators to teach reading. The new stories use rhyming words that have the same ending sound but a different beginning sound. "Ace has space for a race" and "Jane got on a plane" are just two more of 42 entertaining stories.

The Word Family Reader approach is endorsed by educators as a great way to acquire a basic knowledge of phonics. There are no pictures in these books. When students read them, they are truly reading – not relying on pictures to recognize words.

Word Family Readers – 1, 2, 3 & 4
• start reading right away at an early age.
• have 126 stories to be read.
• provide audio versions of each story.
• reinforce reading skills through games.
• teach to read and spell 600 one-syllable words.
The stories also incorporate a large number of sight words.

The two authors of this series, Peggy Gisler and Marge Eberts, are very experienced reading teachers who –
• have written more than 50 textbooks for beginning readers that are used in schools across the country.
• teach teachers how to teach reading.
• hold reading specialist degrees (Ed.S.) in education.
• won the Reading Round Table award for their beginning reader – Pancakes, Crackers, and Pizza.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-05-06

- Build for iOS 26

### 1.0.1 — 2023-12-14

- Built for iOS 16

### 1.0 — 2020-08-06

No release notes.

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