Ruckus Learning Books + Brands app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Ruckus Media Group
First release : 17 Dec 2012
App size: 59.07 Mb
Ruckus Learning harnesses the brands that kids love into mindful content that motivates students to become better, more active readers and learners!
Kids will love to read, re-read and play with Ruckus Learning’s comprehensive, curated collection of interactive reading apps, eBooks and learning video. Ruckus’ interactive iReaders help kids hone word recognition, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills and reinforce national educational standards.
Featured brands and characters include:
* My Little Pony
* Transformers
* Discovery #MindBlown
* Kung Fu Panda 3
* Scooby-Doo
* Ranger Rick
* Care Bears
* SeaWorld: Sharks, Penguins & Whales
* Crayola
* Dino Dan
* Tom & Jerry
* Batman, Superman, DC Superfriends
* Chuck & Friends
* The Cat in the Hat
* Sid the Science Kid
* HOME
* Little Pim language content
* …and much more!
You may sample titles for free, purchase additional content individually, or get a FREE TRIAL to Ruckus Learning Plus+ which offers unlimited monthly or annual access to hundreds of pieces of curated digital learning content, with new items offered every month.
Ruckus Learning Plus+ also includes the ability for parents and teachers to set up multiple child accounts and follow kids’ usage, amount read and progress via the weekly Ruckus Report, as well as recommendations based on kids’ choices within our curated learning library.
Content may be downloaded on all of your iOS devices, and once downloaded may be used and managed offline with no internet connection.
The interactive learning activities in Ruckus iReaders have been developed with curriculum experts and are adapted from the Common Core standards, as well as Head Start Child Outcomes framework. Some of the topics covered include:
•Book Concepts
•Alphabetic Knowledge
•Phonological Awareness
•Phonics and Word Recognition
•Reading Comprehension
Ruckus Learning also features many enhanced eBooks (with and without narration) that feature well-known characters and brands and offer word highlighting and the ability for kids and parents to record their own voices while reading out loud together.
Full Ruckus Learning Plus+ Subscription details:
$6.99 for monthly, $49.99 for annual (savings of 40%)
• 7-day free trial for monthly or annual subscription
• Plans renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
• You may manage auto-renew by going to the user’s Account Settings
• Payment will be charged via user’s iTunes Account
• You may cancel anytime but it will not go into effect until the end of the billing cycle
• Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited once the user purchases a subscription
Privacy Policy: http://www.ruckusreport.com/page/privacy_policy
To find out more about Ruckus Learning and our apps:
Visit our website: www.ruckuslearning.com
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CONTACT US: For any technical issues, please email us at [email protected]
Latest reviews of Ruckus Learning Books + Brands app for iPhone and iPad
Content that is downloaded only works for the current login session, so you cant download material and then access it when not in wifi range. Im giving it 1 star mostly because their billing policy is deceiving. I bought a 12-month membership for $50. Then they charged me $50 for 2 more months in a row. Apparently when you buy the yearly plan, you have to cancel the recurring monthly payments after the first month, which they dont tell you about. I cant get anyone to email me back from customer service so now Im out an extra $100 for an app that we dont even use. Poor customer service and poor user design.
If youve already purchased books through other standalone Ruckus apps, you need to buy those books again. My daughter loves the My Little Pony books, and I thought it would be convenient to have one app with those books and any others we get. But you cant restore those previous purchases. You need to buy them again. No thanks.
This app is great..I love it very much..
Saw the advertisement in the old app. As there are numerous issues with the old app I gave this one a try. Unfortunately as mentioned previously there is no way to transfer previous purchases. Particularly chafing are the assertions that content would be available on other devices. Since it is longer possible to register via the old app, and the old app doesnt recognize accounts created with the new app, this appears to be misrepresented. This caveat seems to be found only on the website FAQ ( the link to the FAQ from within the app doesnt work). For anyone else considering a purchase: I had already purchased Ruckus reader books from a prior Ruckus bookshelf, will they appear in ?My Stuff? or do I have to purchase them again? Any purchase done outside of the new single app will not be available. You will have to purchase that content again.
Nice concept advertised as free the app is free and there is one free video other than that it will add up to some big purchases fast. Glad it lets you disable purchases!