Rally blog

July 20, 2025

Creating a Home Library on a Budget

Starting a home library sends a powerful message: books are important, enjoyable, and full of new things to discover. When you combine the inviting, hands-on charm of a home library with the flexibility and variety of digital reading tools like Rally, you create a reading experience that evolves with your reader and encourages them to grow, explore, and fall in love with books again and again.

A child looks sad about having to read
July 2, 2025

Helping Reluctant Readers Break the Cycle

The transformative moment when a child finally gets hooked on a book is possible for every reader, but it helps to have the right mindset, tools, and strategies in place.

A boy reads happily on his iPad
June 30, 2025

Turning Screentime into Storytime

When used thoughtfully, technology can support literacy development and create engaging, responsive reading environments.

Popular books that were turned into movies
June 13, 2025

The Book Was Better, But Why?

Reading books and watching movies are more than separate entertainment experiences. They activate our brains in fundamentally different ways, and studies suggest that reading is a deeper and more stimulating practice.

June 2, 2025

Reading Reimagined: How Rally Reader’s Gamified Model Boosts Motivation

By tapping into students’ natural desire for achievement and recognition, gamification can transform learning from something students have to do into something they want to do.

A child reads at a desk at home
May 20, 2025

How to Keep Kids Learning (and Loving It) All Summer Long

The educators, reading experts, and parents at Rally Reader have pulled together our favorite ways to keep kids engaged in joyful, productive reading:

iPad showing the student dashboard in Rally

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