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empower
every reader
empower
every
reader
with each page turn.
Enhance your curriculum through sound, storytelling, and brain science that keeps teachers happy and students hanging on every syllable, mesmerized, and anticipating what comes next.
Join the thousands of schools and districts incorporating Novel Effect into classroom read-aloud routines and creating a vibrant community of engaged readers.
Level-up books already used in your curriculum
Each book in our growing library is hand-picked by experts to meet the needs of diverse learners at every stage. Our educator-developed lessons and book activities help guide discussions before, during, and after read-alouds.
With a Novel Effect Plan, your staff will:
- Build a lifelong love of reading
- Develop background knowledge of vocabulary
- Support comprehension and critical thinking
Off-the-charts engagement
Increase engagement and bring classroom read-alouds to new heights. As teachers read aloud with interactive music and sound effects, students become active participants; increasing focus and comprehension.
Integrate Novel Effect read-alouds to:
- Empower students to infer meaning
- Provide insight into a story's tone and author's purpose
- Develop deep understanding of character emotions, motivations, and decisions
Empower educators, engage students
Novel Effect supercharges your literacy program with engaging, interactive content for teachers and students alike. The soundscapes grab attention, boost reading engagement, and let teachers zero in on literacy.
Invest in innovative learning to:
- Engage all reading levels and learning styles
- Seamlessly integrate into existing curriculum and lesson plans
- Foster a vibrant community of engaged readers of all ages
It's not just fun.
It's foundational.
Supercharge your literacy program with Novel Effect.
Foster fluency and phonics
Real-time voice-driven interactivity guides expression, pacing, and prosody, helping students build the necessary rhythm and structure.
Build background knowledge
Intentionally designed audio adds context and brings settings to life, making it easier to visualize the text and expand vocabulary.
Level-up literal comprehension
Layered audio amplifies key moments, helping students follow the plot, recognize details, and summarize with confidence.
Improve inferential comprehension
Subtle cues guide students to interpret, predict, and read between the lines to build understanding beyond the text.
Enhance evaluative comprehension
Audio shifts mirror tone, theme, and character changes, and help to form opinions, analyze, and make real life connections.
Simple plans, powerful results
Bring dynamic read-alouds to every school, classroom, and family. Premium Plans support reading success with unlimited access to soundscapes, in-app ebooks, and learning activities on mobile devices and the web.
Foster a school-to-home reading connection.
Starting at
$1298
/year
Save per school with a district-wide license
Starting at
10
%OFF
per school
Customizable options include student and family access at home, Bluetooth speakers, and spine stickers. Secure your plan today with a credit card, purchase order, or p-card. Priced to fit any budget.
- Access on mobile and web
- All soundscapes including curriculum aligned books
- Instant access to hundreds ebooks
- Standards-aligned learning activities, printables, and prompts
- Premium access for all school staff
- Quick and easy implementation
- Email and chat support
- Compliance-ready
- Access for students and families at home
- Admin data dashboard with insights
- Integration for single sign-on
- Classlink rostering integration
- Premium access for all primary schools
- Complimentary access for secondary schools
- Disctrict savings per school per year
- Customized virtual PD training
- Priority support
- Dedicated School Success Manager
- Bluetooth speakers
- Spine stickers
Our privacy promise
At Novel Effect, we value and protect your privacy and the privacy of your students. Read more about our Privacy Policy and Premium Classroom Privacy Policy for more information.
Use the right funding to achieve your goals
Novel Effect supports your academic and instructional goals using the funds your school or district already has access to.
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Inspired educators, thriving learners
Let teacher’s zero in on literacy instruction with the best resources that seamlessly integrate into existing curriculum and lesson plans to increase interest in classroom read-alouds and create off the charts reading engagement.
9 in 10
say books are more engaging
8 in 10
are more confident reading
8 in 10
want to read more often
Invested families
drive academic
success
Create consistency, connection, and confident readers with a Community Plan, optimizing opportunities where every learner grows, and family engagement builds lifelong readers.
- Expand access to high-quality literature for every student
- Ensure equity for your learners' diverse needs and interests
- Engage families in a shared commitment that every child reads
- Extend routines from school to home to build confident, consistent readers
- Eliminate friction in family adoption with easy-to-use technology
Let's Talk!
Your teachers are already reading with Novel Effect. We’re here to help you build powerful reading routines across your school community with a simple set-up that has a lasting impact.
