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Patricia Monticello Kievlan By Patricia Monticello Kievlan , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 13+

Wide-ranging, expanded access to solid radio news programs.

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age 10+

Based on 1 parent review

PBSFanFromChile
PBSFanFromChile Parent of 12-year-old
March 21, 2018
age 10+

The best way to listen live your local NPR station.

This app is very interesting. You can stream live your local NPR station in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world. Go to the stations section, locate your call letters (i.e. WGBH Boston or WCAI Woods Hole) and you can be connected with the very interesting news reports and programmes like All Things Considered, Morning Edition and more. #ThisIsNPR
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What’s It About?

NPR NEWS gives kids and parents an all-access pass to National Public Radio's current and archived news stories. Kids can browse stories by subject -- such as U.S. news, world news, or art news -- or by date, and each story offers a text- and image-enhanced look at stories from the radio. Kids also can access NPR's hourly newscast and stream NPR programs such as "All Things Considered" or "Planet Money" on demand.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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This app offers great access to radio content and great expanded information for each of its stories through text, images, links, and video. It's exciting to discover text and images that add dimension to the audio, and it's especially helpful to have the chance to both read and listen to stories to understand their content. (Kids who learn differently may appreciate it as well.) The audio and news reading options are strong on their own; having both in one app makes for a stellar experience.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • National Public Radio is only one of many news outlets. How might other news channels present the same information differently? 

  • Some important news stories develop and change over several days or weeks. Talk to your kids about how news stories change over time? How are stories presented differently as they develop? 

  • Do you think it's important to keep up with current events? Why?

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