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Everything the app can do, explained for a parent — no Chinese required. Press F1 anywhere in the app to jump straight to the page you are on.

Getting started

Getting startedWhat Zen Reader does, who does what in a family, and the first thing to try.Signing inThe ways into Zen Reader, and what to do when none of them works.Installing and updatingWhere to get Zen Reader on each device, and how updates reach you.

Reading

Your family libraryWhere every book, word list and spelling list lives, and how to find one quickly.Adding and preparing a bookImport a PDF or photos, get the text recognised, and check it before your child reads.Reading practiceRecord your child reading aloud, and get a page-by-page accuracy score.Understanding a reading reportWhat the score means, how to read the colours, and what to do about a wrong mark.Trimming a recordingCut a false start or trailing chatter out of a recording and score it again.Flip FixersA short drill for the letters and digits children write back to front — b d p q g, 3 5 6 9.

Spelling and word lists

Spelling practiceTurn a school spelling list into practice your child can do alone, with the handwriting marked.Word listsFlash cards that listen, a card game, a spoken test, write practice and a write test over any list of words.HomeworkWork set for a child by a parent or a teacher, gathered in one place.

Help with homework

Homework helpPhotograph a worksheet and get a tutor that guides rather than hands over answers.Ask JasThe in-app assistant for how-to and account questions — and a kinder version for children.

Progress and reports

Progress and portfoliosThe three portfolios, what each one gathers, and how to read a trend.Family activityA 30-day feed of what everyone in the family has been doing.

Your family

Your family, roles and invitesAdd a parent, a child or a teacher, and decide who can see what.Suggestions from readersHow a child proposes a fix to a book, and how you approve it.TeachersLink a school or tuition teacher to one child, what they can see, and how either side ends it.Reader profile and school marksA short survey, the syllabus a child is on, and a place to record report-card marks.

Your account

SettingsEvery setting in the app, what it changes, and who is allowed to change it.Your subscriptionPlans and seats, where billing is managed, how to pay, and how to cancel.NotificationsWhat Zen Reader tells you about, and how to turn down the ones you do not want.Managing your devicesSee where you are signed in, and free a slot when you hit the limit.About and licencesVersion, build date, diagnostics, legal links and the open-source licences.Export your dataDownload everything your family has made, and what happens to it when a subscription ends.