Looking for reading apps built for your whole school community?
Looking for reading apps built for your whole school community?
Sora stands out as a full-featured platform that’s easy to use on any device, via app or web browser. Create a richer reading experience for every learner with tools that support accessibility, engagement, and personalized learning.
Features designed for your emerging readers
Build reading confidence and lay the foundation for a lifelong love of books with these features and tools.
Ebooks, audiobooks, picture books, Read-alongs, graphic novels and magazines.
Achievements and badges reward reading progress.
Easy single sign-on access with existing school credentials
Multilingual interface in 13 languages, plus bilingual titles, world language picture books and more.
Tools to prepare your young adult readers for the next step
Get your readers ready for the next level with books and tools to increase their deep reading skills.
Export notes and highlights to PDF, CSV, text file or Google Drive
Never lose your page: Reading progress automatically syncs across devices
Prepare students for computerized testing with digital reading practice and hundreds of test prep titles
Students can download titles to read offline when they have limited or no internet.
Provide access to learning resources like Method Learning, which provides comprehensive self-paced lessons and resources to help students prepare for the SAT and ACT, and DOGOnews, the leading publisher of academic current events for language arts, science and social studies.
Personalization and accessibility features in Sora
No two readers are the same, which is why Sora includes features to help meet their unique needs.
Change an ebook’s default text size or typeface, or try the dyslexic font, available for individual ebooks or throughout the app.
Colors are easier to distinguish, improving readability and app navigation
We follow WCAG guidelines: skip links, alt text, labeled elements, logical tabbing order and more
Read-alongs, audiobooks, magazines, comics and graphic novels, Hi-Lo books, and more.
Gauge text difficulty to determine which books are right for your students
Multilingual interface in 13 languages, plus hundreds of authentic and translated world language texts.
Slow down or speed up narration to fit your reading needs
Select a word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph in an ebook and choose Read to Me to hear the selected text read aloud.
Features designed for your emerging readers
Build reading confidence and lay the foundation for a lifelong love of books with these features and tools.
Multiple Formats
Ebooks, audiobooks, picture books, Read-alongs, graphic novels and magazines.
Achievements
Achievements and badges reward reading progress.
Reading Levels
Easy to Use
Easy single sign-on access with existing school credentials
Multiple Languages
Multilingual interface in 13 languages, plus bilingual titles, world language picture books and more.
Reading Goals
Tools to prepare your young adult readers for the next step
Get your readers ready for the next level with books and tools to increase their deep reading skills.
Annotations
Export notes and highlights to PDF, CSV, text file or Google Drive
Active Reading
Automatic Syncing
Never lose your page: Reading progress automatically syncs across devices
Customizable Reading Features
Reading Goals
Test Prep
Prepare students for computerized testing with digital reading practice and hundreds of test prep titles
Offline Access
Students can download titles to read offline when they have limited or no internet.
Sora Extras
Provide access to learning resources like Method Learning, which provides comprehensive self-paced lessons and resources to help students prepare for the SAT and ACT, and DOGOnews, the leading publisher of academic current events for language arts, science and social studies.
Personalization and accessibility features in Sora
No two readers are the same, which is why Sora includes features to help meet their unique needs.
Adjustable Text
Change an ebook’s default text size or typeface, or try the dyslexic font, available for individual ebooks or throughout the app.
High Contrast Mode
Colors are easier to distinguish, improving readability and app navigation
Screen Reader Support
We follow WCAG guidelines: skip links, alt text, labeled elements, logical tabbing order and more
Content Solutions
Read-alongs, audiobooks, magazines, comics and graphic novels, Hi-Lo books, and more.
Lexile / ATOS Levels
Gauge text difficulty to determine which books are right for your students
Multilingual App & Content
Multilingual interface in 13 languages, plus hundreds of authentic and translated world language texts.
Adjust Narrative Speed
Slow down or speed up narration to fit your reading needs
Text-to-Speech
Select a word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph in an ebook and choose Read to Me to hear the selected text read aloud.
Tools for K-12 educators at every level
Support instruction and gain reading insights backed by real-time data.
Required Reading
Assign titles, reserve Class Sets and support required or supplemental reading with flexible content options.
Reporting
Track reading time, engagement and usage by school or by student to guide purchasing and instruction.
Support
Get expert help with setup, training, purchasing and community engagement every step of the way.
Required Reading
Assign titles, reserve Class Sets and support required or supplemental reading with flexible content options.
Reporting
Track reading time, engagement and usage by school or by student to guide purchasing and instruction.
Support
Get expert help with setup, training, purchasing and community engagement every step of the way.
Try a book in Sora
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Public library access in the Sora reading app
With Public Library CONNECT, students can browse, search and borrow age-appropriate titles from their local public library’s digital collection.
- Seamless access to more ebooks and audiobooks to encourage reading
- Connects students with community resources
- With public library permission, students can borrow library titles using their school credentials - no library card necessary
“Public Library CONNECT is the path forward for all school districts, whether large or small, in building a quality digital collection. Not only does it automatically expand your collection, it creates a powerful relationship with your local public library. It is a win-win for both library systems because it increases usage across the board.”
Tom Nixon
Library Services Manager at Fresno Unified School District (CA)