Kids aren't reading enough. One solution? Robots. - Popular Science | iPads, MakerEd and More  in Education | Scoop.it
“Are you ready to read?” the little robot asks the boy. The robot’s name is Minnie, and it’s designed to turn reading alone at home into a group activity. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin at Madison just published a small study suggesting that having Minnie around helped kids get into reading—and get more out of it.