MEET THE SCREEN-FREE READING WAND
Help your child learn to read with confidence.
The Kibeam Wand Reading System is designed to teach and support your child’s progress with reading and fluency skills. Watch them learn to decode any book, sound out syllables, and get through hard words with early mastery.
We’re launching to the public soon! Join our Kibeam early reader community to get an exclusive discount on the Kibeam Wand Reading System. Be one of the first families to watch the magic of reading unfold with your child.
A better way to read
Works with
real books
Tap any word to hear it read aloud.
Made for Kids
Made for Kids and designed for All Ages
Tracks growth, not just time
See progress and celebrate wins.
Builds reading confidence
Encourages independent practice and progress.
Safe & trusted
Kid-safe materials and parent approved
Reads any book aloud — including books you already own
Reads words, paragraphs, and full pages
Sounds out and defines words
Fun learning games
Brings books to life with music and sound effects
HOW IT WORKS
Your child’s screen-free reading helper!
Light Pointer with HappyBeam™
Headphone Support
Microphone
Speaker
Sensor for Book Reading
Movement Sensor
Rechargeable Battery
PEACE OF MIND
Stress-free progress.
As your child reads aloud, the Kibeam Wand is there the moment they need it. A word they can’t get, a meaning they’re missing: a quick, gentle hand, then they carry on. Patient and encouraging, the way a good reading tutor would be.
The Kibeam Wand is just steady, fun support you can trust, even when you can’t sit down beside them.
PEACE OF MIND
Kids love reading with the Kibeam Wand!
The surest sign it’s working: they actually want to keep reading, and reach for it on their own! Children spend up to 5× more time reading with the Kibeam Wand than with books alone.
5x
MORE TIME READING VS. BOOKS ALONE
“It's a very fun and interactive way for kids to connect with books. I notice my son plays with the wand on his own and he is much happier reading now.”
Capucine D. - Mom of a 4-year-old
“The activities like searching for things on the page and the sound effects of a rocket launching help my son enjoy understanding what is going on in the book.”
Jennifer R. - Mom of a 5-year-old
“The Kibeam Wand has brought a smile to my son’s face. He wants to read books over and over again!.”
Ellie S. - Mom of a 4-year-old
HOW IT WORKS
It reads with them. They read on.
1.
They point at a word
Your child points the Kibeam Wand at any word, in any book.
2.
They point at a word
Your child points the Kibeam Wand at any word, in any book.
3.
They point at a word
Your child points the Kibeam Wand at any word, in any book.
Watch their confidence grow, week by week.
Open the app and see exactly how they're doing. Watch their confidence climb and feel sure they’re on track. No points or streaks to chase.
Built with families, teachers & researchers
1,000,000+
Minutes of reading with Kibeam Wand
up to 5x
More time spent reading with Kibeam
100,000+
Families and 500 classrooms using Kibeam
RESEARCH PARTNERS
UF Lastinger Center for Learning • Gates Foundation • MDRC • Overdeck Family Foundation • Tennessee Governor's Early Literacy Foundation • Ysleta ISD Foundation • Neuberger Foundation • New York Public Library • NYC Department of Education •
A Letter From Our Founder
I've spent my career helping kids learn. The LeapPad was one chapter of that. The Kibeam Wand is the next.
Reading opens the door to everything, and your child deserves to walk through it feeling capable, not anxious. Confidence can be built early, and it shouldn't be left to chance.
In trying to make reading super fun, we built something beyond anything we'd imagined. Point the wand at any book, a toy, a drawing your child made, and it reads, it plays, it helps them build their own stories out loud. In thirty years of building learning tools, I've never made anything that does all three at once: stories, play, and reading.
It does so much we're still finding out what it is, and I'd like a small circle of families to discover this with us: to watch what your kids do, to tell us what works, and to help us see what it can be.
When you join us, you're not just getting an early Wand. You're helping shape what it becomes for your child, and for every child who deserves to feel like a reader. Let's build readers for life, starting with yours.
Jim Maggraff
CEO & Founder of the Kibeam Wand
Help change reading in America.
Literacy for all: one child, one book, one home at a time.
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