Academics
ReadQuest
Build reading comprehension mastery through interactive passage analysis, evidence-based argument construction, and AI-generated comprehension challenges — with dual fiction and nonfiction tracks. Ages 9-14.
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Mentored by Margin
#4A6FA5 ReadQuest is a reading comprehension arena where you level up your reading skills! Analyze short passages, highlight evidence, build arguments, debate an AI opponent, and master vocabulary with smart flashcards. Every passage is a puzzle to solve -- find the main idea, track the author's argument, and back up your claims with proof from the text.
Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
ReadQuest sits in the **word-woods zone** of AdventureHub alongside QuillSpell + GrammarForge — both already shipping distributed-narrative casts.
Crest
Main idea / central message (the *peak* of the passage)
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Hunch
Inference (reading between the lines)
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Anchor
Evidence / textual citation
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Plume
Author's purpose / voice / tone
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Frame
Text structure (compare-contrast, sequence, cause-effect, problem-solution, description)
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Pith
Vocabulary in context (deriving word meaning from surrounding text)
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Yonder
Predicting — alert young-hare creature who reads the trail's clues to guess what's around the bend; a wrong guess just means the story surprised you
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Vista
Visualizing — dreamy young-deer creature who turns words into a movie in the mind; the writer gives the words, the reader gives the pictures
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Nettle
Questioning the text — question-quilled hedgehog who pokes a passage with why/how/what-if; asking questions means you're awake, not that you don't understand
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Sheaf
Summarizing — warm-handed harvester who gathers a whole passage into one tidy armful, keeping the important middle and letting loose details fall
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What's inside
Passage Analysis
Read short passages (a few paragraphs) and answer questions that go deeper than "what happened." Why did the author choose this word? What evidence supports the
Evidence Highlighting
Drag your finger across important sentences to highlight evidence. Then connect your highlights to answer questions. The app tracks how well you support your an
AI Debates
Debate an AI opponent about a passage. Take a position and defend it with evidence. The AI will challenge your reasoning and push back on weak arguments. Win th
Vocabulary Builder
New words from your passages go into a smart flashcard system. The app figures out which words you are about to forget and quizzes you at just the right time. W
Mentored by Margin — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How ReadQuest handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
- ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
ReadQuest runs on ForgeKit — the open-source Swift Package Manager framework that powers every Spark & Anvil app. ForgeKit ensures consistent accessibility, COPPA compliance, and design language across the portfolio, so your kid's progress and preferences feel coherent across every app they touch.
Coming to the App Store
ReadQuest is in active development. Email us to hear when it ships — no marketing, no spam, just a one-shot launch announcement.
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