In a lot of countries across the world, schools are still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, Google has launched a free Android app called Read Along to enhance the reading skills of children across 180 countries. The Read Along app helps children with reading and speaking of a language through visual and audio cues. The app assists in learning a language with storybooks containing dozens of chapters on different themes. It has a virtual assistant named Diya, which uses speech recognition to identify if a student is struggling with pronouncing a word or a phrase, and help them accordingly. [Read: Body-worn sensors to…

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