# HOMER

> HOMER is Begin’s consumer early learning brand, offering an ad-free subscription app with personalized reading pathways and activities in math, creativity, thinking skills and social-emotional learning. Its current Begin storefront targets ages 2-6, while older HOMER pages describe ages 2-8; hands-on kits and educator resources extend learning beyond the app.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Stephanie Dua (HOMER founder; later co-founder and president of Begin), Britt Myers (HOMER co-founder and Chief of Product, as identified in 2016)
- **Products:** Learn with Homer, HOMER Learn & Grow, HOMER Early Learning Kits, HOMER Early Reading Curriculum
- **Notable:** An 82-child randomized Head Start study reported a 74% pre/post increase in the treatment group’s phonological-awareness scores over six weeks, with significant gains in other early-literacy measures., The company reported more than 10,000 US classrooms using HOMER in its May 2016 educator-access announcement., Begin reported over four billion minutes of HOMER instruction by September 2020.

## Products & services

- **Learn with Homer** — Original iPad literacy program launched with 30 free learn-to-read lessons, literature, nonfiction, drawing and voice activities.
- **HOMER Learn & Grow** — Ad-free personalized learning app spanning reading, math, creativity, thinking skills and social-emotional learning; up to four child profiles per subscription.
- **HOMER Early Learning Kits** — Hands-on learning kits for ages 3-6 listed in Begin’s shop from $25 per month.
- **HOMER Early Reading Curriculum** — PreK-kindergarten educator curriculum with an optional 16-week plan, three assessments and standards-aligned activities that integrate the app with offline instruction.

## Achievements

- An 82-child randomized Head Start study reported a 74% pre/post increase in the treatment group’s phonological-awareness scores over six weeks, with significant gains in other early-literacy measures.
- The company reported more than 10,000 US classrooms using HOMER in its May 2016 educator-access announcement.
- Begin reported over four billion minutes of HOMER instruction by September 2020.
- The app displays kidSAFE certification and Parents’ Choice and Mom’s Choice award recognition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — A 2026-copyright HOMER Early Reading Curriculum appeared at an April-dated official PDF path, with an optional 16-week teaching plan and three assessments; the path is not proof of an exact launch date.
- **2026-08** — App Store version history describes a Just For You menu with games and stories tailored to interests and reading level, followed by a Back to School menu.
- **2025-08** — Support documentation explains offline access to previously visited activities and possible removal of older content when device storage becomes constrained.

## Links

- Website: https://www.learnwithhomer.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/homerlearning-inc-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LearnWithHomer
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/learnwithhomer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learnwithhomer/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/learnwithhomer

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Last updated: 2026-10-04