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HOMER turns dinosaur obsessions into reading lessons
A child wants dinosaurs. A parent wants reading practice. HOMER built a business around making those two wishes meet - then took the lessons beyond the tablet.
SplashLearn
SplashLearn (operated by StudyPad, Inc.) is a game-based learning platform for children in preschool through Grade 5, focused on math and reading. Founded in 2010 by four friends who saw the iPad as a natural learning device for kids, it now serves more than 40 million learners across 150+ countries and is used by hundreds of thousands of teachers and schools. The platform pairs an adaptive, curriculum-aligned library of 6,500+ games and activities with live small-group classes, aiming to turn children into confident, self-motivated learners.
Ello
Ello is an AI reading coach for children in kindergarten through third grade. Through its 'Read with Ello' app, a friendly turquoise elephant listens to kids read aloud, catches mispronounced or skipped words, and offers gentle, phonics-based coaching in real time. Built on proprietary child speech-recognition technology and a library of hundreds of decodable books, Ello aims to give every child the patient, one-on-one reading tutor that has historically been available only to families who can afford it.