Little Otter listens while your child reads aloud, coaches the tricky sounds, and shows you exactly where they stand against grade-level reading benchmarks.
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Your child reads aloud and the app follows word by word — celebrating wins and helping sound out misses, phoneme by phoneme.
A step-by-step path rooted in the science of reading — from first letter sounds through blends, digraphs, and fluent passages.
See your child's fluency (words correct per minute) against published grade-level norms — the same measures schools use, explained in plain English.
Report cards come twice a year. Tutors cost a fortune. Little Otter gives you a running record of every reading session: which phonics skills are mastered, where your child struggles, and how their fluency is trending toward grade level — updated every time they practice.
Systematic, explicit phonics and decodable texts — no guessing from pictures. Fluency goals follow published research norms.
Skill-stage milestones, accuracy trends, and fluency history for every child — great for homeschool portfolios and parent–teacher conversations.
COPPA-compliant. No ads, no selling data, no behavioral tracking of children. You stay in control of your child's information.
Our friendly otter encourages without pressure — and you can always step in, override, and read together.
Tell us your child's age — we place them at the right phonics stage
They read aloud — the app listens, follows along, and coaches
You watch skills and fluency climb toward grade-level goals
Free while we're in early access — founding families help shape what we build next.
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