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Once They Can Read

October 27, 2026

Once co-founder Matt Pasternack on helping children become fluent readers—and opening up everything that comes next. INTERVIEW | by Victor …

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Access to Struggle

May 13, 2026

Early learners are disappearing into AI’s cognitive Divide GUEST COLUMN | by Chris Holoka I recently spoke with a high …

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Human at the Center, Technology at the Edge

February 26, 2026

Ignite Reading’s Jessica Reid Sliwerski on closing the first-grade literacy gap with daily 1:1 virtual tutoring — and why AI …

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OnWord Stories

February 04, 2026

OnWord Stories is an AI-powered reading platform designed to engage K–5 students and strengthen early literacy skills through personalized storytelling. …

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Championing the Mission of ‘Literacy for All’

July 27, 2021

This edtech CEO wants to change the way literacy works. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero Andrew Friedman, CEO of Learning …

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Closing the Early Ed Literacy Gap Takes Parents, Partnerships, and Access

September 16, 2019

If universal literacy is the goal, we must partner together to break down barriers to early education. GUEST COLUMN | …

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Cool Tool | WriteReader

September 26, 2016

Here’s a cool tool scientifically designed to teach children grades K-3 to read by helping them write digital books. It motivates …

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A Little Magic

April 29, 2014

My quest to get kids reading real books, with the power of smartphones. GUEST COLUMN | by Dave Fahrer Most …

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Cool Tool | Pocket Literacy Coach

April 24, 2012

Scan these over: Fewer than 33 percent of America’s parents read to their nine-month-old children. Fewer than 39 percent read to …

Once They Can Read

Access to Struggle

Human at the Center, Technology at the Edge

OnWord Stories

Championing the Mission of ‘Literacy for All’

Closing the Early Ed Literacy Gap Takes Parents, Partnerships, and Access

Cool Tool | WriteReader

A Little Magic

Cool Tool | Pocket Literacy Coach

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