Designed by literacy specialists.
Not by app marketers. The pedagogy is the same Science of Reading approach the best schools use — wrapped in something kids actually want to open.
For families
Reading practice your kid will actually open.
The same platform school districts use, adapted for at-home practice. Built on the Science of Reading. Loved by parents who gave up on edtech apps that promised the world and delivered worksheets.
COPPA-compliant · No ads · No data sold
What we promise
What every parent deserves from a learning app.
It meets your kid where they are.
An 8-12 minute placement assessment tells the platform exactly where to start — and adapts as they grow. No more 'too easy then suddenly too hard.'
Books your kid actually wants to open.
Generate stories where the hero shares your child's name, interests, and looks. Representative books are a proven engagement lever — classrooms that add them see reading time climb about 4 hours per week (First Book, Diverse Books Impact Study). For a reluctant reader, seeing themselves on the page is what turns 'do I have to?' into 'one more chapter.'
Real practice, not infinite scrolling.
Sessions are short, structured, and end on a win. No engagement traps. No dark patterns. Your kid does 15 minutes and closes the tab.
You can see what they're working on.
A parent dashboard shows what your kid is reading, what they're working through, what they've mastered, and what to celebrate.
Private by design — and you're in control.
Your child has no email, no last name, no birthdate in the system. Reading recordings delete automatically after 30 days and are never used to train AI. You can review, export, delete, or turn off recording entirely — yourself, from the parent portal, anytime.
A peek at the library
Books your kid will actually want to finish.
Every book in Storytime's library is mapped to a phonics scope and sequence — but written and illustrated to be the kind of story a kid begs to read again.
Reading classics
K-1 · short vowels
Culturally representative
Grade 2 · digraphs
Fantasy adventures
Grade 3 · long vowels
One-on-one practice
K · letter sounds
Independent practice
Grade 1 · CVC words
Wordsmith series
Grade 4 · vocabulary
Awards + recognition
About the authors
Written and edited by the Storytime AI founding team.
Brian Carlson
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder and CEO of Storytime AI. Leads the company from Baltimore, building a literacy platform that meets every reader where they are — anchored to the Science of Reading.
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Scott Quinlan
Co-founder & CTO
Co-founder and CTO of Storytime AI. Owns engineering, product infrastructure, and the agentic growth pipeline — from the platform's AI generation engine to the structured-literacy content surface district leaders evaluate.
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Kate Dwyer
Co-founder & CMO
Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Storytime AI. Translates Science-of-Reading research and product capability into language teachers, parents, and district leaders can act on. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area.
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Try Storytime free with your kid this week.
Your kid logs in. Does an 8-minute placement. Reads what they should be reading. You see the progress. No credit card to start.