[neilxm]

i'm a bit worried about mixing screen time and reading. i know parents who try to limit tablet usage and use reading as a way to get their kids into a calmer state of mind. Is gamifying reading going to take away from that? I realize that screen time is unavoidable these days, but I worry about attention span issues in kids. What have you found among students using the app?

[Anisa_Mirza]

This is a fair concern. The gamification aspect certainly does not take away from our users calm state of mind while reading. In fact, it aides with learning because research supports that if you are engaged in the subject matter you are studying, your learning/memory recall and comprehension all improve. Huberman Labs even had a podcast on this recently. Parents biggest feedback is that this is the first time they felt their child was engaged in any educational app, esp reading. The app is designed to motivate students and our average reader spend 30-40 minutes daily reading and doing reading activities (worksheets and quizzes on phonics, vocabulary, comprehension). Additionally, the weekly live meetup helps provide an offline component of community building in the app. I hope you will give us a try for your child (if you have kids!)