The Learn-to-Read Program Kids Love

Meet the only app for kids 2-6 proven to increase early reading scores by 74% in just 15 minutes a day.

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Reading (and More!) at Every Stage

Age 2

Preparing to Read

Our reading pathway starts kids off with foundational skills that help them understand letters and words!

Example Skills

  • Recognizing letters
  • Writing and tracing letters
  • Understanding that words are made of sounds

Discovering Letters & Sounds

As kids build a stronger foundation for reading, they lean into letters and start exploring their sounds!

Example Skills

  • Writing and tracing letters
  • Identifying the names and sounds of letters
  • Understanding how books work

Exploring Sounds & Words

Diving deeper into sounds and how they make words fuels kids’ brains for the jump to reading!

Example Skills

  • Identifying the names and sounds of letters
  • Hearing the differences between similar word sounds
  • Blending sounds to make a word

Leaping into Early Reading

Kids’ knowledge of letters and sounds comes together as they dig deeper into the sounds letters make, build vocabulary, and start reading!

Example Skills

  • Advanced letters and sounds (“ck”, “th”)
  • Reading simple words
  • Understanding how stories work

Mastering (and Loving) Reading

With simple words behind them, kids focus on reading fluently, learning new words, and exploring the magic of stories!

Example Skills

  • Reading fluently
  • Understanding and communicating about stories
  • The joy of reading for fun
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What Sets HOMER Apart

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Personalized

1,000+ activities tailored to every child’s age, interest, and level

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Kid-Focused

Beloved characters from Thomas the Tank Engine, Sesame Street & more

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Future Ready

Teaches reading in a way that lays the foundation for lifelong success

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@sarashootingit

I'm so glad we have this tool to help Nora. She's recognizing and writing letters better on her own, and it's amazing to see her play and learn independently while having fun. ☺️

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@thepawalowskis

Today I watched him play a game on compound words and I was so dang impressed! I honestly couldn’t believe he was understanding what was going on! I had no idea what he was capable of 🤩

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@josie_little_nest

He’s excited about learning not just when he has to but also during his free time. The App is filled with great educational resources that keep him going, while allowing me to manage other task around the house.

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HOMER is the only learn-to-read program for kids ages 2–6 that’s proven to increase early reading scores by 74% in just 15 minutes a day. With over 1,000 research-backed lessons, games, and stories, HOMER creates a personalized learning pathway based on your child’s age, interests, and skill level. Designed by experts and tested by kids, the app covers reading, math, social-emotional learning, creativity, and thinking skills, giving your child a well-rounded head start for school and life.
HOMER is right for any kid 2–6 who hasn’t mastered reading yet. With personalized activities based on age, interests, and skill level, it takes kids through a step-by-step path to reading successfully, starting with learning letters and sounds and ending with reading comprehension and fluency. Kids in this age range learn faster than at any other time in their lives, creating the perfect opportunity to use their love of play to teach the reading and literacy skills that lead to lifelong success.
HOMER goes well beyond reading and literacy. Your child will explore five core subject areas: reading, math, social-emotional learning, thinking skills, and creativity. On the reading side, kids follow a structured pathway from letter recognition through fluency. Math activities build confidence with counting, shapes, and number operations. Social-emotional lessons focus on empathy, confidence, and navigating friendships. Thinking skills sharpen problem-solving through brain games, while creativity activities let imaginations run wild with storytelling and drawing.
Absolutely! Reading is HOMER’s core strength. The learn-to-read program uses an explicit, systematic phonics approach developed by Begin’s in-house learning experts and supported by third party efficacy research. Kids follow a personalized reading pathway that starts with letter recognition and sounds, progresses through blending and sight words, and builds toward reading fluency and comprehension. An independent study found that HOMER’s program increases early reading scores by 74% with just 15 minutes of daily use. Stories and decodable texts along the way keep kids engaged and help build the vocabulary they need for long-term success.
Yes! HOMER’s math activities build early numeracy skills through playful, interactive games. Kids work on number recognition, counting, shapes, and basic operations; all designed to grow math confidence from the ground up. The lessons are integrated into the same personalized experience as reading, so your child explores math concepts at the right level personalized to them. By weaving math into games and characters kids love, learning feels less like a lesson and more like fun.
It can! HOMER includes social-emotional learning (SEL) activities that help kids understand feelings, practice empathy, and build confidence. Through stories, characters, and guided scenarios, children explore skills like self-awareness, kindness, and navigating friendships in age-appropriate ways. These lessons are part of the same personalized experience your child already enjoys, so they feel natural rather than like a separate assignment. A strong early foundation in these skills sets kids up for success across every subject — and every stage of life.
Every child’s HOMER experience is uniquely their own. The program adapts to their current level, layering new skills onto what they already know so learning always feels just right — challenging enough to grow, and build intrinsic motivation.

While a grown-up will need to set up a child profile in the beginning, our intuitive interface and helpful characters make it easy for kids to navigate and use the app on their own once they get going!

HOMER also supports parental involvement every step of the way! Parents can view progress on the web or in the app to celebrate milestones kids have met, discover favorite activities, and check on time spent in the app. Plus HOMER offers tips and information, printable activities, guides, and more to subscribers via email.

Yes! We offer a 30-day free trial so you can try HOMER out before committing.
You can pause or cancel your membership right from your account at any time.

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