“My kiddo started saying he loves reading and it’s fun! He enjoys reading with Ello so much that I dot. Even need to ask him to read. He’s reads the books over and over again and keeps asking for more books. Heaven sent!”

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Posted 11 months ago

“My daughter was struggling with reading certain words and this program is definitely building her confidence. She loves being self sufficient and being able to ask Ello instead of us if she needs help with a word. I could not be more pleased with this reading program.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“My kid was struggling to read and reading time was kind a stressful moment to him. We’re using Ello for 1 week and he is enjoying the experience. So glad I found it to help him catch up with reading.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“There are pros and cons to reading with Ello. The pros: Ello is an elephant and my daughter loves elephants. The books arrive in a fun box with confetti and my daughter gets so excited to open it up and see the books inside. We don’t have to keep the books, so we don’t end up with a shelf full of books we won’t read. Cons: Ello rarely catches when my daughter doesn’t read the word right. Also, the books we receive are old school. Books I would have read as a kid. Would be so much better if they were newer books, the popular books that kids love reading these days. My daughter would be more engaged and more interested in reading them.”

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Posted 11 months ago

Thank you for the feedback! We love to hear that you are finding elements of the program helpful! We are always adding to our collection of books, so thank you for the suggestion (if you have specific books you love, let us know!). One note: many children's books are not written in a manner that is optimal for children who are learning to read (they are written to be shared between a child and an adult). We aim to choose books that are engaging but are also written in a way that is optimal for children learning to read (the vocabulary and decoding is age-appropriate and consistent, rather than highly variable). Speech recognition (as you might know from Alexa or Siri) isn't perfect. We walk a delicate balance between not wanting to be SO strict that a slight accent or difference in pronunciation results in Ello getting stuck or detecting an error, and also not wanting to be so lenient that it lets kids through with a ton of mistakes or doesn't correct a mistake. Kids are particularly sensitive to the first --no one likes to be told they are "wrong" when they aren't-- so we lean a bit more lenient. Ello is always there for kids (via the question mark) when they want help, and we never interrupt them during reading to correct an error. Teachers don't do this either. We wait until the end of the page and then have them go back if we think they missed a word. The bottom line is this: we think about the experience holistically. Ello is motivating support that will correct them on errors (although not all errors, by design), is always there to help if a child proactively asks for it, and motivates them to keep going! Hopefully, some of these tips help. Thank you again for the thoughtful response!

Posted 11 months ago

“My child comes back from school wanting to read. She did two books in a row the first day and three the next day. She loves the reward vídeos as well”

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Posted 11 months ago

“My 1st grader has always been a reluctant reader, but ever since we got Read with Ello, he wants to read constantly. He loves getting stars and finishing books. He asks to read with Ello all the time. I can not recommend this enough!!”

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Posted 11 months ago

“My 8 year old who hates reading, gets excited to pull out a book with the Ello app and read! He will even sit there on his own and read a whole book! Amazing!!!”

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Posted 11 months ago

“My daughter just started in the Ello app. So far she is very engaged and excited when she earns badges and gold stars for reading the books that came for the month. I would say the only thing if when she clicks on a word to get help with that word the app doesn’t always completely follow thru with teaching her the word. Almost like it gets cut off and then moves along with the next word. Which is ok as long as I sit with her while she does the app. Then I can help her. But so far that is my only problem.”

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Posted 11 months ago

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