For ages 4–8

Your child, reading their first story in 90 days.

Imagine your five-year-old walking into kindergarten already a reader. That's not a daydream — it's what 90 days with Ollie does. He's the patient, joyful companion who meets your child where they are and walks beside them, 15 minutes a day, until reading clicks. Every child has this in them.

Start 14-day free trial See how it works ↓

No risk. Cancel anytime.Up to 4 children per family.Become a Founding Family →

Your child's session begins with…

🦉Ollie

Hi Emma! Ready to read with me today?

🅰️

Letter sounds

🧩

Blend them

📖

Read stories

15 minutes a day. Voice-led. Ages 4–8.

Six proven steps — from letter sounds to first stories·Built with educators & piloting families·COPPA-compliant · No ads, ever·Cancel anytime

Your child's companion

The kind of patience your child has
never had from a screen.

Most apps push kids through a curriculum. Ollie walks beside them. He greets your child by name, remembers what they worked on yesterday, and never makes them feel small for needing another try.

🦉

Ollie the Owl

Your child's daily guide

Wise but never preachy. Playful but never silly. The kind of steady presence that turns a 15-minute lesson into the moment your child looks forward to all day.

Knows your child by nameCelebrates every winNever rushes them

And the friends your child reads with.

Each one appears in stories at exactly the right reading level — so your child meets them as they're ready, never before. By month three, these feel like characters from a favorite book.

🦊

Luma

The curious fox your child meets in early stories.

🐭

Pip

Small but mighty — your child will cheer for Pip.

🐻

Brim

The gentle bear who shows up on hard days.

Final character illustrations being produced with a children's book illustrator.

How it works

Three small steps. One enormous head start.

Your job is tiny. Your child's transformation is not.

📝

Sign up — 60 seconds

No long onboarding. No credit card friction. Tell us your child's name and age, and Ollie is ready for them.

🦉

Hand it to your child

Ollie greets them by name — out loud. Voice-led from the first second, so a 3-year-old who can't read yet can start immediately.

📖

15 minutes a day. 90 days.

Letter sounds, sound games, mastery checks — built on synthetic phonics, the approach proven for 50+ years. By day 90, they're reading stories to you.

What changes

Your child can walk into kindergarten
lightyears ahead.

Most kids learn to read in 1st and 2nd grade. The ones who arrive already reading spend the next decade ahead — in confidence, in vocabulary, in how teachers see them.

The typical path

Starts kindergarten knowing some letter names
Learns to read across 1st and 2nd grade
Catches up to the pack — eventually
A perfectly fine path, like most kids take

Your child in 90 days with Ollie

Reading their first stories aloud to you — at 5
Every letter sound. Blending. Decoding new words.
Walking into kindergarten already a reader
A 2-year head start that compounds for the next decade
The quiet confidence of a kid who knows they can do hard things
You knowing you gave them that edge

90 days. 15 minutes a day. A child who reads — years before they have to.

The Genius Reading Path

Six steps to confident reading.

Your child climbs from letter sounds to confident reader — one small win at a time. The same proven synthetic-phonics path the best teachers use, voiced by a friend who never rushes them.

M1
Vowel Foundations
🅰️
Your child will know all 5 short vowel sounds.
✓ Live
M2
Consonant Sounds
🔤
All 21 consonants + first heart words.
✓ Live
M3
Sound Blending
🧩
Your child reads their first real words.
✓ Live
M4
First Words
📖
CVC words and first decodable stories.
✓ Live
M5
Vowel Teams
✨
Long vowels and the magic-e rule.
✓ Live
M6
Advanced Sounds
🏆
~130 advanced phonics patterns.
✓ Live

Private beta in progress

Real stories are on the way

We’re piloting BrightGenius with our first families right now. As they reach their first “I can read this!” moments, their words will live here — only ever real, only ever with permission.

Built on a six-step, decodable-first method · COPPA-safe · No ads, ever

How we compare

Built for this decade. Trusted methodology.

Hooked on Phonics shaped a generation. We're honoring that legacy with a modern, AI-powered, voice-led experience built for screens, not workbooks.

	BrightGenius Reading $24.99/mo	Hooked on Phonics $179 kit	Generic phonics apps Varies
Named AI companion (Ollie)	✓	—	—
Voice-led — works for non-readers	✓	Print only	Often text-heavy
Adapts to your child's pace	✓	—	Limited
Proven 6-step phonics method	✓	Different method	Mixed
Every word is decodable	✓	✓	—
Up to 4 children per family	✓	Per kit	Per seat
Faith-aligned content (optional)	✓	—	—
Parent dashboard with real progress	✓	—	Basic
Founding Family lifetime access	✓	—	—
No ads, ever	✓	✓	Some

The Genius Learning Suite

One trusted family of brands — every age your child grows into.

BrightGenius for the foundation years. ElectiveGenius for high school. Built by the same team, on the same standards, with the same respect for your family.

Grades 8–12

ElectiveGenius

Premium online electives with Meri, the AI tutor embedded in every lesson.

Visit ElectiveGenius →

A Genius Learning, Inc. product family.

Your child can do this.

Imagine the moment they pick up a book and read it to you — at five. That's not “kindergarten-ready.” That's lightyears ahead. And it starts 90 days from today.

Every day with Ollie compounds the advantage. 14 days free. Cancel anytime. Up to 4 children per family.

Start 14-day free trial See pricing Send as a gift

Limited to 500 families…

🦉

Ready to meet Ollie?

14-day free trial · Cancel anytime

Start free trial →

🦉

Ollie is getting ready…

For ages 4–8

Your child, reading their first story in 90 days.

Start 14-day free trial See how it works ↓

No risk. Cancel anytime.Up to 4 children per family.Become a Founding Family →

Your child's session begins with…

🦉Ollie

Hi Emma! Ready to read with me today?

🅰️

Letter sounds

🧩

Blend them

📖

Read stories

15 minutes a day. Voice-led. Ages 4–8.

Six proven steps — from letter sounds to first stories·Built with educators & piloting families·COPPA-compliant · No ads, ever·Cancel anytime

Your child's companion

The kind of patience your child has
never had from a screen.

Most apps push kids through a curriculum. Ollie walks beside them. He greets your child by name, remembers what they worked on yesterday, and never makes them feel small for needing another try.

🦉

Ollie the Owl

Your child's daily guide

Wise but never preachy. Playful but never silly. The kind of steady presence that turns a 15-minute lesson into the moment your child looks forward to all day.

Knows your child by nameCelebrates every winNever rushes them

And the friends your child reads with.

Each one appears in stories at exactly the right reading level — so your child meets them as they're ready, never before. By month three, these feel like characters from a favorite book.

🦊

Luma

The curious fox your child meets in early stories.

🐭

Pip

Small but mighty — your child will cheer for Pip.

🐻

Brim

The gentle bear who shows up on hard days.

Final character illustrations being produced with a children's book illustrator.

How it works

Three small steps. One enormous head start.

Your job is tiny. Your child's transformation is not.

📝

Sign up — 60 seconds

No long onboarding. No credit card friction. Tell us your child's name and age, and Ollie is ready for them.

🦉

Hand it to your child

Ollie greets them by name — out loud. Voice-led from the first second, so a 3-year-old who can't read yet can start immediately.

📖

15 minutes a day. 90 days.

Letter sounds, sound games, mastery checks — built on synthetic phonics, the approach proven for 50+ years. By day 90, they're reading stories to you.

What changes

Your child can walk into kindergarten
lightyears ahead.

Most kids learn to read in 1st and 2nd grade. The ones who arrive already reading spend the next decade ahead — in confidence, in vocabulary, in how teachers see them.

The typical path

Starts kindergarten knowing some letter names
Learns to read across 1st and 2nd grade
Catches up to the pack — eventually
A perfectly fine path, like most kids take

Your child in 90 days with Ollie

Reading their first stories aloud to you — at 5
Every letter sound. Blending. Decoding new words.
Walking into kindergarten already a reader
A 2-year head start that compounds for the next decade
The quiet confidence of a kid who knows they can do hard things
You knowing you gave them that edge

90 days. 15 minutes a day. A child who reads — years before they have to.

The Genius Reading Path

Six steps to confident reading.

Your child climbs from letter sounds to confident reader — one small win at a time. The same proven synthetic-phonics path the best teachers use, voiced by a friend who never rushes them.

M1
Vowel Foundations
🅰️
Your child will know all 5 short vowel sounds.
✓ Live
M2
Consonant Sounds
🔤
All 21 consonants + first heart words.
✓ Live
M3
Sound Blending
🧩
Your child reads their first real words.
✓ Live
M4
First Words
📖
CVC words and first decodable stories.
✓ Live
M5
Vowel Teams
✨
Long vowels and the magic-e rule.
✓ Live
M6
Advanced Sounds
🏆
~130 advanced phonics patterns.
✓ Live

Private beta in progress

Real stories are on the way

We’re piloting BrightGenius with our first families right now. As they reach their first “I can read this!” moments, their words will live here — only ever real, only ever with permission.

Built on a six-step, decodable-first method · COPPA-safe · No ads, ever

How we compare

Built for this decade. Trusted methodology.

Hooked on Phonics shaped a generation. We're honoring that legacy with a modern, AI-powered, voice-led experience built for screens, not workbooks.

	BrightGenius Reading $24.99/mo	Hooked on Phonics $179 kit	Generic phonics apps Varies
Named AI companion (Ollie)	✓	—	—
Voice-led — works for non-readers	✓	Print only	Often text-heavy
Adapts to your child's pace	✓	—	Limited
Proven 6-step phonics method	✓	Different method	Mixed
Every word is decodable	✓	✓	—
Up to 4 children per family	✓	Per kit	Per seat
Faith-aligned content (optional)	✓	—	—
Parent dashboard with real progress	✓	—	Basic
Founding Family lifetime access	✓	—	—
No ads, ever	✓	✓	Some

The Genius Learning Suite

One trusted family of brands — every age your child grows into.

BrightGenius for the foundation years. ElectiveGenius for high school. Built by the same team, on the same standards, with the same respect for your family.

Grades 8–12

ElectiveGenius

Premium online electives with Meri, the AI tutor embedded in every lesson.

Visit ElectiveGenius →

A Genius Learning, Inc. product family.

Your child can do this.

Imagine the moment they pick up a book and read it to you — at five. That's not “kindergarten-ready.” That's lightyears ahead. And it starts 90 days from today.

Every day with Ollie compounds the advantage. 14 days free. Cancel anytime. Up to 4 children per family.

Start 14-day free trial See pricing Send as a gift

Limited to 500 families…

🦉

Ready to meet Ollie?

14-day free trial · Cancel anytime

Start free trial →

Your child, reading their first story in 90 days.

The kind of patience your child has never had from a screen.

Three small steps. One enormous head start.

Sign up — 60 seconds

Hand it to your child

15 minutes a day. 90 days.

Your child can walk into kindergarten lightyears ahead.

Six steps to confident reading.

Real stories are on the way

Built for this decade. Trusted methodology.

One trusted family of brands — every age your child grows into.

Your child can do this.

Your child, reading their first story in 90 days.

The kind of patience your child has never had from a screen.

Three small steps. One enormous head start.

Sign up — 60 seconds

Hand it to your child

15 minutes a day. 90 days.

Your child can walk into kindergarten lightyears ahead.

Six steps to confident reading.

Real stories are on the way

Built for this decade. Trusted methodology.

One trusted family of brands — every age your child grows into.

Your child can do this.

The kind of patience your child has
never had from a screen.

Your child can walk into kindergarten
lightyears ahead.

The kind of patience your child has
never had from a screen.

Your child can walk into kindergarten
lightyears ahead.