Anyone can teach a child to read in 15 minutes a day
Curriculum and coaching to teach 3 to 6 year-olds how to read

Children learn best via in-person, 1:1 instruction

Once At School

"The smiles, excitement, and pride on our students’ faces as they read new words and stories are true proof of the program’s success!"

- Principal in Tangipahoa, LA

"We are believers! Not only has Once made a huge academic impact on our kids, but there are positive side effects throughout our building, too."

- Assistant Principal in Sumpter, SC

"What once seemed unattainable has become a daily success story. The Once program has exceeded every expectation and become a powerful part of our school’s support system for student growth."

- Principal in Nashville, TN

Once At Home

"Griffin really took to it... Lots of proud moments this morning!"

- Claire, teaching her 5 year-old

"Honestly, I would give this a 12 out of 10."

- Graham, teaching his 2½ year-old

"Reza continues to LOVE reading game. We have a blast every time."

- Gina, teaching her 3 year-old

"This is the one reading thing that we've done that my son actually enjoys."

- Seiji, teaching his 5 year-old

No prior teaching experience required

With Once’s scripted curriculum and video coaching, instructional aides, assistants, and parents have taught tens of thousands of children to be confident, successful readers.

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“High-Impact Tutoring is a pillar of DCPS' pandemic recovery strategy, and early literacy attainment is one of our strategic priorities”

- Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee

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Rapid progress in just 15 minutes a day

See how children advance from learning sounds to reading stories in just a few months.

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Based on the Science of Reading

Children demonstrate significant improvement in reading after using Once just 15 minutes a day.

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Once has completed 4 ESSA Tier 3 studies, and has Tier 2 and Tier 1 studies in progress.

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Stories that make kids want to learn how to read

Most early-reading content is boring because early readers can't read enough words to tell a real story.

Once uses a unique approach by chaining the practice text of all 200 cycles into a single, cohesive narrative with consistent characters. With Once, children are genuinely excited to read so they can learn what happens next.

For every child who wants to read

The Once curriculum starts with students learning sounds and progresses up through children reading chapter books indepedently at a mid-2nd grade level.

Our daily, in-person, one-to-one model means that Once works for any child from a 3 year old to a 2nd grader, including children learning English for the first time.

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