Teach your child to read in 15 min a day
"Once enabled our daughter read chapter books while she was still in kindergarten. Now reading feels easy, and she’s developed a love of reading in the mornings, afternoons, evenings, and on car trips!”
- Dan Kelly, parent, NY
Free until your child reads their first 3 letter word, then $49/month

Spend quality time with your child teaching them to read

No teaching experience is needed to successfully teach a child to read with Once.

We provide a fully scripted, research-backed curriculum to make sure your time together is both fun and maximally effective at teaching your child to read.

There's no setup or cleanup required - just 15 minutes a day together as your child's first and favorite teacher.

For every child who is ready to read

Most children are capable of learning to read even before their 3rd birthday - if a child can recognize and name the ❤️ shape, they can recognize and make the "m" sound.

Because Once is one-to-one, it's personalized to each child's needs and pace. We see great results whether Once is a child's first introduction to the basics of reading or a way to reinforce and support the instruction they're getting in school.

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Hands-on coaching and community

We want you to succeed, so we're going to support you every step of the way.

Families teaching with Once are paired an instructional coach from our national network who provides suggestions and can answer any teaching question.

Families are also connected to a community of parents around the country to learn from and share strategies.

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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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Everything you need to succeed.

With proven results serving thousands of students around the country, Once at Home provides all you need to succeed with no experience required.

200+ lessons and 10,000+ rigorous activities included.

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Scripted Curriculum

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Live Coaching

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Community Support

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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.

Free until your child reads their first 3-letter word

We want to make sure you love Once and are blown away by how fast your child learns to read.

Every family starts with a free trial up through Cycle 5, which you can proceed through at your own pace as your schedule allows.

For families with more advanced readers, we will provide an initial assessment and configure your trial period during your onboarding call.

After your free trial, Once is roughly $2 a lesson, priced at $49/month.

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