Duolingo ABC
learning to read is hard. we made it fun!
Designed by education experts to help your child learn to read—100% free!
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learning to read through play
A comprehensive phonics curriculum that feels like a game
stories kids love
Funny, character-driven stories that help kids experience the joy of reading
what kids will learn
Our curriculum is based on recommendations by the National Reading Panel
Phonics
Learn letter sounds and decoding with bite-sized lessons
Handwriting
Practice writing lowercase and capital letters
Sight words
Learn common tricky words like “one” and “was”
Vocabulary
Build reading comprehension and word knowledge
effective learning
Research by Education Development Center shows that kids who used Duolingo ABC for 9 weeks improved their literacy scores by 28%
what parents are saying
“I’m amazed how much this app has helped my son with writing, word recognition, spelling, and reading. I have incorporated it into his homeschool curriculum… He is only 4 and is reading and writing so well!”
“This app is excellent…the confidence that my daughter has in reading now has increased, it definitely has made her even more interested in learning!”
“Our 7 year old has struggled to learn to read… but the app is subtly helping him with that without making him feel bad about it which is great! On his first session he didn’t even want to put the app down!”
helping kids is our biggest reward
(but these were nice, too)
2021 Webby Award Winner
2020 TIME Best 100 Inventions
Apple App Store Editor’s Choice
we’re on a mission
Duolingo ABC was developed by a team of learning scientists, engineers, literacy specialists, illustrators, and parents who believe that kids who read will change the world.
contact us
Reach out at literacy-feedback@duolingo.com or download our Press Kit