# learning to read is hard. we made it fun!

Designed by education experts to help your child learn to read—100% free!

[Download on the  App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1440502568?pt=1374442&ct=Web%20splash&mt=8) [Get it on  Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo.literacy)

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# learning to read through play

A comprehensive phonics curriculum that feels like a game

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# stories kids love

Funny, character-driven stories that help kids experience the joy of reading

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# 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

[EXPLORE HOW WE TEACH](https://abc.duolingo.com/how-we-teach)

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# effective learning

Research by Education Development Center shows that kids who used Duolingo ABC for 9 weeks improved their literacy scores by 28%

[READ THE FULL REPORT](https://duolingo-papers.s3.amazonaws.com/reports/edc-report-on-duolingo-abc.pdf)

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# 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!”

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# 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

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# 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.

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# contact us

Reach out at [literacy-feedback@duolingo.com](mailto:literacy-feedback@duolingo.com?subject=Duolingo%20ABC%20Feedback) or download our [Press Kit](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q1tchUIctY0IVJvlbKmAq3ZFmngtwbTt?usp=sharing)