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Obsessed with @once_reading and learned about it from you! Also going through public vs private rn and leaning toward public for this reason.
Hoping a lot of folks do the same as it improves the overall quality of public school at the same time (parents get involved, help raise funds for enrichments, etc)
Recommended!
Episode 4 of Sold a Story Season 2 is out now. apmreports.org/episode/2026/…
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I take @clairevo’s advice on how I AI because I trust her.
I also trust decisions mothers make for their kids.
If anyone wants to learn about @once_reading, my DMs are open. I’ll show you why I guarantee it works.
The ultimate hack is SFUSD + supplementing with programs that actually teach mastery.
Our stack is currently
- @once_reading
- @_MathAcademy_
- @synthesischool
- scribble / handwriting without tears
- kangaroo math
- IXL / spectrum math worksheets
- family reading
- random stuff we’ve vibecoded
1-2 hours supplemental work a day across everything (including piano and sports drills)
Kids love school for social, play, and the school of hard knocks (navigating personalities, bureaucracy, etc)
And TBH we’ve had the best teacher experience so far in public 🤷♀️
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The ultimate hack is SFUSD + supplementing with programs that actually teach mastery.
Our stack is currently
- @once_reading
- @_MathAcademy_
- @synthesischool
- scribble / handwriting without tears
- kangaroo math
- IXL / spectrum math worksheets
- family reading
- random stuff we’ve vibecoded
1-2 hours supplemental work a day across everything (including piano and sports drills)
Kids love school for social, play, and the school of hard knocks (navigating personalities, bureaucracy, etc)
And TBH we’ve had the best teacher experience so far in public 🤷♀️
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Exactly. An app whose finish line is a paper book is one I'd happily hand to our 3 year old.
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Your first point is the product insight. The parent decides whether tomorrow's lesson happens, so the habit you have to build is theirs. Designing the parent into every lesson is why this one lasts.
Be like @petergyang Teach your kiddo to read.
Of all the learning apps that my 4-year-old and I have tried, @once_reading is the only one that we’ve managed to persist in following for months.
It works because:
1. It builds a habit where you need to learn with your kid daily
2. It has lightweight gamification like taking a silly photo with your kid after every lesson
3. After 30 lessons, Once will send you books for your kid to read by themselves, giving them a big feeling of accomplishment
My kid loves reading now and will even choose her Once books over YouTube and the phone (sometimes at least) which is the highest compliment 😅
This is not sponsored or anything I just love the product.
Try out Once here: tryonce.com/?utm_source=pete…
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Sold a Story Season 2 is out. features.apmreports.org/sold…
You can hear episodes 1 and 2 today.
Then it's one episode a week, on Thursdays, through Nov 19.
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Ouch.
Wondering where your kid is actually reading, and what you can do about it?
👉 Free Reading Check
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"too many states have chosen to tell parents their children are on track when they aren’t" say Arne Duncan and Margaret Spellings in a new Ed Week piece linked below.
These charts compare the most recent National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) 4th gr reading and math reports with the state testing reports.
The discrepancies are surprising. If judged by national standards, students in most states are not as proficient in reading and math as the state tests say they are. Link to more charts below.
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✏️ Pop quiz: Is @once_reading built understanding that:
A) Sm-grp tutoring is very effective
B) SoR is very effective
C) All of the above
It's C.
We have always used what the research says is best. That's why it works.
Sophie says kids deserve better. We agree. Her wonderful Substack is a "syllabus for making childhood more interesting."
raseman.substack.com/p/how-i…