How long does the pilot run?

Pilot length is flexible and structured around your school calendar. Most pilots run one semester. Our team will work with your timeline during the initial conversation.

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The Intelligent Reading Specialist

School Partnerships

Structured Pilot. Measurable Outcomes.

Give Every Student a Reading Specialist

You know which students are falling behind. You also know there are never enough specialist hours in the day. LUCA is an intelligent reading specialist that listens at the phoneme level, adapts to each student, and hands you MTSS-ready data after every session. Our structured pilot gives you measurable outcomes and the documentation you need to scale with confidence.

+17.4 WPM average fluency gain, Spring 2026 pilot (see evidence)

MTSS Tier 2 and Tier 3 progress monitoring reports included

No new hardware. Works on any browser-enabled device.

Dedicated onboarding and implementation support

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Our partnerships team responds within one business day.

Trusted by schools and backed by leading research institutions

LUCA is an intelligent reading specialist that listens to students read at the phoneme level, identifies the precise gap in their decoding or fluency, and builds a personalized path forward aligned to the Science of Reading. Unlike a generic reading app, LUCA works the way a trained specialist works: it listens first, then acts.

1 reading specialist for every 211 students who need one.

That is the national ratio. It is not a staffing failure on your part. It is a structural gap that has existed for decades. The students who cannot access specialist support today fall further behind each week. A LUCA pilot does not replace your specialists. It extends their reach to every student on the caseload at once.

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The Challenge

Does This Sound Familiar?

“I know my struggling readers. I just cannot get to all of them individually before the day is over.”

“Our intervention data is scattered across spreadsheets. Putting together a Tier 2 progress report takes hours I do not have.”

“Administration wants measurable proof that our reading interventions are working. I need documentation, not just anecdotes.”

“We evaluated two reading programs last year. Both required expensive hardware or dedicated lab time. Neither fit our schedule or budget.”

Every week without specialist support is a week of reading ground lost.

LUCA gives every student phoneme-level feedback the moment they read, not when a specialist slot opens up.

See how LUCA does this

The Specialist Core Behind Every Session

Three engines work together in real time so every student gets a specialist-grade session, whether you are present or not.

Listens

Phoneme-level precision

SoundScout hears every phoneme in real time, the same level of analysis a trained reading specialist applies. No scoring delay. No waiting for results.

Assessment Intelligence adaptive analysis

Analyzes

Adaptive skill mapping

Assessment Intelligence maps each student's precise gap in decoding, fluency, or comprehension and routes them to the right intervention. No guesswork. No generic leveled readers.

Builds

Personalized paths

JourneyBuilder generates a personalized reading path for each student, updated after every session. EducatorHub delivers MTSS-ready progress reports directly to you.

Review the evidence behind the technology

Spring 2026 Pilot Data

Results from the classroom

Full outcome data at luca.ai/our-technology/evidence

+17.4

WPM fluency gain

Average, Spring 2026 pilot

85%

High-confidence rate

Students reaching mastery threshold

477,000+

Words read

Across all pilot sessions

EducatorHub showing student progress monitoring data

What the Pilot Includes

Everything you need to measure, document, and scale

A LUCA pilot is not a trial with no support. It is a structured program with three layers of value built in from day one.

Measurement: Real data from real sessions

SoundScout captures fluency and accuracy after every read-aloud. You see gains in words per minute, phoneme accuracy, and comprehension alongside a full audit trail.

Documentation: MTSS-ready reports on demand

EducatorHub generates Tier 2 and Tier 3 progress monitoring reports aligned to your RTI and MTSS frameworks, ready to share with administrators or IEP teams.

Support: A dedicated partnership contact

Your pilot school gets onboarding training, implementation guidance, and a named contact on our team throughout the program. We succeed when your students do.

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Validated

Backed by Leading Research Institutions

Federal research grant. Only 3% of applicants selected.

Research partnership validating phoneme-level AI methodology.

U.S. Patent No. 12,394,332 B2. Proprietary phoneme analysis technology.

Selected by NewSchools Venture Fund for education innovation.

Why Educators Choose LUCA

Three things educators tell us after their first pilot

The data is actually usable

EducatorHub reports are formatted for MTSS teams, not for software companies. Educators tell us they spend less time building intervention documentation and more time acting on it.

Students stay engaged

Because LUCA adapts to each student's exact level, sessions feel manageable rather than frustrating. Students who avoided reading practice start asking for more time.

Administration approved quickly

The evidence base, the NSF validation, and the MTSS alignment documents answer the questions administrators ask. Pilots that arrive with data get approved faster.

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Start the Conversation

Ready to bring a reading specialist to every student?

Fill in the form and our partnerships team will respond within one business day. We will cover your school's needs, timeline, and how a LUCA pilot fits your existing reading program.

One business day response. No sales call gatekeeping. You speak directly with our partnerships team.

We bring the documentation. MTSS alignment guides, evidence summaries, and implementation timelines ready for your review.

No obligation. A pilot conversation is exactly that. You decide if and when to move forward.

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Questions Educators Ask

Frequently Asked Questions

Every pilot includes onboarding training, implementation guidance, MTSS-aligned progress monitoring reports from EducatorHub, and a dedicated partnership contact. There is no hardware requirement.

Pilot length is structured around your school calendar. Our Spring 2026 cohort ran 14 weeks. Our team will confirm the right timeline for your building during the initial conversation.

Spring 2026 pilot data shows an average fluency gain of +17.4 words per minute and a +22.8% accuracy gain among struggling readers. Full outcome data is available at luca.ai/our-technology/evidence.

Yes. EducatorHub generates progress monitoring reports aligned to Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention frameworks. LUCA's curriculum follows the Science of Reading.

LUCA runs on any device with a browser and microphone. Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops all work. No new hardware or IT setup is required.

LUCA is FERPA-compliant and does not sell student data. All data handling is documented in our privacy policy and available to district legal teams on request.

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