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The Intelligent Reading Specialist
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You have the encouragement and love. LUCA is an intelligent reading specialist that handles the phonics, so reading time together builds real skills and real confidence, wherever you are.
Trusted by schools and backed by leading research institutions
LUCA is an intelligent reading specialist that uses phoneme-level speech recognition to hear exactly how your grandchild reads, identify the precise skill gap, and generate the next personalized story to close it. Powered by SoundScout and the science of reading, LUCA acts like a specialist in the room, so all you need to bring is yourself.
“The phonics rules I learned are completely different from what schools teach now. I don’t know how to help.”
“I watch them struggle with a word and I freeze. I don’t want to say the wrong thing and hurt their confidence.”
“We live three states apart. I want to be part of their learning, but video calls only go so far.”
“I can’t tell if our reading time is actually making a difference or if they’re just getting through the book.”
Your love is the ingredient no specialist can replace.
LUCA handles the phonics science. You handle the relationship. Together, that combination works better than either one alone.
See how LUCA does this
While you read together, LUCA works at the phoneme level, catching what the human ear misses and building the precise skills your grandchild needs next.
Phoneme-level precision
SoundScout hears every sound your grandchild makes, including the ones that sound almost right but aren’t. No guessing. No missed errors.
Pinpoints the exact gap
Is it vowel teams, silent E, or consonant blends? LUCA’s assessment intelligence identifies the precise skill to focus on, not just a general reading level.
Stories they want to read
StoryGen creates an adventure about dragons, soccer, or ocean creatures, calibrated to practice the exact skill gap, so your grandchild stays engaged and builds real ability.
From LUCA’s 2025 school pilot. Individual results may vary. See full methodology →
Results from LUCA’s 2025 school pilot. Individual results may vary. See full methodology at luca.ai/our-technology/evidence.
Whether you’re in the same room or three time zones away, LUCA makes reading time real. Your grandchild shares their screen on a video call, reads aloud, and LUCA tracks every phoneme. Afterward, check FamilyHub to see exactly what they practiced and how far they’ve come.
Sit beside them, listen along, and let LUCA guide the skill-building. You focus on encouragement. LUCA focuses on phonics.
Your grandchild shares their screen, reads to LUCA with you listening, and you both celebrate the wins together in real time.
Download progress reports from FamilyHub to share with parents, so everyone stays connected to the journey.
NSF SBIR Grant Recipient
Federal research grant. Only 3% of applicants selected.
Carnegie Mellon University
Research partnership with the Language Technologies Institute.
U.S. Patent No. 12,394,332 B2
Proprietary phoneme-level reading assessment technology.
NewSchools Venture Fund
Portfolio company selected for educational impact and innovation.
LUCA is an intelligent reading specialist that uses phoneme-level speech recognition to hear every sound your grandchild makes, identify the precise skill gap, and generate a personalized story to close it. You provide the love and encouragement. LUCA provides the reading science.
None at all. LUCA works on any tablet, computer, or phone. If you can open a web browser, you can use LUCA. The interface is designed for simplicity so you can stay focused on your grandchild.
LUCA connects across any distance. During video calls, your grandchild shares their screen and reads aloud while you both listen together. LUCA tracks every phoneme in real time. Afterward, you can check progress in FamilyHub.
When you read a regular book together, you cannot tell whether your grandchild is building phonics skills or memorizing patterns. LUCA listens at the phoneme level, identifies the specific gap, and generates the next story to practice exactly that skill. You get measurable progress, not just time spent.
In LUCA's Spring 2026 school pilot, students gained an average of +17.4 words per minute in reading fluency and +22.8 percentage points in focus-word accuracy, with the group collectively reading over 477,000 words. Individual results may vary. See the full methodology at luca.ai/our-technology/evidence.
Professional reading tutors typically charge $75 to $150 per hour. LUCA provides specialist-level phoneme analysis in every session, on a schedule that fits your visits or video calls, at a fraction of that cost. Join the free Summer Reading Program waitlist at luca.ai/summer-reading and we will share family-plan details before public enrollment opens.
Visit the Playground at luca.ai/playground, create a story together in about two minutes, and try a free session. No credit card required to explore.
You have the time, the love, and the relationship. LUCA gives you the specialist reading science to turn that into measurable progress. Create your first story together in minutes.
