OST / 21st CCLC

After-School Reading Program That Delivers Funder-Ready Results

LUCA delivers turnkey literacy intervention for after-school and summer environments. Your staff facilitate while LUCA handles the instruction. Meet your academic outcome requirements without turning your program into "more school."

National Science Foundation SBIRCarnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States Patent and Trademark OfficeNewSchools Venture FundProvident Charter SchoolNew Kensington-Arnold School DistrictSXSW EDU

The After-School Dilemma

Staffing Constraints

Your staff are passionate, but they aren't reading specialists. Hiring certified teachers for every site is an impossible expense.

Funder Demands

21st CCLC and state grants want evidence of academic movement. Generic activity logs don't satisfy renewal requirements anymore.

Student Resistance

They've spent 7 hours in school. If reading feels like homework, engagement plummets. Practice becomes punishment.

Turnkey Specialist

How LUCA Works for Programs

LUCA isn't a curriculum, it's an intelligent reading specialist that handles the instruction while your staff facilitate.

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SoundScout Capture

Non-specialist facilitation. Students read; LUCA listens at the phoneme level.

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Funder-Ready Data

Automatic skill gap identification and growth tracking for grant compliance.

Academic Outcomes.

Without becoming "more school."

Proven Outcomes for Grant Reporting

MetricResultSource
Fluency Improvement+17.2 WPM Average (Spring 2026 pilot)2025 Pilot Study
Accuracy Improvement+3.4%2025 Pilot Study
Student Confidence72% Threshold2025 Pilot Study

Built for After-School Environments

Facilitators, Not Specialists

Your staff don't need phonics training. They facilitate devices and encourage students while LUCA handles the expert instruction.

15-20 Minute Sessions

Designed for after-school constraints. Students make meaningful progress in short periods, perfect for rotation models.

SkillQuest Gamification

Badges, streaks, and levels keep students coming back. When they ask 'Can we do LUCA today?' your engagement problem is solved.

Program Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely. LUCA is designed for non-specialist implementation. Your staff facilitate, getting students set up, encouraging effort. LUCA handles all the instruction, assessment, and adaptation.

Yes. LUCA sessions are designed for 15-20 minute windows. Students can make meaningful progress with consistent short sessions, perfect for after-school time constraints.

LUCA is built on evidence-based Science of Reading methodology, exactly what most education grants require. GrowthTrack automatically generates outcome documentation using grant-ready language.

LUCA feels different. Students choose topics they're interested in, sports, animals, adventure, and receive personalized stories. Gamification adds badges and streaks.

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