“I am so happy with this app. My son is 7 years old and doesn’t like to read at all. With Ello he has been more interested in reading books. I’m so happy with the progress my son has made and I’m looking forward to when he can start reading books on his own.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“My daughter struggles a little with reading, i just don't think she has found joy in reading. She makes good grades in reading, but on testing, she always comes in below level and that drops her confidence. I saw the ad for Ello, and thought "what could we lose by trying it?" We got the first box in and she LOVES it! She has read all five of her books more than once! She is so excited that she got to pick a price to come in the next month's box, and she is excited about reading! I can already hear confidence building up in her, just after a week! Don't regret ordering this and would HIGHLY recommend to anyone who feels their child is struggling!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“My daughter loves reading the books you provided and loves elephant Ello!! Thank you for sparking her interest in reading again! Thank you :)”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I saw this and wanted to give it a try. I’m so glad I did! My daughter is 6 and loves this book and app team! It makes reading a lot more fun. In a world filled with so much technology I’m glad we have things like this that can keep their minds growing!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“We are on our first month with Ello. My son has been reluctant on reading actual books outside of our homeschool lessons. He's been super excited to read with Ello and has flown through 4 out of 5 books!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“I was surprised each time my daughter said she still wanted to keep reading, even though she’d get frustrated not knowing words. Loved the question mark help option to work through the word. We found that it wouldn’t always hear her as well as hearing her say the sounds wrong and still moving on. I’m not sure if that is purposeful. I also feel like 5 books for a month won’t be enough since she read through them in one sitting. We will see if she is still interested in them throughout the month.”

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Posted 1 year ago

Hi Lacie! Thank you so much for your review. We are so glad that your daughter is enjoying the experience overall! We are working on options to include more books each month, and we hope to have that option relatively soon. A few tips for speech recognition in case it helps: Speech recognition (as you might know from Alexa or Siri) isn't perfect. We walk a delicate balance between not wanting to be SO strict that a slight accent or difference in pronunciation results in Ello getting stuck or detecting an error, and also not wanting to be so lenient that it lets kids through with a ton of mistakes or doesn't correct a mistake. Kids are particularly sensitive to the first --no one likes to be told they are "wrong" when they aren't-- so we lean a bit more lenient. We also don't interrupt kids while they are reading, but will take them to the review screen at the end of the double page for some of the words missed! Ello is always there for kids (via the question mark) when they want help, and we never interrupt them during reading to correct an error. Teachers don't do this either. We wait until the end of the page and then have them go back if we think they missed a word. The bottom line is this: we think about the experience holistically. Ello is motivating support that will correct them on errors (although not all errors, by design), is always there to help if a child proactively asks for it, and motivates them to keep going! A few tips for speech recognition in case it helps: Ello can get stuck (though we don't get reports of it happening too often). Here are some things that might help or explain: any damage to the microphone internally, background noise, or clarity of the speaker (yelling actually makes it worse!). Here are some things you can do: 1). Skip the page if it is read (push the arrow forward) 2). Hit the question mark to see where Ello is stuck 3). Keep reading fluidly at least 5 or 6 words. Reading one word at a time can actually make it worse. When getting help on a single word (when Ello has the flashlight up), give a few seconds before repeating it again. Ello can sometimes take a second to process single words. Let me know if any of this helps! If you are still having issues with speech recognition, let us know and we can troubleshoot some more!

Posted 1 year ago

“Me and my daughter started the Ello app and books this month and I have never seen her so excited to read. The daily tips are so helpful and reassuring. I love the transformation my daughter is making with reading.”

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Posted 1 year ago

“My son is learning to read and loving the app. I do with there was an option for more than just 5 books a month and with the price without the books wasnt so expensive.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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