One child. One tutor. One skill at a time.

Nlit teaches children aged 4 to 10 reading, writing and arithmetic, one child at a time, following their school year.

A lesson

A lesson is a conversation.

The tutor speaks, and the child answers in their own words. They can interrupt or ask for help at any time. The tutor's words appear on screen as it speaks, so children can read along.

Step by step

Each lesson follows six steps.

1. Pick up where they left off.Each child keeps their place in the school year's lessons.
2. Say today's goal.The tutor tells the child what they will learn, and why.
3. Warm up.A short start with something the child already knows.
4. Teach and practise.In conversation, with help as soon as the child gets stuck.
5. Check.A few questions to see what the child learned.
6. Wrap up.What the child showed today, and what comes next.

Curriculum

Lessons come from school curricula.

Nlit uses lessons from Illustrative Mathematics and EL Education, curricula used in schools, and follows the Massachusetts standards from Pre-K to Grade 5. The tutor changes how it explains things for each child. What the child learns stays the same.

Pace

A child moves on when they're ready.

A child goes to the next lesson once they show they can do the last one. From counting and letter sounds at 4 to fractions and essays at 10, each lesson builds on the one before.

Light for every mind.