Children rely on adults to help them access books. But when adults are busy and lack the time or language skills to read 5 books a day to them, children fall behind.
Lestori makes reading a daily habit, in any language, without the support of any caregiver.
Why we built Lestori
Learn about Lestori from the perspective of parents, the urgency we face, and why children fall behind.
Simple peaceful and calm interface without flashy bright animations keep it uninteresting to look at.
Light-up text for early readers
Help early readers follow along and improve their recognition skills with karaoke-style text.
Pronunciation Guides for foreign-language learning
Choose your preferred pronunciation guide which appears alongside each word
Customized experience
Adjust reading speed, text sizes, preferred narrators, and much more in the settings toolbar.
What makes Lestori different from others?
EYES on BOOKS Ears on Lestori
Intentionally tiny thumbnails force children to use Lestori only for page identification,
clarification, or learning and dyslexia support.
Works on ANY book or reading material
Teachers can upload and custom create their own “Stori” for school learning materials,
like textbooks, worksheets, musical posters, etc.
Easy for young children to access independently
Use any device to access, without requiring pre-downloading of software, so that children
can access reading on any adult's mobile device or tablet at home.
Locked Device Option
iOS and Android App available for schools or families who want designated devices or app restrictions so children cannot access anything else.
(Dedicated school devices also available.)
Generate custom reports
For both parents and teachers to track language development progress.
Oxford languages and other top-tier dictionary support
Language translation integrations to support language learning (available in Pro version).
Complimentary Library Management System
All Lestori stickered books come with a basic Lestori Library Management System
(paid upgrades and integrations also available).
Students, families, and teachers can create custom individual reading journeys to fully
utilize your library resources.
Digital Resources embedded into Physical Materials
Bring your interactive classroom home by adding custom questions, audio files, songs from
Spotify, podcasts, or YouTube videos.
Add questions
Add songs
Read poetry
Watch videos
Add additional resources
Add custom audio
Why read books? What’s wrong with using apps or watching shows on the iPad?
Reduced Attention Span
iPhone and iPad movies and apps create impatience, children always want to move onto the next thing fast.
Overstimulation
Noisy, bright, and dopamine-driven apps cause children to struggle with quiet time and independent learning.
Creates addiction
Children learn to rely upon devices to stay entertained. They begin to feel restless if they don't have a screen, and the engagement is largely passive rather than active — they consume content instead of thinking for themself.
Lack of repetition
Shows and apps move quickly from one idea to the next, children don't get time to process, repeat, or practice new words and concepts.
Give your child a million-word advantage
Most caregivers (61%) skip daily reading, causing children to fall behind in language development by up to 1.4 million words before the age of 5.