Show HN: Early Reader – Free open source reading app I built for my 4-year-old

Category: library

Tags: education, mobile-app, react-native, spaced-repetition, phonics

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 5, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

A mobile reading app for preschoolers that combines the DISTAR phonics methodology with spaced repetition algorithms and AI-generated content. It's interesting because it applies proven educational research to a modern tech stack while maintaining offline functionality and privacy.

Target audience: parents, educators, homeschooling families

Repository: https://github.com/melvinmt/early-reader-app · TypeScript · NOASSERTION · 2 stars

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