PhonoLogic started with a teacher, a parent, and a problem: creating reading practice that truly matches what a child has been taught takes too much time. We built the tool we wished existed.
We believe reading is a fundamental life skill, and the adults supporting it deserve tools that make good practice easier.
Where literacy meets possibility
Creating reading practice that truly fits a learner takes too much time to do consistently. Teachers spend hours hunting for decodable texts. Parents don't know where to start. Tutors prep individually for every client.
Every story is validated word-by-word against what a student has actually been taught to decode. We root our stories in social and emotional learning, creating texts that foster curiosity, empathy, and discovery.
Reading is not a talent. It is a learned skill that quietly shapes almost everything else a child can do.
Children deserve access to knowledge beyond what's spoken in the room
Literacy is how children participate fully in their communities
Reading protects against misinformation and exploitation
Every child can imagine a future different from the one they were born into
Literacy expertise, product strategy, and software engineering. Built by the people closest to the problem.
Stephen holds an MBA from IE Business School and leads PhonoLogic's strategy and go-to-market. PhonoLogic was born from watching his wife, a literacy interventionist, spend hours finding text that matched her students' phonics levels.
Joey leads PhonoLogic's technical development, including the phonics engine, story generation, and data infrastructure. He brings a background in analytics and technology strategy, and comes from a family of educators.
Marysia is a special education teacher and literacy interventionist trained in Orton-Gillingham methodology. She has spent the past seven years in classrooms leading projects around co-teaching, structured literacy, and learning support.
There are many reasons children struggle with reading, from dyslexia to inconsistent instruction to misaligned texts. No matter the background, every child deserves:
Every story respects the scope and sequence teachers are working from. We validate each word against the phonics patterns a student has actually been taught. No guesswork, no skipping ahead.
A balance of structure and wonder is seen in every text. Stories foster curiosity, empathy, and discovery so students see reading not just as a task, but as a doorway into imagination.
We give educators tools that reduce preparation time while improving the quality and precision of reading practice, whether at home, in a classroom, or one-on-one.
Incubated at Toronto Metropolitan University's Social Ventures Zone
Finalist, IE Business School Venture Lab Competition (2025)
Completed initial pilot with an early adopter school in Toronto, Canada
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