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See it. Sound it. Read it.
Systematic sound–letter practice, blending, decodable words, and short comprehension checks.
4–5 moments each quest
A gentle learning path for ages 5–7
Small steps.
Big story.
Ten-minute adventures that meet a child where they are—then lead them from sounds to words, from marks to writing, and from counting to first sums.
8 finite activities Works offline No child-data cloud
Mosswood Trail3 of 8
Let's slide the sounds together.
cat
catcapcan
Start slowly. Then say it fast.
New sound found
Stays on this device
Personalize the path,
never the truth.
A transparent skill map decides what comes next and what counts as correct. Stories make practice inviting. They never change the lesson underneath.
How it works
One small quest. Three kinds of growth.
Every session is finite, mixed, and shaped by what the learner already knows.
02
Trace it. Build it. Write it.
Finger tracing and letter tiles turn recognition into careful production without asking a child to type.
1 writing moment
03
Count it. Picture it. Solve it.
Small story sums connect number symbols to quantities a child can see and touch.
1 math moment
Quietly adaptive
A map parents can actually inspect.
Tale & Tally keeps a small, device-local estimate for every skill. A correct answer strengthens the path. A hint changes the next practice, not the score. Due reviews return before a skill fades.
- Clear prerequisites, never a mystery recommendation
- Hints are support—not pretend mastery
- One-, three-, and seven-day review rhythm
Today's pathReading trail
local
Hear first sounds92%
Match letters81%
3
Blend CVC words68%
Practicing now · one hint used
4
Read a sentence34%
Privacy is part of the lesson design
The tutor learns. The cloud doesn't listen.
Pilot progress stays in the browser. There is no open chat, microphone, advertising profile, or third-party analytics. Parents choose if and when to export a minimal encrypted progress report.
0voice recordings
0child names required
1 tapto delete local progress
For the grown-up nearby
Know what moved—not just how long they tapped.
See skills practiced, independent accuracy, hints used, and what is ready next. No leaderboard. No attention score. No manufactured urgency.
Week oneJuniper's trail
On track4quests
31activities
74%independent
Next useful stepBlend short-a words without a model first.