Learn with HOMER App for Kids

The HOMER app is about more than just reading, it also includes math, thinking skills, creativity, and social and emotional learning for ages 2-8. In this HOMER app review, you’ll learn how we used it for reading practice and how it can be personalized for each child.

Using online learning tools and apps can help add variety into your homeschool and provide multisensory ways to learn. If you have a child who is ready to learn to read, HOMER Reading app can give them a boost in the right direction.

What is HOMER App for Kids?

HOMER Reading creates personalized learn-to-read plans based on your child’s age, reading ability, and interests. HOMER grows with your children as they learn! It is a multisensory learning app that uses drawing, stories, songs, and traditional phonics lessons to increase reading skills.

HOMER App on the Amazon Fire

HOMER Reading is available as an app for tablets (including the Kindle Fire that we use) and it may be used on the PC. My daughter has used it both ways with no problems. When you sign in, the Kindle Fire app and PC progress sync in your account so nothing is lost going between the two.

HOMER offers the following learning sections within the app:

Brain Games
First Readers
StoryTime
My Pathway
Discover the World
Learn to Read
Songs & Rhymes
Art

With just 15 minutes of practice a day, HOMER is proven to increase early reading scores by 74%.

What makes HOMER Reading different than other apps?

The personalization is what really makes HOMER stand out from other reading apps we’ve used. When you first create an account, you can choose your child’s interests from a wide range of possibilities, as well as select their current reading ability.

Can they recognize letters?
Can they recognize letter sounds?
Are they reading words or sentences yet?

All of those are options to select the correct level for your child.

There are over 20 interest categories, including:

Space
Animals
Dinosaurs
Sports
Trains
Princesses
and many more

As I’ve said many times, delight-directed learning is a key to engagement and an overall love of learning. By choosing your child’s interests, they will naturally want to learn more readily.

Benefits of HOMER Learning App for Kids

Obviously, most kids enjoy screen time and most parents want that screen time to be educational rather than fluff (or worse). HOMER is kid-friendly, safe, and educational for the littlest learners up through age 8 or so.

Teaching our children to read is one of the best things about homeschooling, yet it can often become one of the most challenging things. Especially if you have a struggling or reluctant reader. I think HOMER Reading can help both kids and moms get past some of those struggles with the over 400 books in their library. With the personalized settings, your child is sure to find something of interest, which in turn encourages them to learn.

Kids will love the bright colors, friendly characters, and positive reinforcement in HOMER Reading. If you have little ones who want to “do school” alongside older siblings, HOMER is a great option to keep them busy learning.

My daughter said she enjoys the drawing part of HOMER Reading. It’s one of the built-in incentives to learning. Once your child finishes a lesson, they can have fun free drawing/art time.

For your own peace of mind, HOMER has a parent portal where you can track progress. This means you can let your kids use it for independent learning time, yet still see what they’ve learned.

I wish I’d had HOMER Reading a few years ago when my daughters were younger. They would have especially benefited from it then.

HOMER Free Trial

There’s really no reason not to give HOMER a try. They offer a FREE 30-day trial with no obligation. Yearly subscriptions are very affordable and provide a wide variety of learning tools that are easily adjusted for age and ability. Give this interest-based learning tool a try to see what a difference it can make in your child’s attitude toward reading and learning.

FAQ about HOMER

How much does the Homer app cost?

After the 30-day full access free trial, the Homer app is $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year, which is a savings of 50% off the monthly rate. This includes unlimited access and up to 4 child profiles.

What age is Homer good for?

Homer has learning activities for ages 2-8.

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Sara

Author/Speaker/Consultant at Heart and Soul Homeschooling

Sara is a homeschool mom to 3 creative girls. She holds a degree in Social Work specializing in early childhood development, which led to her interest in individualized educational options like homeschooling. She believes that learning should be a lifelong adventure, not just a checklist to get through. She is a writer, avid reader, introvert (INFJ), and dreamer of dreams.