Your questions, answered.

Yes. PELE can support children with dyslexia, especially those who need help building reading fluency. Its guided reading approach reduces some of the effort involved in reading each word independently and gives children repeated practice with pronunciation, pacing, and phrasing. PELE is not a diagnostic or therapeutic program, and it does not replace individualized professional support when that is needed.

Echo Reading is a research-based reading approach where a child first listens to a sentence and then reads it aloud. It is an approach we have used extensively and one that has been shown to be highly effective in building reading fluency.

Because hearing the sentence first gives your child a clear model of how the words sound, including pronunciation, rhythm, and phrasing. This makes the reading feel easier, reduces the effort of decoding each word, and helps your child practice reading more smoothly and confidently.

Fluent reading develops when the brain begins to recognize more and more words automatically, without having to decode each one from scratch. PELE supports this process through broad exposure to words and repeated practice that combines seeing the text, hearing it, and saying it aloud. Over time, as more words become familiar and easier to recognize, reading becomes faster, smoother, and requires less effort.

You may need to help establish the routine at first. PELE is designed for increasingly independent practice.

We recommend at least one hour of practice per week, split across the week in whatever way works best for you.

PELE measures reading fluency by tracking reading speed and accuracy. Your child completes a short reading assessment to establish a starting point, and the same measures are checked again over time to track progress. This allows us to see whether your child is reading more words per minute, with fewer errors, and how their fluency is developing over time.

No. PELE is not a phonics program. PELE focuses on building reading fluency through guided, repeated reading. Children listen to a sentence, follow the text, and then read it aloud themselves with support. Phonics teaches children how letters and sounds work together to decode words. PELE is designed to complement those foundational skills by helping children read more smoothly, accurately, and confidently.

Yes. One membership includes up to 3 children at no extra cost, each with their own profile and personalized experience.

No. It helps establish your child's starting point, but you can skip it and complete it later.

You get the full PELE experience at no cost during the trial. To continue, you choose a plan and enter your payment details. No credit card is required to start the trial.

Nothing during the trial. You're charged only when you choose a paid plan after it: $19.99/month on monthly, or $192/year on annual.

Yes, from your parent dashboard. Cancellation stops future billing, and access continues until the end of your paid period.

Yes. You can switch plans from your account, taking effect at the start of your next billing cycle.

No. PELE is structured at-home reading practice, a complement to, not a replacement for, professional assessment or specialized instruction when needed.

Yes. Reach out below and we'll tailor a plan to your group.