4-year-old completes level 434 and reads a full story solo on Mentava reading app

RachelVT42 · x · 2026-11-09

A parent documents their 4-year-old's progress with the Mentava reading app: the child just completed level 434 and read a full story entirely on her own — days earlier she was still struggling with blending and decoding.

Context: she turned 4 in late August, is a fairly normal kid (not a genius), and speaks French at home most of the day despite being fluent in English — which turned out to be a non-issue. An older sibling provides intrinsic motivation. The family is still on the free trial, with billing starting the next day. The parent credits founder Niels Hoven: "it's clearly working."

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