Years of Recognition
Though we are now focusing on our worksheets and workbooks, our previous online learning program received much recognition, including from such prestigious organizations as The National Parenting Center which awarded us their 2012 Seal of Approval and the Parent's Choice Foundation which awarded us a 2012 Parent's Choice Award as a top learning product. Creative Child Magazine recently awarded us their 2012 Media of the Year Award. Browse through our Reviews and Testimonials page for detailed reviews.
Bringing award winning educational software to the home
We integrate the very best reading and math content from leading U.S. education companies. This award winning software is used daily by thousands of students in schools across North America and is now brought to you in one package for home use by K5.
K5 Reading
K5 Reading is developed by and licensed from Learning Today, Inc. a leading provider of internet based reading and math instruction to schools. This program has won the prestigious national BESSIE awards from the ComputED Learning Center for an unprecedented 4 years running:
2013 BESSIE award for best educational software: upper elementary reading & math
2012 BESSIE award for best educational software: upper elementary reading
2011 BESSIE award for best educational software: upper elementary reading
2010 BESSIE award for best educational software: upper elementary reading 
2009 BESSIE award for best educational software: upper elementary reading
2008 BESSIE award for best educational software early and upper elementary reading
Learning Today’s reading program also won the 2011, 2010 and 2009 EDDIE educational software review award for upper elementary reading.
"We can't say enough about this superb, child-friendly program, whose effectiveness is propelled by interactive videos, cartoons and animations, with audio guidance throughout …… design and content are the best we've seen for delivering reading materials to children in the K-5 age group" - ComputED review.
K5 Math
K5 Math, also developed by and licensed from Learning Today, has also won multiple awards:
2013 BESSIE award for best educational software: upper elementary reading & math
2012 BESSIE award for best educational software: upper elementary math
2011 BESSIE award for best educational software: upper elementary math
2010 BESSIE award for best educational software: upper elementary math
2009 BESSIE award for best educational software: upper elementary math
2011, 2010 and 2009 EDDIE educational software review award: upper elementary math
“The comprehensive, research-based online math program is outstanding in delivery and content, and teaches critical skills to students in grades K-5 using colorful, interactive multimedia graphics" - ComputED review
Learning Today also won a 2010 Award of Excellence from Tech and Learning Magazine for K5 Reading and K5 Math.
Special Needs
In 2011 and 2010, our reading and math programs were also nominated as finalists in the 25th and 26th annual CODiE Awards for Best Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students. This CODiE is awarded by the Software and Information Industry Association to the best instructional solution specifically designed to benefit students with unique educational needs, including those with physical or learning disabilities or those who are gifted and talented in preK-12 or postsecondary."
K5 Spelling
K5 Spelling was powered by LearnThat Foundation, winners of a 2008 Teacher’s Choice Award from Learning Magazine, and a 2006 Parent’s Choice Award from the Parents’ Choice Foundation, the nation’s oldest not-for-profit evaluator of children’s media and toys. This spelling and vocabulary program was also a 2011 CODIE award finalist for the 'best reading / English instructional solution' and 2008 CODIE award finalist for the 'best instructional solution for students at home'.
"A fun and creative approach to the typical ways children learn vocabulary and spelling words. ... This is a product that should be utilized daily - or near daily - to reap the rewards of an expanded vocabulary." - Teacher’s Choice Award Panel