Storiza


A child-centered reading app that turns kids’ ideas into personalized stories to support oral reading fluency (ORF). Built during the NSF/Digital Promise VITAL Prize Challenge.

Project Description


What Storiza does

  • Captures a child’s prompt and reading level
  • Generates short, decodable stories with aligned vocabulary
  • Tracks ORF and provides gentle, embedded feedback

Planned studies

Pilot tests in after-school programs comparing engagement and ORF growth vs. standard leveled readers.

Project Details

  • Lead: Dr. Seyedahmad Rahimi
  • Sponsor: NSF / Digital Promise (VITAL)
  • Funding: Prototype phase
  • Duration: 2023–2024