Personalized Reading Suggestions Based on Child’s Level

The platform’s AI engine continuously adapts to each child’s reading ability, genre preferences, and past behaviour to recommend books that are challenging but not frustrating. This eliminates the guesswork for teachers and parents trying to find appropriate material.

Business outcome: Higher engagement and faster literacy gains because children consistently read books matched to their skill level.

40,000+ Books, Videos, and Quizzes

Epic offers a deep catalogue of popular fiction, non-fiction, STEM videos, and audiobooks, including licensed titles from major publishers. Educators can use the integrated quizzes to reinforce comprehension and vocabulary right after reading.

Business outcome: One platform replaces physical libraries, saving schools money and providing unlimited access to high-quality children’s content.

Classroom Management and Progress Tracking

Teachers can create student profiles, assign specific books or collections, set reading goals, and monitor minutes read and quiz performance at an individual or class level. Data export supports parent-teacher conferences and district reporting.

Business outcome: Data-driven literacy instruction and hours saved on manual record-keeping each week.

Built-in Comprehension Checks After Each Book

Every book includes an optional end-of-book quiz that tests recall and understanding. Results flow into the teacher dashboard, giving a clear picture of who is comprehending what they read and who may need intervention.

Business outcome: Real-time insight into student comprehension without teachers having to create or grade assessments manually.

Download Books for Reading Without Internet

The family plan allows downloading of books for offline use, making it practical for travel, homes with unreliable connectivity, or quiet time without screens. Children can continue reading regardless of Wi-Fi availability.

Business outcome: Uninterrupted learning equity for students who may not always have internet access at home.

Affordable Home Subscription with Up to 4 Profiles

A single family membership covers up to four children, each with a separate profile, reading level, and personalised recommendations. Parents receive a weekly reading log via email to stay informed without logging in daily.

Business outcome: Cost-effective at-home literacy support for families with multiple children, replacing the need for dozens of physical books.

• Massive, high-quality libraryWith 40,000+ curated titles including bestsellers and non-fiction, children rarely run out of fresh, appealing content.
• AI recommendations that actually workThe engine reliably suggests books at the right reading level without manual levelling, saving educators hours every week.
• Teacher-focused features at no costThe free educator tier includes robust classroom tools — a rarity in the edtech space that schools can adopt without budget approval.
• Offline reading on family planDownloading books for offline use addresses accessibility gaps and makes Epic usable during travel or in low-connectivity homes.

• Not a full curriculumEpic covers reading exclusively. Schools that need integrated math, science, or social studies lessons must supplement with other tools.
• Age ceiling at 12The library is designed for ages 12 and under. Middle schools and older readers will quickly outgrow the available content.
• Limited parent controls in free versionThe free teacher account cannot be used for home monitoring; parents who want detailed insight must pay for the family plan.
• Professional RealityEpic is strongest as a reading enrichment tool, not a stand-alone reading curriculum — it lacks systematic phonics instruction, guided lesson plans, and tiered intervention resources that struggling readers often need.

K-5 classroom independent reading time

Teachers assign a reading block and let students choose AI-recommended books. With built-in quizzes and automatic tracking, educators can verify that students are reading and understanding without active monitoring.

Homeschool library on a budget

A homeschooling family of three children gets access to thousands of digital books for $79.99/year, eliminating the cost and clutter of physical book collections while ensuring each child reads at their level.

Summer reading slide prevention

School districts can encourage families to use the free teacher-account booklists over summer, or parents can subscribe for the break. Adaptive recommendations keep kids engaged so reading skills don’t decline.

ELL and reluctant reader support

Struggling readers and English language learners benefit from audiobooks, read-to-me narration, and visual video content that builds background knowledge while paired with lower-lexile text recommendations.

Sign up for a free educator account at getepic.com and verify your school email to unlock the teacher dashboard.

Create student profiles manually or import via Google Classroom; assign grade levels to activate AI recommendations.

Explore the library, create a collection of books, and assign it to your class — use the quiz feature to set a comprehension check.

Let students begin reading; review progress under the ‘Reports’ tab after the first week to adjust assignments and goals.