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Online homeschool language arts programs, compared

4 programs, listed alphabetically, each with its grades, method, format and cost a year as the publisher’s own site showed them on October 31, 2026. Open a card for the strengths, the watch-outs and who it fits.

What this list holds

Online programs teach on a computer, tablet or app, mark the work and keep records for you.

Language arts covers writing, grammar, spelling, handwriting and literature. Few programs do all of it, so families often combine two or three: one for writing, one for spelling, and a handwriting book.

This list holds programs sold for language arts on their own. Full curricula that teach it along with every other subject are on homeschool all-in-one curricula.

At a glance

  • 3 of the 4 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from free to $99.99, and 2 are free.
  • How the child works: 4 on screen.
  • Grades: 3 reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, all reach middle school and 2 reach high school.

Grades each program covers

Khan Academy
  1. PK
  2. K
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 12
Night Zookeeper
  1. PK
  2. K
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 12
Reading Eggs
  1. PK
  2. K
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 12
Typing.com
  1. PK
  2. K
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 12
Alphabetical, as the table below. Each row lights the grades the publisher states.
Which grades are you shopping for?

3 of the 4 reach pre-K or kindergarten:

  • Khan Academy Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus early college courses
  • Reading Eggs Ages 2 to 13, about pre-K to 8th grade
  • Typing.com Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus adult lessons

All 4 reach the elementary grades:

  • Khan Academy Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus early college courses
  • Night Zookeeper Ages 6 to 12 (about 1st to 6th grade), with an easy mode for ages 5 to 7
  • Reading Eggs Ages 2 to 13, about pre-K to 8th grade
  • Typing.com Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus adult lessons

All 4 reach middle school:

  • Khan Academy Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus early college courses
  • Night Zookeeper Ages 6 to 12 (about 1st to 6th grade), with an easy mode for ages 5 to 7
  • Reading Eggs Ages 2 to 13, about pre-K to 8th grade
  • Typing.com Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus adult lessons

2 of the 4 reach high school:

  • Khan Academy Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus early college courses
  • Typing.com Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus adult lessons
Alphabetical. We never rank programs, and none pays to appear.
ProgramSubjectsGradesMethodFormatCost a yearFaith label
Khan AcademyKhan AcademyMath, Language arts, Science, History and geographyK–12MasteryOn screenFreeSecular
Night ZookeeperNight ZookeeperReading and phonics, Language arts1–6TraditionalOn screenNot shownNot labelled
Reading EggsBlake eLearning (3P Learning)Reading and phonics, Language artsPre-K–8TraditionalOn screen$99.99Secular
Typing.comTyping.comLanguage artsK–12TraditionalOn screenFreeSecular

Each program in a line

  • Khan Academy: A family that wants free, self-paced practice in math and other core subjects, with a parent who is happy to choose the courses and check progress on a dashboard.
  • Night Zookeeper: A family with a reluctant writer aged 6 to 12 who will write more for a story world and an audience.
  • Reading Eggs: A family that wants a child to practice reading in short sessions on a tablet or computer, with several children sharing one plan.
  • Typing.com: A family that wants free, structured typing practice with progress tracking for children of several ages.

Before you buy

Check how much time a day it puts in front of a screen, whether it works offline, and how billing and cancelling work.

Check what each level teaches and whether the parent needs to grade the writing. Writing programs differ most in how much the parent coaches; spelling programs differ in whether they teach rules or patterns.

Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.

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How we label

Every fact on a card was read on the publisher's own website on the date shown, and the page it came from is linked. A fact we could not confirm there is left out. Costs are for one child and one year of the main package, as the publisher's page showed them that day; prices and sales change. Method and format are the publisher's own description where it gives one. The only thing we say about religion is one label, secular or faith-based, given by the rule above; where the publisher's pages don't settle it, the card has no label.

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