SlowKids
Small math practices for children who pick up concepts more slowly than peers — designed to be repeated patiently, from earliest cognition through multiplication tables.
SlowKids is a set of learning tools for children who pick up math concepts more slowly than peers. Built from the frustration of parents whose children kept falling behind on standard learning materials. With enough thinking time, layered hints, and voice guidance, children get to do it themselves — and that small success becomes the foundation of independence. Used by parents, special education teachers, and cognitive therapists alike.
Built by a KAIST-trained engineer and father of a child on the autism spectrum, from his family's own experience.
In real life
One slow step at a time. Instead of flashy reactions, scenes where a child stays at their own pace.
Before we begin
We've heard them many times. They keep stinging anyway.
Worksheets last two pages before the tears start.
We've been at numbers 1 through 10 for months.
One mistake and they refuse to try again.
Materials for older kids feel too fast. Ones for younger kids feel too babyish.
What makes it different
Each one came from a real moment of stuck-ness.
Starts where the child is right now and builds up through small wins — never jumping two steps ahead, never asking for the leap a child can't yet make.
The same idea is practiced from multiple angles. Familiarity comes from being met again, not from being memorized.
An adjustable wait time before answering reduces impulsive choices and lets the child stay in the moment of figuring it out.
Prompts and feedback are read aloud, so children who can't yet read are not blocked from working on their own.
No flashing screens, no jarring sound effects, no fast-moving characters. Designed for children who get overwhelmed by stimulation.
A single activity at a time. Attention settles when distractions don't compete for it.
Who it's for
Without flashy rewards, at the child's pace. Quick to see what was attempted today, easy to come back tomorrow — and easy to step away when it's enough.
Tightly-staged activities you can pull into a lesson. Students at different points can work without falling behind or waiting on others.
Fine-grained stages across cognition, number sense, and arithmetic. Catch where a child stalls and revisit the same idea from a different angle next time.
The series at a glance
Each stage layers on the previous one. A child can stay on the same module for weeks if they need to.
Questions
iOS — free to download, with in-app purchases for full curriculum access. Google Play version coming soon.
Download on theApp Store