ABCya explained

ABCya.com, L.L.C.
Industry:Educational Children Games
Location City:Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Founder:Alan Tortolani
Key People:Lisa Tortolani
Parent:IXL Learning

ABCya.com, L.L.C. (also stylized as ABCya!) is an American website that provides educational games and activities for school-aged children. The games on the website are organized into grade levels from pre-kindergarten to Sixth grade, as well as into subject categories such as letters, numbers, and holidays. Many of the games meet standards associated with the Common Core State Standards Initiative.[1]

History

ABCya.com was founded in 1996 by Alan Tortolani.[2] A public school teacher, Tortolani created his own activities for his students. Later, he decided to register a domain under ABCya.com. Tortolani chose this particular domain name “ABCya” to make it accessible to children and easy to type into a web browser.[3]

In April 2020, Lisa Tortolani took over as Chief Executive Officer.[4]

The company was acquired by IXL Learning in 2021.[5]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABCya.com – Website Review. www.graphite.org. 27 May 2016.
  2. Book: Rende, PhD. Richard. Prosek. Jen. Raising Can-Do Kids. 2015. Perigee. 978-0-399-16896-3. 110–11. First.
  3. Web site: The ABCya.com Story. www.abcya.com. 27 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Meet the ABCya Team. www.abcya.com. 2 July 2018.
  5. Web site: IXL Learning Acquires ABCya, Expands its Game-Based Learning Offerings. Learning. I. X. L.. www.prnewswire.com. en. 2020-06-01.
  6. Web site: Rush, Ph. D. Karena. Parents' Choice Award : Website. www.parents-choice.org. 31 May 2016.
  7. Web site: Leverett. Tim. Parents' Choice Award : Software : Mobile Apps. www.parents-choice.org. 31 May 2016.