Clever vs. Imagine Language & Literacy

Clever was born of co-founder Dan Carroll’s frustration as a school tech director in Denver. His plans to use technology to save teachers time and personalize learning were stymied by countless CSV files and forgotten passwords. Dan recalls, “I wanted to be an innovator, but I got stuck being a human API.” Software has the potential to empower teachers and create new ways to learn. But one thing must happen first. Everyone must be able to log in—quickly and securely. To solve Dan’s problem, we built a single sign-on portal that now helps 95,000 of U.S.

Imagine Language & Literacy is a personalized learning program designed to accelerate reading and language proficiency for students in PreK through 6th grade. It offers individualized instruction across all four language domains—reading, writing, listening, and speaking—through a comprehensive, systematic, and standards-aligned curriculum. The program focuses on developing critical skills such as phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, while also teaching academic language essential for understanding complex grade-level texts.