📊 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Updated June 2026
SummerStreak is a gamified 12-week summer reading app for elementary-school kids, currently in a small-family beta. Built in a long weekend by a non-engineer parent using AI-assisted "vibe coding." Live at beatthesummerslide.com. Target outcome: measurable improvement in fall 2026 MAP RIT scores vs. spring baselines.
Stage
Beta · Wk 1
Family pilot
Enrolled kids
~6
Declan + friends
Build cost
$0
Firebase + GitHub Pages
Time to ship
~3 days
+ ongoing iteration
✅ Shipped this week
- Google Sign-In (stable UID per parent)
- Multi-profile (siblings on one device)
- Lifetime points vs spendable wallet split
- Cloud-sync onboarding banner
- One-click-per-day lock on all activities
- Public case study / story page
📡 Live signal
- Declan: 42 ★ Knight rank · 3-day streak
- 2 books finished · 30 minutes logged
- Friends logging activity across 4 themes
- Leaderboard syncing in real time
- Behavior change verified — engagement holding
🎯 Up next (priority order)
- Sept 2026: MAP retest — ultimate validation
- COPPA-compliant signup before public launch
- Auto-send weekly Family Summary email
- Sync daily entries (not just leaderboard) to Firebase
- AI-personalized activity prompts (premium tier)
Hypothesis under test:
If a 4th-grader completes 15 min reading + 50 words writing + 5 min wrap-up daily for 12 summer weeks, fall MAP Reading RIT improves by 8+ points (baseline 185 → target 193+). Validation: September 2026 retest.