Stories Your Child Actually Wants to Read

When you create a free account, you set up your child's profile: their year group (Year 1 through Year 6), their reading level (below expected, expected, or greater depth), and their name. When you use the story wizard, your child chooses a topic — anything at all — and Primary Story generates a unique story tailored to their exact combination of year group and reading level. The same topic generates a very different story for a Year 2 child at expected level versus a Year 5 child at greater depth — length, vocabulary, sentence complexity, and comprehension questions all adapt automatically.

This is a fair question. Primary Story stories are generated specifically for reading practice — they're calibrated to age-appropriate length, vocabulary, and complexity, and they include VIPERS comprehension questions that make them educationally useful. They're not replacing carefully crafted children's literature — they're complementing it. Think of them the way you think of a knowledgeable tutor who can explain a concept in many different ways until one clicks: AI generation means your child gets a story on exactly the topic that motivates them, at exactly the level they're at, which no static book library can match.

Yes. Primary Story supports multiple child profiles under one parent account. Each child has their own year group, reading level, and saved story history. If you have a Year 2 and a Year 5 child, each gets stories calibrated to their specific needs. You can switch between profiles easily. Stories are saved to each child's profile so you can revisit them, and the comprehension questions are always available to come back to.

No — your child can type any topic they want. There is no pre-set list. We've had children request stories about Roblox characters, obscure dinosaur species, their specific football team, their pet hamster's name, Greek mythology, Minecraft biomes, and hundreds of other highly specific topics. The more specific and personal the topic, the better — children are far more motivated to read a story that feels genuinely made for them. If a topic is inappropriate or the AI can't generate a good story for some reason, the wizard will let you know.

Stories are matched to National Curriculum reading expectations for each year group in England. Word counts and vocabulary complexity align with expectations at each stage: KS1 stories use phonically accessible vocabulary and simple sentences; Lower KS2 introduces more complex structures and Tier 2 vocabulary; Upper KS2 uses sophisticated prose with varied sentence structures, figurative language, and ambitious vocabulary. VIPERS comprehension questions align with the comprehension strands assessed in KS2 and in Year 6 SATs. Primary Story is designed to complement school reading provision, not replace it.