Engineering write-ups, product updates, and lessons learned.
The founder story behind SolPrep — a Virginia parent who built free SOL test prep for kids who learn differently, why there are no ads or subscriptions, and what sustainability looks like for a mission-driven tool.
A grade-by-grade look at the most common weak spots on Virginia Math and Reading SOL tests — fractions, algebraic reasoning, inference, author's purpose — and why improving reading comprehension has a direct payoff on math scores.
A practical checklist for Virginia parents: short daily practice sessions, using real VDOE questions, reading the score report to target weak spots, using your child's accommodations at home, and keeping prep low-stakes so the test feels familiar.
A plain-language guide for Virginia parents: what a 504 plan covers, how it differs from an IEP, how to request one, and which accommodations apply to SOL tests.
Test anxiety affects 25–40% of students and is especially disruptive on high-stakes tests. Learn what it is, why familiarity is the best antidote, and how short daily practice sessions reduce it over time.
The Virginia Literacy Act makes the Grade 3 Reading SOL the one elementary test with real retention stakes. Learn what it tests, what a passing score means, and how to help your child prepare.
A new school year is here, and SolPrep is starting its second year right alongside it. Congratulations to every Virginia student heading into a new grade, and thank you to the parents making it happen.
We shipped three new practice tools: a freehand scratchpad that floats over any question, text highlighting so kids can mark up what matters, and a "Show me the croc first!" hint button in Crocodile Numbers Learn mode. Try them and let us know what you think.
We're launching 8 summer learning activities on SolPrep — Spelling Bee, Times Tables, Summer Reading, Fraction Frenzy, Money Match, Learn Clock, Crocodile Numbers, and Question Quest. Each one targets a real academic skill while being genuinely fun. Here's what they are, how they help, and how to get early access.
A plain-language guide to Virginia SOL score reports — what the scaled score means, why 400 is a policy line, the difference between Pass/Proficient and Pass/Advanced (and the 8th-grade EOC credit distinction), how to read the reporting category table, and how to use it to target practice.
A plain-language explanation of how SolPrep handles your family's data — no ads, no data selling, COPPA-compliant child profiles, bcrypt-hashed passwords, and self-service account deletion.
Everything Virginia parents need to know about SOL tests — which grades take them, what subjects are covered, how scoring works, what a passing score means, and what happens if your child doesn't pass.
What IEP and 504 accommodations look like in practice, the science behind dyslexia fonts, bionic reading, high contrast, and text-to-speech — and how SolPrep implements each one for Virginia SOL prep.
A deep dive into extracting VDOE test questions from PDFs, generating adaptive content with Claude, using LLM-as-judge for quality filtering, and generating SVG math diagrams.