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ABCya.com, L.L.C.
IndustryEducational Children Games
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
FounderAlan Tortolani
Headquarters
Key people
Lisa Tortolani (CEO)
ParentIXL Learning
Websitewww.abcya.com

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

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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

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References

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