ABCya
{{short description|Educational gaming website}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = ABCya.com, L.L.C.
| logo = ABCya logo (2018).svg
| logo_size =
| logo_caption = Logo since 2021
| image =
| image_caption =
| industry = Educational Children Games
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1996}}
| location_city = Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
| founder = Alan Tortolani
| key_people = Lisa Tortolani {{small|(CEO)}}
| parent = IXL Learning
| homepage = {{URL|www.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.{{Cite web |title=ABCya! Review for Teachers {{!}} Common Sense Education |url=https://www.commonsense.org/education/reviews/abcya |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.commonsense.org |language=en}}
History
ABCya.com was founded in 1996 by Alan Tortolani.{{cite book|last1=Rende, PhD|first1=Richard|last2=Prosek|first2=Jen|title=Raising Can-Do Kids|date=2015|publisher=Perigee|isbn=978-0-399-16896-3|pages=110–11|edition=First}} 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.{{cite web|title=The ABCya.com Story|url=http://www.abcya.com/abcya_story.htm|website=abcya.com|accessdate=27 May 2016}}
In April 2020, Lisa Tortolani took over as chief executive officer.{{cite web|title=Meet the ABCya Team|url=http://www.abcya.com/we_are_abcya.htm|website=abcya.com|accessdate=2 July 2018}}
The company was acquired by IXL Learning in 2021.{{Cite web|title=IXL Learning Acquires ABCya, Expands its Game-Based Learning Offerings|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ixl-learning-acquires-abcya-expands-its-game-based-learning-offerings-300739749.html|last=Learning|first=I. X. L.|agency=PR Newswire|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}
Awards
- Parents' Choice Award – Spring 2014 Websites{{cite web|last1=Rush, Ph. D|first1=Karena|title=Parents' Choice Award : Website|url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=32348&StepNum=1&award=aw|website=parents-choice.org|accessdate=31 May 2016}}
- Parents' Choice Silver Honor – Spring 2014 Mobile Apps for the ABCya! Animate app{{cite web|last1=Leverett|first1=Tim|title=Parents' Choice Award : Software : Mobile Apps|url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=32384&StepNum=1&award=aw|website=parents-choice.org|accessdate=31 May 2016}}