Spaced repetition for language learning, without living in a deck.
Reviews matter most when they return at a useful time. Wordy Birdy blends scheduled vocabulary practice into the same feed as new words and stories, with due work taking priority.
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New encounters create familiarity; retrieval shows what is available from memory. Scheduling uses those attempts to decide when a word should return without separating review from the rest of the language experience.
Retrieve, do not only reread
Practice asks for a choice, a typed answer, or a spoken response. Each format makes you reconstruct the connection between the target-language word and its meaning.
Bring hard words back sooner
Review outcomes update the word’s learning state and next due date. A word that needs help can return sooner; a stronger memory can wait longer.
Keep review in context
A scheduled prompt is only one encounter. The same vocabulary can also reappear in stories and future content, so memory practice stays connected to language use.
The scheduler serves the learner—not a streak
Distributed practice has a strong evidence base, but no interval is universally optimal. Wordy Birdy treats scheduling as a responsive estimate and keeps progress transparent. Review activity does not masquerade as newly completed content.
Cepeda et al. (2006)Distributed Practice in Verbal Recall Tasks: A Review and Quantitative SynthesisPsychological Bulletin · Read the research ↗Karpicke & Roediger (2008)The Critical Importance of Retrieval for LearningScience · Read the research ↗Choose your words. Meet them again when it matters.
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