What is Fonetti and how does it work in school?
Fonetti in School
Fonetti is an interactive reading platform that utilises advanced Automatic Speech Recognition to enhance children's reading skills. Pupils are motivated with visual feedback and rewards while teachers receive real-time reading data for effective monitoring and teaching planning.
Reading 1:1 with children and completing reading interventions in school are tricky tasks, especially with the lack of funding and limited teaching staff - Fonetti is a perfect way to overcome this problem. Children can use the app independently and read books at their level with no adults needed at all.
Our unique AI analyses pupil reading data from the Fonetti app, reporting it to teachers via dynamic dashboards in our web-based school portal.
The Fonetti School Portal provides teachers with accurate, personalised pupil assessment data to support their pupils' individual reading needs and identify vital next steps.
Why is reading aloud so important?
Reading aloud independently is an important part of a child’s development, as it helps to foster improved comprehension and reading accuracy. Reading aloud also helps a child become more fluent with their language skills as well as build a strong foundation for further literacy development. Not only does this boost a child’s confidence in the classroom setting but it will also help them succeed academically in the future.
Fonetti uses the power of the child’s own voice to accelerate reading improvements and boost reader confidence, whilst giving teachers actionable reading data to drive effective classroom interactions.
Research shows that many children feel anxious when reading aloud. To help them overcome this fear and make improvements, children need to be heard, supported and given instant feedback.
Why should Fonetti be used in the classroom?
Fonetti is a valuable classroom aid which boosts literacy by creating a stress-free, encouraging, fun environment to practise reading aloud, and provides immediate help if they encounter difficult or unfamiliar words.
As children read aloud, the words turn green when read correctly, and if they misread a word or get stuck, they simply double-tap to hear how to pronounce the word. Fonetti uses gamification, in-app rewards and progress charts to motivate children to read more. There are also Fonetti certificates available so children’s reading can be celebrated as a school.
Intent
Fonetti enhances children's literacy and English language learning, fostering a love for reading to enhance future practice. It offers inclusive support for a balanced curriculum.
Implementation
Fonetti enhances reading skills by introducing new words, providing instant feedback, and boosting pupils' confidence. Continuous formative assessment on the School Portal supports adaptive teaching.
Impact
Children will begin their own reading journey, becoming confident, independent readers. Evidence of significant reading progress can be shared with Ofsted, highlighting pupils' achievements.
Fonetti is inclusive and a perfect fit for SEND as it has been designed to perform equally well for all readers of all abilities and ethnicities.
Reluctant Readers
Reluctant readers now have a new resource to spark their love for reading, earn instant rewards, and boost their language skills and confidence in real-time.
SEND
Fonetti provides dyslexia friendly fonts and allows pausing for shorter attention spans. It offers positive reinforcement, builds confidence, and eliminates the fear of reading aloud.
EAL
Fonetti aids English language learners by enhancing vocabulary and boosting reading and speaking confidence. A valuable resource for language acquisition at home and in school!
Connecting School with Home
Scanning a QR code lets students access their Fonetti books and continue reading at home, even without parental assistance. This promotes reading flow and aids progress.
How can Fonetti transform teaching?
Monitor, plan, sequence
The in-depth reading data available in the Fonetti School Portal will transform how you monitor, plan and sequence your teaching of reading for individuals and for a whole class.
Supports an ambitious curriculum
Our revolutionary reading format helps you use technology to give all learners support on their reading journey, building confidence and enjoyment – essential to access the current ambitious curriculum.
Trackable formative assessment
Fonetti is the perfect formative assessment tool. The easy-to-use dashboards help you track every reading session in real-time and provides provable deep data insights into reading duration, accuracy, and what they found difficult – for individual pupils and whole classes.
Meaningful insights when you need them
The graphs and charts in the School Portal dashboard will help you design and plan lessons relevant to class needs, provide individual support, and stretch ‘greater depth’ pupils – without the need to wade through reading records or wait for formal summative assessments.
Connect school with home
Assign books for pupils to read in school and at home by seamlessly logging into the app with a QR code. Fonetti provides crucial, data-driven feedback for parents’ evenings, while parents can actively support your work and their readers by checking ‘Progress’ in the app menu.
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#BeProudReadAloud
“Building on the success of last year's inaugural National Read-Aloud Challenge, we are thrilled to announce our further commitment to combat summer reading regression by making this an annual event.
The positive feedback from children, parents and teachers, along with the impact data, shows us that when a child is intrinsically motivated to read during a period not typically associated with reading improvement, something truly effective is at play”
Kim Antoniou, Founder/CEO
What Teachers say about Fonetti
Moira Cross
Executive Head
Community Academies Trust, West Midlands
Headteacher
Dorden Primary School
“The voice recognition is an excellent way to prompt children's ability to read aloud; the words changing colour provides instant feedback for the children which in turn creates intrinsic satisfaction and motivation. As staff, we can easily track children's accuracy and amount of time reading - providing us with useful and informative data. Already we have seen a positive impact on children's reading abilities.”
Vicki Langham
Paulton Junior School
"I believe reading unlocks the rest of the curriculum. I support schools in helping all children master this skill. Fonetti enables teachers to create enjoyable reading opportunities without judgment. It assesses reading ability accurately, aiding teachers in planning next steps efficiently."
Alex McLeod
Former Teacher/English Lead
Head of Educational Resources, Auris Tech/Fonetti