Making English Decodable
What if every English word told you exactly how to say it?
English spelling lacks the information needed to decode words accurately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fonetic English adds pronunciation, syllable breaks, and stress to standard spelling — without changing a single letter. Developed with Professor John Sweller. Backed by seven research frameworks. Used by tutors, schools, and ESL colleges worldwide.
How Reading Works
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- Why can’t we just use…?
Why English Is Harder to learn than some other languages?
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- How can one word like signed…?
- Why do Finnish children learn to…?
- Why does English spelling lack…?
Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish
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- How does Fonetic English…?
- Is Fonetic English a…?
- What is “Phonics 2.0″…?
Why do learning syllables make reading easier and faster?
- Why are syllables important…?
- How does Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish…?
- How does progressive…?
- Why does traditional…?
What practice tools does Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish provide?
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- How does the dictionary…?
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Fluent Reading
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The Scientific Principles applied by Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish
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How does Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish support Readers
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Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish provides Positive Feedback
- How does Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish…?
- How are learners assessed…?
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The Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish eReader
- What does “reading…?
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- Why are phrasal verbs…?
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Using Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish in Classrooms and Institutions
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There are 42 English sounds but only 26 characters, so letters make more than one sound. This is a big problem: see the video to understand how “signed” has “76,800“ possible pronunciations.
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The Solution: Fonetic English Adds the Missing Information
The spelling itself never changes. Every sightword built while reading Fonetic English text works identically in standard English — any book, any screen, any font, even handwriting. There is no transition step. No dependency.
Because words now make sense when sounded out, they are stored in long-term memory in 2–5 repetitions instead of 20–50. This is the difference between months and years of learning time.
See how the markup works →
The Results
42-Sounds Tool
With phonetic Finnish, students learn to read in about 6 months. English speakers take 2.5 -3 years to reach the same level of fluency.
Explore sounds →
Sounding Out Syllables
How sightwords form →
Vocabulary System
Explore vocabulary →
FE Dictionary
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Progress Dashboard
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Six integrated tools take learners from first sounds to fluent reading. Every interaction is logged. Progress is tracked automatically for students, tutors, parents, and schools.
FE eReader
Tap any word to hear native pronunciation, see syllables sounded out progressively, compare your pronunciation, and get a native-language translation. Daily reading at the correct CEFR level (A0–B2).
The eReader →
The problem isn’t you or your teacher. The problem is English spelling which makes learning to read unnecessarily hard.
