Making English Decodable

What if every English word told you exactly how to say it?

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.

Reading practice builds every skill

The fastest way to improve English is to read a lot. Once decoding is easy with Fo√ne…tic √Ēng…lish, students can focus on meaning and build vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension through wide reading.

We will provide reading practice materials at the right level for each student — texts they actually want to read. These can be based on school subjects (for example, for an Indonesian student, Indonesian history written in English so they learn history and improve English at the same time) or on topics chosen by the students themselves. That way, learners build English while also learning about things that matter to them.

Every text will come with comprehension questions. If a student answers incorrectly, they will receive a hint and a chance to try again. By the time they get the right answer, they will also understand why it is right.

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The Solution: Fonetic English Adds the Missing Information

Fonetic English adds three pieces of information to standard spelling: superscript sound characters (standard letters showing the actual sound), greyed-out silent letters, and syllable break markers with stress indicators.
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.
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The Complete Learning Platform

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.
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42-Sounds Tool

All 42 English phonemes organised by your native language. Visual mouth-movement guidance for every sound. Auditory discrimination exercises. Record your pronunciation and compare with native speakers.
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Sounding Out Syllables

The 100 most common syllables taught in frequency order, 6 per lesson. Progressive sounding out keeps working memory to just 2 items. 100 syllables unlock 13,557 words — 52% of all English.
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Vocabulary System

6,212 words from A0 to B2 including 1,450 academic words. Contextual sentences: read, infer meaning, click to verify, get tested automatically. Spaced repetition at 2d, 1w, 2w, 1m, 2m intervals.
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FE Dictionary

25,000+ words with full FE markup, 3 levels of audio (word, syllable, phoneme), definitions in simple English, 2 examples per definition, related words, phrasal verbs, and idioms.
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Progress Dashboard

Complete activity logs. Students see their own progress. Tutors track each student. Parents get daily visibility. Schools access class-wide analytics and AI-powered reports.
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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).

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