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.
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.
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.
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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.
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Sounding Out Syllables
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Vocabulary System
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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).
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The problem isn’t you or your teacher. The problem is English spelling which makes learning to read unnecessarily hard.
