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EAL on European Day of Languages
On European Day of Languages, how does the automatic speech recognition used in Fonetti support language development and practice for children where English is not their first language?
Young Authors’ Competition 2021 Winners Announced!
Thank you every single young author, parent and teacher who took part in the 2021 competition, and CONGRATULATIONS to all our winners!
Thank you to all our Young Authors
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
Fonetti at Selby Children’s Literature Festival
Fonetti attends the Selby Children’s Literature Festival, at Selby Abbey, on Saturday June 19th, and the team is looking forward to meeting young readers and budding authors alike.
Fonetti Young Authors’ Competition 2021 Launch
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
Education Resources Award FINALISTS 2021
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
OPINION: How has lockdown affected pupils’ language skills?
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
What’s the Best Reading App for Kids?
Wondering about the Best Reading App for Kids? With so much choice, including audio and eBooks, how do you know which is best?
OPINION: Libraries change lives – the story of our schools
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
OPINION: Literacy crisis is the greatest threat to our children after Covid-19
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
The Fonetti Easter Egg Hunt
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
Addressing digital transformation
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
Fonetti World Book Day 2021
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
Inspirational young writers
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
Top 10 Reading Tips for Parents
Why would an independent reading app give you reading tips? The answer’s simple: our focus will always be on supporting literacy.
Realistic resolutions
By the end of January, many new year resolutions have flown out of the window, so let’s make improving literacy and building a love of reading an achievable one.
Celebrities read ’12 Stories of Christmas’
We’ve teamed up with 12 celebrities who are each reading a story from the Fonetti library, available to view freely on the website. In return schools get a free annual school subscription.
Enid Blyton titles added to Fonetti
Hachette Children’s Group, publisher of author Enid Blyton, has teamed up with Fonetti, to bring a selection of Blyton’s stories to the Fonetti library.
The right time for screen time
How do you feel about screen time? Family quiz nights over zoom? Reading assistant at home or away...
Young Authors’ Competition 2020
Judges Clare Balding, Francessca Simon, Greg James and Chris Smith are excitedly reading your stories to choose a winner.
Why Listening Books?
How interactive reading is more than just a trend They’re fun, mobile and interactive but could...
Halloween Hunt
Six spooky pumpkins are hiding for Halloween, find them in our stories and you could be in with a chance of winning a tablet
Sadsville is available for FREE on the Fonetti app
Author and TV Presenter Martin Roberts is launching a new initiative for schools with the...
Fonetti is coming to Android very soon
Fonetti is coming to Android! Sign up for updates. Be amongst the first to know.
All Digital School Award
We’re excited to announce Fonetti has been awarded the ADS Editors’ Choice badge. All Digital School...
Learning to read English as another language
Learning English can be difficult for native speakers. As another or second language it’s even harder – Fonetti is a gamechanger.
Back to school: A reading routine you can rely on
Teaching through lockdown is a challenge for teachers and parents alike. Fonetti can help with routine, focus and literacy for all ages.
Literacy through lockdown
Libraries may be closed. Shelves may be gathering dust but stories are still in demand – and still available with Fonetti.
Reading Aloud: A fear of fiction or failure
Throughout fiction it’s often the introverts that become the quiet heroes. The ones that turn their...
The reading-assistant ready to reach your pupils
Fonetti is the reading-assistant in every home and every classroom, ready to support distance learning and independent reading.
Screentime Shift in Perception
Screentime has many benefits that are often overlooked. Swap guilt for gratitude and read how Fonetti can improve literacy and confidence.
Our World Needs a Clean
The timeless magic of storytelling We’re living in surreal times. Like you, we know it’s incredibly...
Fonetti and Dyslexia – Victoria’s Story
Fonetti – reading without fear. Read Victoria’s story and see how she overcame her fears and challenges. How dyslexia can affect confidence.
Easter Egg Hunt
Join the Fonetti Easter Egg Hunt to win a brand new iPad Find all 6 Easter Eggs hidden in the...
Fonetti debuts in London
Clare Balding introduces Fonetti at a reception held at the IOD in Pall Mall. What a week we’ve had...
Fonetti Wins Department for Education Accreditation
Fonetti becomes the UK Government's Approved Platform for Practising Reading! There’s been a lot of...