厂迟补谤迟耻辫听听is calling on businesses to听help put听interactive reading into the hands of 200,000+ children.听
The听Fonetti听app listens to children as they read aloud.听It听encourages them听by turning the words green听鈥撎齣n听real-time听鈥撎齱hen听they get them right,听and greying them out when the word is spoken incorrectly or missed.听听
It then rewards听them听with fanfares, stars and badges when a book is completed and keeps a log of reading time and accuracy, constantly encouraging the child to expand their reading list.听
The听Department for Education approved听app听is already being used extensively in schools and at home.听听
Its听Schools Sponsorship听campaign for businesses starts from just 拢595 and provides an annual subscription to its school portal, letting teaching staff monitor pupil progress and allowing them to allocate limited resources where most needed.听
Teachers can allocate books to whole class cohorts or individual children.听The teacher dashboard听then听provides information,听at a glance,听on class and individual reading time and accuracy.听
The Schools Sponsorship package offers businesses measurable and reportable听results, and听provides resources including social media assets and ready-to-use graphics.听听
Once a package is decided and a school nominated, the听Fonetti听team do the rest, liaising with the school on behalf of the sponsor.听
One business that is looking to sponsor a local school is Motivates,听the听incentive and reward experts.听
鈥淐OVID听has had such a negative impact on schools and children’s education has suffered as a result,鈥� said Chairman Bill Alexander.听鈥淎t Motivates, we wanted to support our local community including less well-off schools, assisting teachers in being able to help their pupils in catching up.听
鈥淪upporting the听Fonetti听Schools Sponsorship programme totally fits our ethos of 鈥榖usiness should be a force for good鈥� and helps us work towards becoming a B-Corp business.鈥�听
Fritwell听Primary School in Oxfordshire is just one of the schools now benefiting from听Fonetti,听having been sponsored by Snorer.听听
鈥淔onetti听has been a wonderful gift for us,鈥� said Headteacher听Jonathan Hart.听鈥淚t has enabled children to access high-quality, engaging texts and see how accurately they can read.听听听
鈥淭he books they read can be tailored by the class teacher who can get immediate feedback on the children鈥檚 performance,听and the children love it too.鈥�听
Auris Tech, the company behind听Fonetti,听has committed to sponsoring an additional school for every three external sponsors that sign up to the campaign.听
鈥淗elp with children鈥檚 reading has never been more needed. It is anticipated that 200,000 children, due to leave school in July, will not reach their expected level for reading for their age听鈥撎齛听terrible situation,鈥� said听Fonetti听and Auris Tech CEO听Kim Antoniou.听
鈥淪ponsoring a local school with a year’s access to the听Fonetti听App and Schools reading platform could really help in addressing this.听
鈥淭he education sector is an extremely popular choice for many CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programmes. Providing an annual schools subscription can prove to be a 鈥榟and in glove鈥� fit, especially where听a听company鈥檚听employees have already been used to going into schools as volunteers,听in order to听sit alongside children and listening to their reading, for example.鈥澨�听
You can find more information on the听Fonetti听Schools Sponsorship package at:听