DictationEasy — Self-Study Dictation Practice App for Kids
Can't help your child with dictation because of pronunciation or language barriers?
Self-study Dictation App: for English dictation, Chinese dictation | word dictation | sentence dictation
Language skills are the foundation of academic success. Regular dictation practice — whether for English or Chinese — builds the literacy skills children need for school and beyond. DictationEasy lets you set up dictation practice in minutes, even if you're not confident with the language yourself.
How it works
Simple 3-step dictation practice
Step 1
Take a photo of the textbook page (supports English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean)
Step 2
The app scans the text automatically, or you can type it in manually
Step 3
Choose a language and voice, then start practice — word by word or sentence by sentence
Powerful free features
Everything you need to practise at home
Sentence-by-sentence playback
Words highlight in yellow as they're read aloud, so you can follow along even if you don't speak the language
Hide the text
Prevent children from peeking at the answers
Adjustable speed
Slow down or speed up to suit any level
Larger text
Easy to read for all ages
Premium paid features
Flexible tools for every learning scenario
Read punctuation aloud
More realistic, just like a real dictation test
Randomise word order
Stops rote memorisation; children learn to truly remember
Teacher Mode
Set repeats and pauses; children can practise independently
Save word lists
Review anytime to reinforce learning
Ad-free
No distractions for a focused study session
What our users say
I don't know Cantonese but my child has weekly Chinese dictation. This app reads it out perfectly — we use it every week now.
Parent
I can set it up before dinner and my son practises on his own. It's so much less stressful.
Mum of a P4 student
The Mandarin pronunciation is very accurate. Worth subscribing.
Parent of Putonghua class student
Having trouble?
For other issues, email us at [email protected] and we will fix it as soon as possible.
Text not detected after scanning?
No sound during playback?
Selected Mandarin but it plays in Cantonese?
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