Claro PhonemeReader reads back words broken down into their phonetic form. Enter the word you are looking for into the search bar then press the search button.
If your word is in our dictionary it will be displayed in large font alongside its grapheme representation. Pressing the play button will begin the playback of the word. First, each phoneme will be spoken, and its associated grapheme will be highlighted.
Once the phonemes have finished speaking the whole word will be read aloud.
There are several ways that the graphemes may be highlighted which are designed to show how the graphemes link to the separate phonemes.
- Single grapheme in orange: grapheme is linked directly to the phoneme.
- Two graphemes in orange: phoneme is represented by two graphemes.
- Whole word in red: The current phoneme has no grapheme link.
You can select from an array of voice options. The sound options on the left are for the phoneme voice. There are options for both Male and Female voices from the UK and US regardless of the platform you are working on. The slider controls the length of the time gap between each phoneme being said. Moving the slider to the left increases the time gap, moving the slider to the right reduces the time gap.
The options on the right are for the full word being spoken. The voices available here will depend on your platform. The speed slider controls how quickly the word is spoken.
How to use
The program has been designed so that it can be used offline, recognising that the Internet connection is not 100% reliable in many schools.
To enable use of PhonemeReader offline, the program has to be installed on your device. Follow these instructions for the device you are using:
Windows devices
Open Phoneme Reader at clarospeakweb.com/phoneme using your browser. Keep the program open until you see the install button in the top right hand corner, this means it is ready to install offline. You may need to get authority for this from the manager of your network.
iPads and iPhones
Open PhonemeReader at clarospeakweb.com/phoneme using safari web browser.
Once the program is open, tap on the Share icon. [Picture of rectangle with arrow pointing upwards through the top line of the rectangle.]
The tap Add to Home Screen. (If you cannot find the “Add to Home Screen” button, search for it in the “More” button. It will appear in a drop down list.)
A PhonemeReader icon [Picture] will now appear onscreen on the desktop.
Android devices
Open PhonemeReader at clarospeakweb.com/phoneme using chrome web browser.
Once the program is open, a pop up will display at the bottom of the screen
The tap add
A PhonemeReader icon [Picture] will now appear onscreen on the desktop.