Research abstract

Turn Your Favorite Gadgets into English Learning Tools!

New smart phones can be used to access English language tools. Learning the language is made easy with access to the right tool set. Blogs and tweets are very popular options for teenage students. By KATYARYABOVA

0aios-1091302_960_720
Phones are a tool for learning languages, and they are underutilized as such. One mechanism for learning through your phone is by looking at websites and other online tools. Smartphones have additionally evolved capacities to use phone assistants or other apps to assist in learning languages. Phones and other devices that are internet enabled allow one to learn languages more fluently.

Accessories and gadgets that you already own can be used every day to pick up new English vocabulary and grammar or practice speaking and listening.

Phones are not the only tool for language learning based in the digital realm. For example, music players, e-readers, and notebooks can also be used. Music players can play things that will allow you to learn languages, while e-readers can be used to study for beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners. Pen and paper notebooks, along with flashcards, can also be useful.

Key takeaways

  1. Using your phone to learn or better your English is a good way to make use of technology.
  2. While you wait or are idle, using your phone to read your favourite blog or writer is a way to strengthen your literacy.
  3. YouTube is also a great way to learn by your phone because some videos even have captions that further understanding or fill in spaces you have missed.
Is it dyslexia? Take the free test Ten minutes, no pressure, and a clear next step for reading and spelling. Take the dyslexia test

Is your child struggling in school?

Get your free personalized learning roadmap

You describe what you see at home. We turn it into a plan you start this week.

  • Answer 5 short questionnaires about what you already notice, 30–45 minutes at your own kitchen table
  • Your child sits no test and gets no score: nothing to schedule, nothing for them to dread
  • You do the answering, the AI does the writing, and a person reviews it before it reaches you
  • Access all 40+ courses instantly: reading, math, focus, processing and more, with new ones added regularly

Why we use AI, plainly: it writes from a knowledge base our team maintains and audits. We work through it line by line and pull anything the evidence stops supporting. The roadmap you get on Tuesday reflects what we corrected on Monday, and a human still reads it before you do.

Your school district must evaluate your child free of charge if you ask in writing, whatever your income and whatever the outcome (US, 34 CFR 300.111 and 300.301(b)). That route takes time and answers a different question than you do. This one starts today, from what you already know.

Get my free assessment & 7-day trial Cancel anytime during your trial.

Your answers stay yours. We do not sell your personal information, and we do not hand identifiable assessment data to outside AI companies to train their models.

A screener is a starting point, not a diagnosis. If your child might need formal accommodations (an IEP or 504 plan), or you suspect a vision, hearing or medical cause, pursue a professional evaluation too. That is the only route to those supports.

Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert Writes about the learning brain for parents who want plain answers. Every article is grounded in current neuroscience and classroom practice.