OVERVIEW
Overview
English Reading House is a simple, parent-friendly web app designed for early English learning. Parents can prepare learning materials while children focus on listening, repeating, and recognizing familiar words and everyday expressions. New bilingual learning cards can be created from Chinese or English input.
The app includes 200 beginner words and 60 practical sentences across 16 themed groups, including family, animals, food, colors, body parts, and daily activities. Each card brings together English, Chinese, IPA pronunciation, and an optional picture. Speech speed, repetition count, pauses, and automatic progression can all be adjusted for comfortable practice.
Alongside built-in device speech, families can record their own voices or optionally use Alibaba Cloud Model Studio for English speech, translation, and photorealistic images. Lessons and media are stored primarily in the current browser, with ZIP backup and restore available. No account is required.
USAGE
Usage
1. Open the web app, choose a built-in lesson, and tap the speaker to hear the English pronunciation.
2. Enter a Chinese or English word or sentence, select Generate Learning Card, review the bilingual text and IPA, and save it.
3. Create and organize your own categories and study cards in Content Management.
4. Adjust speech speed, repeats, pause intervals, and auto-next behavior in Settings. Choose device speech, a family recording, or saved AI audio.
5. Add a picture from Pixabay, upload an image, or create a photorealistic AI image. Optional AI services require your own Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API key.
6. Export a ZIP backup periodically. Import the ZIP to restore lessons, recordings, and images in another browser or device.
FEATURES
Features
01Bilingual learning cards: enter Chinese or English, edit the result, and view IPA for words and word-level pronunciation support in sentences.
02Ready-to-learn content: 200 vocabulary words and 60 everyday sentences organized into 16 themes.
03Custom lessons: create categories and cards, edit text, and organize learning order.
04Flexible repetition: set speaking speed, repetitions, pauses between readings, and automatic progression to the next card.
05Three voice options: browser speech, generated English audio, or your own recorded voice.
06A familiar voice for children: record a parent or family member reading a word or sentence.
07Picture-supported learning: find images through Pixabay, upload your own photos, or generate photorealistic AI illustrations.
08Free-first text matching: common phrases use the built-in dictionary, with optional cloud translation for additional content.
09Reusable local media: previously generated audio and saved images remain available without regenerating them each time.
10ZIP backup and restore: keep lessons, pictures, and recordings together for manual transfer between devices.
11Works on phones and desktops: a responsive web interface with no dedicated app installation required.
