A dyslexia-friendly home education planner
Plan lessons, keep records and teach with tools that make reading easier. Homeschul has reading help, colour overlays, read-aloud and calm focus tools built in, switched on child by child.
Free to start · No card required · 15 days of Plus included
Try reading help
Switch it on and off, change the size and pick an overlay to see the difference on the same passage.
The water cycle
Water is always on the move. The sun warms the sea and the water rises into the air as a gas. High up, it cools and turns into tiny drops that make clouds. When the drops get heavy enough, they fall as rain.
This is a demo of the look. In Homeschul the same settings apply across a child’s Student Portal, and each child can have their own.
What reading help does
Everything below is part of Homeschul, with no extra apps to install.
Easier-to-read text
One switch changes to a clear, wide-letter sans-serif font, bigger text, and more space between letters, words and lines.
Colour overlays
A soft cream, peach, mint or blue tint over the page. Some readers find a tinted background more comfortable than bright white.
Read-aloud with highlighting
Stories and lessons can be read out loud, with each word lit up as it is spoken. Choose slow, normal or fast. Children can also speak to Beamy, the AI study buddy, instead of typing.
Tricky words and syllables
Tricky words are highlighted in stories. Tap one to hear it, and see it broken into syllables.
Reading aloud practice
Your child reads a story out loud and each word turns green as it is read. Afterwards you see words per minute, accuracy and the words to practise.
Lesson packs that adapt
Tick dyslexia and every new AI teaching pack is adjusted automatically, for example with shorter sentences. You can also set a working level for each subject.
Reading aloud practice needs a browser with speech recognition, such as Chrome, Edge or Safari. It is not available in Firefox. It checks that words were read, not fine pronunciation.
Support for how your child learns
When you add or edit a child, you can tick learning needs such as dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyscalculia, speech and language, or English as an additional language. Homeschul then suggests settings that often help. Nothing is turned on until you choose it.
Focus mode
One lesson at a time, fewer tabs and calmer movement on screen.
Picture timetable
Today's lessons as pictures, with Now and Next.
Brain breaks
A short movement or breathing break at the interval you choose.
Feelings check-in
Your child picks how they feel each day, and you see it on your dashboard.
Learning needs and support settings stay in your family’s workspace. When AI makes a lesson pack, it only receives teaching adjustments such as “use short sentences”, never the learning need itself. Ticking a need is optional and means you agree to us storing it to adapt lessons.
Home educating a child with dyslexia: four practical tips
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Separate reading from learning
A child who finds reading hard can still understand ideas well. Let them listen to a lesson while you build reading practice into a short, separate slot, so struggling with text never blocks the topic.
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Keep sessions short and varied
Many children with dyslexia tire quickly when reading and writing. Shorter blocks with a change of activity, such as talking, drawing, building or moving, usually work better than one long sit.
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Say it, show it, do it
Teach through more than one sense. Say the word, show it, then let your child trace it, build it or act it out.
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Write down what works
Note which settings, tools and routines help. It makes tomorrow easier, and gives you something concrete to include if you share a report with your local authority.
What the law says in England
Parents who educate at home must provide an efficient, full-time education that suits their child’s age, ability and aptitude, and any special educational needs (Education Act 1996, section 7). You do not have to follow the national curriculum. Rules differ in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Read the government’s elective home education guidance, and for more on dyslexia, see the British Dyslexia Association.
How to switch it on
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Create a free account
Set up your family, choose the UK curriculum and add your child.
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Open Edit student
Tick dyslexia under learning needs, then turn on Reading help under Support in their Student Portal.
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Learn their way
Your child's portal now uses the easier look. They can change speed and overlay from the Aa menu.
Questions about dyslexia support
Does Homeschul have a dyslexia-friendly font?
Reading help switches to an easier-to-read sans-serif font stack, bigger text and wider spacing between letters, words and lines. Evidence for special dyslexia fonts is mixed, while larger text and more spacing are widely recommended, which is why you can adjust size, overlay and reading speed as well.
Can my child listen to lessons instead of reading them?
Yes. Read-aloud buttons read lessons and stories out loud and light up each word as it is spoken. You can choose a slow, normal or fast speed. Read-aloud uses the voices built into your child's device.
Does Homeschul diagnose dyslexia?
No. Homeschul supports learning, but it cannot diagnose dyslexia or any other learning difference. If you are worried about your child's reading, speak to your GP, a specialist teacher or an educational psychologist.
Can I turn support on for one child and not another?
Yes. Support is set child by child in Edit student. When you tick a learning need such as dyslexia, Homeschul suggests settings that often help, but never turns anything on without you.
Does it help with ADHD, autism or dyscalculia?
Focus mode, brain breaks, a picture timetable and a feelings check-in are there for children who benefit from structure and calm. They are tools, not treatment, and every child is different.
Can I include my child's support in a report for the local authority?
Yes. When you create the annual education report there is an option to include learning support. It is off by default, so you decide what to share.
Is it free?
You can start for free. Free to start. No card required. Keep the Free plan forever.
Try it with your child
Set up in a few minutes and turn on the support that suits them.
Also see our sight word lists and home education planner and who is behind Homeschul.