What is the name of your organization?
Penpoints
What is the name of your solution?
Penpoints (AI spelling coach)
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Penpoints is a "phygital" mobile app helping children practice spelling and handwriting independently.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Dubai - UAE
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
United Arab Emirates
What type of organization is your solution team?
Not registered as any organization
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What specific problem are you solving?
More than 10% of children in English-speaking countries suffer from dyslexia and over 20% struggle with spelling and handwriting, impacting their overall academic performance and confidence. Most can’t afford the individual support needed when parents and teachers often lack necessary availability and skills. All digital solutions currently in the market are limited as they lack the physical element of handwriting which is proven to help by leveraging the connection between hand, eyes and brain.
What is your solution?
PenPoints offers a globally unique solution to help children improve their spelling and handwriting skills independently.
This “phygital” app combines traditional handwriting (with pen on paper, with a vision to also support digital-ink technologies if funded…) with digital technologies (dictation, Optical Character Recognition…).
During each independent session, the child listens to a curriculum-aligned list of words, writes those dictated words on paper, then sends a photo to our “AI teacher” providing instant score and feedback.
Dictating monsters and earned points keep the child engaged while adults - who do not need to be present during the exercises - can monitor the results.
For all children in primary school (especially with dyslexia) PenPoints offers a fun, autonomous and low-pressure environment to practice at their own pace. Unlike all other digital learning apps that focus solely on screen-based interactions, PenPoints integrates the physical act of writing, which is proven to enhance cognitive processing and improve spelling retention.
For best support, the app can be used in combination by parents, school teachers, private tutors and special education needs specialists (SLT, OT,...).
We are planning to expand its impact by adding other languages, and other types of exercises.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Penpoints helps children in primary school, especially but not only when suffering from dyslexia or other learning challenges, to improve their spelling and handwriting skills, and therefore their overall literacy and ability to learn (meta-cognition). It also develops students’ autonomy and confidence
It is especially helpful for families who can’t afford a private tutor, or for children who feel more comfortable working without the pressure of judgment from adults.
It can also help students enrich their vocabulary, especially useful when English is learnt as an additional language.
Penpoints also support the adults in charge of developing children’s literacy and confidence.
Parents can manage the list of exercises, review results and monitor progress: it is easier for parents to motivate their children to practice and keep track of sessions.
Teachers can use Penpoints in class and through homeworks: they become more efficient at getting children to write, can personalize learning paths and use data to track progress and better involve parents.
Private tutors, inclusion specialists and Speech and Language Therapists can also use Penpoints to facilitate individual sessions or get students to practice between sessions, hence strengthening their impact on students’ ability to practice and overcome learning difficulties.
