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🧒 Kids’ guide

Hey! Here you can find out how to practise dictations really well with the app.

Writing dictations can be really fun – especially when you see yourself getting better and better! 🚀 With a few tricks, practising gets even easier.

And don’t forget: Mistakes are totally normal. Everyone makes them – and they are exactly what you learn the most from! 💪

How to become a dictation pro

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Listen carefully
  • ✓Listen to the whole sentence before you start writing
  • ✓You can play each sentence as often as you like
  • ✓Make it quieter or louder – whatever works for you
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Write slowly
  • ✓Write word by word – no rush!
  • ✓Read your sentence again at the end
  • ✓Don’t forget capital letters
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Collect stars
  • ✓Every word you get right counts
  • ✓The fewer mistakes, the more stars
  • ✓Try to get a little better each time
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Mistakes are okay!
  • ✓Everyone makes mistakes – grown-ups too!
  • ✓You learn the most from mistakes
  • ✓The app shows you where you can get better
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Keep going – it’s worth it
  • ✓It’s best to practise a little every day
  • ✓10 minutes is enough
  • ✓Look at your progress on your dashboard
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The AI helps you
  • ✓The AI makes sentences just for your year
  • ✓It takes the words you find hard and makes new sentences with them
  • ✓You can type in your own words too
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Collect stickers
  • ✓Your sticker album is under “My awards”
  • ✓There are 14 stickers to collect
  • ✓Once you win a sticker, it stays yours – even if a dictation goes wrong
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Games in between
  • ✓Word Quiz: Which spelling is right?
  • ✓Letter Jumble: Put the letters in the right order
  • ✓Fill the Gap: Which word is missing from the sentence?

Frequently asked questions

Can I use Pippo on my own tablet or phone?

Yes! Your parents show you a QR code. You scan it with your device – and off you go, with no password and no email address. If you share a tablet at home, you can connect more than one child to it and simply switch between you.

What do I do if I don’t understand a word?

No problem! You can listen to the sentence as often as you like. Just listen carefully again. If you don’t know a word at all, write it the way you think it goes – afterwards the app shows you the right word.

Where have my old dictations gone?

Probably in the archive. When a dictation goes into the archive, it disappears from your list – but it is not deleted. Your stars for it stay too. Under your list it says “Archive”: if you are allowed to tap there, you can bring it back yourself with “Back on the list”. If not, tell your parents.

How do I get more stars?

You get stars for words you spell right. The fewer mistakes you make, the more stars you get! Tip: read your text again at the end before you hand it in.

What are mistake words?

Mistake words are words you spelt wrong. The app remembers these words, and you can practise them again. That way you keep getting better!

Can I make my own dictations too?

Yes! Your parents or your teacher can type in their own sentences. Or the AI makes sentences that fit your year all by itself. Cool, right?

How long should I practise?

It’s best to practise for 10–15 minutes every day. That’s not much – about as long as a break at school. And you’ll see: it gets easier every time!

🤓 Did you know?
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Reading makes you clever

If you read a lot, you write better all by itself. Your brain remembers the words without you even noticing!

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Your brain is a muscle

The more you practise, the stronger your “spelling muscle” gets. After a few weeks, everything is much easier!

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Small steps, big success

Practising 10 minutes every day does more than a whole hour once a week. You can do it!

Ready? Let’s go! 🚀

Start your first dictation now and collect stars!