ESOL and low-literacy learners

Who this is for

Some adult learners are still emergent readers: they're building literacy and, often, numeracy at the same time as English. A standard chat assistant assumes confident reading, which leaves these learners out. comxbot is built so they can take part with very little reading.

This is designed for adult ESOL and low-literacy learners in colleges in England, and the ready-made companions reflect what's applicable to learners in England.

Easy mode and picture quick-starts

Easy mode shows bigger text, more space and picture quick-start buttons, so a learner can tap an icon to begin instead of having to read and type a question. Read-aloud is built in, so they can hear everything.

An owner can edit the visual starter buttons to match the topics their learners need, like greetings, appointments, money or telling the time.

First-language help

When a learner is stuck, first-language help gives a short explanation in their own language, then guides them back to practising in English. It's a scaffold to keep them moving, not a translation tool that does the learning for them.

Ready-to-use learner companions

There are turnkey templates aimed squarely at these learners: an English Coach for short, repeated, real-life speaking practice, and an Everyday English & Numbers Coach that also covers money, prices, time and dates. There's a teacher-facing ESOL Co-pilot too, which generates plain-language, picture-friendly resources and never touches learner personal data.

All of them are voice-friendly, patient and built for one small step at a time, and they route money, benefits or immigration questions to a real person.