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Learning needs

Chalk, made for children who learn differently

Chalk was designed for children who learn differently. It talks things through, draws them out, goes at your child's pace and gives hints instead of answers.Chalk talks, draws and goes at your child's pace.

See how it helps

The examples below work, so have a go.

Dyslexia

Long blocks of text can get in the way of the idea itself.Chalk talks and draws, so there's less to read.

What Chalk does

  • Explains out loud and draws it on the whiteboard
  • Shows every word as Chalk says it, in time with the voice
  • Easy Read uses simpler words and less on screen
  • Board paper in cream or pale blue, if a tint is easier to read
Reading aloud

Square the two short sides, then add them together.

ADHD

A busy screen or a long explanation makes it easy to lose the thread.Short steps and a calm screen.

What Chalk does

  • Short steps, with check questions along the way
  • A calm screen with no adverts or pop-ups
Check questionStep by step

Step 2 of 4

What's 4²?

Pick one

Autism

For some children, not knowing what's coming next makes it hard to settle.The same four steps, every lesson.

What Chalk does

  • Every lesson follows the same four steps: explain, draw, ask, guide
  • Ask for the same explanation again, in different words
Today's planSame every time

Processing needs

Explanations can move faster than a child can take them in.Slow it down. Repeat any part.

What Chalk does

  • Slow the voice and the lesson down
  • Pause at any point
  • Repeat any part as often as needed, and it never counts against them
PaceSettings
Slower lesson pace
Live captions

Rather type than talk

Some children can't speak out loud, or would rather not.Your child can type everything.

What Chalk does

  • Typing sits next to the mic, and every part of a lesson works without speaking
  • Everything Chalk says also appears as words on screen
Your answerMic off · typing

What's 9 + 16?

No diagnosis needed

Every tool, for every child

These are on for every child, on every plan. Your child can use whichever ones help, in any mix.Every child gets every tool.

  • Easy Read

    Simpler words and less on the screen.

  • Pace controls

    Set the voice speed and lesson pace.

  • Talk or type

    Every part of a lesson works either way.

  • Live captions

    Everything Chalk says appears as words on screen.

  • A calm screen

    The lesson screen has no adverts or pop-ups.

  • Repeat any time

    Ask for the same idea again, in different words.

  • Board paper

    Squares, lines or plain. Pick the page that's easiest to read.

  • Paper colour

    White, cream or pale blue. A tint can make reading easier.

  • Say how it went

    Tap Good, OK or Not great. Too fast? Next time starts slower.

Questions,
answered

Pick who you are to see the questions people like you ask most.

  1. No. Every tool is on for every child, and you don't need to tell us about any diagnosis to sign up.

  2. Not at all. Your child can slow the voice down and type their answers in the same lesson, or use any other mix that helps.

  3. No. Chalk doesn't diagnose or label anyone. It gives every child the same set of tools and lets them use what helps.

  4. No. Chalk is extra one-to-one time for GCSE subjects. It's there on top of the help your child already gets.

  5. Yes. Chalk runs in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone.