How to Change the Accent
Phonics Hero is available in an English, Australian and a General American accent.
Preview and Compare the Accents
English
Australian
American
Note for American users
There are three factors our American users should consider:
Vocabulary: You might come across words which aren’t used in North America, e.g. ‘bin’ or ‘lorry’. Skip these words or explain that they are British words. We are working on an update which will exclude these for American users.
Spellings: We’ve already excluded words where the British spelling differs from the American spelling (e.g. ‘colour’).
Alternative spellings: In our order of sounds, skip the graphemes marked with an asterisk. These are not alternative spellings in a General American accent for the specified phonemes. For example, ‘aw’ for the word ‘law’ is pronounced the same as ‘lor’ in an English accent vs ‘la’ in a General American accent, so is not an alternative to ‘or’ as in ‘for’.
We are working on an update which will automatically exclude any alternative spellings which are not relevant to a General American accent.
Changing the Accent
Please note: You must be designated as an admin to change the accent from within your Phonics Hero account.
Parents who have purchased their own subscription to Phonics Hero should follow these instructions.
- In the School section at the top of the page, next to your current accent, click the orange Change text.
- A pop-up window will appear where you can preview and choose from the available accents. Select your chosen accent and click Save.
- A pop-up window will appear asking you to confirm that you are happy for this change to affect all teachers and students within your school’s account. Click Yes.
Your Phonics Hero account will now play content in your chosen accent when you log in on a computer. This update will be available in the Phonics Hero app soon!
See the steps in action!
