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She didn't learn to sound out the word. She remembered the word. A couple of days go by — and it's gone. She wasn't reading. She was memorizing shapes.
— Kingzson Etienne, Founder · Miami, FL
19.7%
Florida adults
with low literacy
with low literacy
Why SoundUpLearn Exists
One woman who
One woman who
deserves to read.
Millions of adults — especially immigrants in Miami — never learned the 44 phonemes that make up every word in English. They memorize. They guess. They feel shame every time they encounter a new word.
SoundUpLearn teaches the sounds from a single letter to full sentences — with AI voice feedback, no judgment, and complete dignity. Free for every learner. Funded by the institutions that serve them.