Question 1

I'm too busy with work to read dictation words aloud for my child. What can I do?

Accepted Answer

The app has built-in Cantonese / Putonghua voice dictation that reads each word aloud, simulating a real dictation. With the Putonghua pinyin display, even parents unfamiliar with Putonghua pronunciation can easily help their child revise.

Question 2

Chinese stroke order is hard to teach. How can I make sure my child writes correctly?

Accepted Answer

The app provides stroke-order animations — every character can play its standard stroke order, so children remember more easily by writing along. Combined with component-integrated learning, complex characters are broken into components (e.g. radicals and phonetic parts), learning the basics first for deeper memory.

Question 3

My child just memorizes by rote every dictation. How can I help them focus on the words they don't know?

Accepted Answer

This is exactly the core of Double R! The app's AI textbook scanning recognizes words automatically from a photo or upload. Passage analysis diagnosis then lists each character's frequency and focuses on the unknown words. With cross-passage memory, once the same word is learned across 3 passages, it is automatically hidden so students concentrate on new words — goodbye to rote memorization!

Question 4

English dictation is hard to remember. What can help my child?

Accepted Answer

The app offers English word-family and syllable analysis, breaking words into roots, prefixes, suffixes and syllables. The unique Double R vowel-consonant color coding marks vowels in red and consonants in blue, helping children spot spelling patterns. The parts-of-speech and meaning feature helps students understand usage more deeply.

Question 5

Marking my child's dictation takes ages. Is there auto-grading?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely! With photo-based AI grading, parents simply photograph the finished work and AI recognizes the handwriting and marks errors in red, saving huge amounts of marking time. The mistake book automatically records wrong words and counts for targeted review until they are fully mastered.

Question 6

My child finds dictation boring and never wants to revise. What can I do?

Accepted Answer

The app adds gamification! The brick game generates word bubbles from components so students learn while playing. With stars, badges and learning reports, students earn stars and badges for correct answers, greatly increasing the fun and sense of achievement.

Question 7

I want to know my child's learning progress. Is there a report I can view?

Accepted Answer

Yes! The app provides personalized learning reports — parents can customize the name and avatar, and the system tracks learning trends and weakness analysis. Combined with Chinese word grouping, passages are automatically segmented into words that read aloud on tap, helping children grasp the relationship between characters and words.

Question 8

What dictation features does the app offer, and how much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

The app offers Chinese, English, or both, to suit different students' needs:
- Chinese dictation: $399 / year
- English dictation: $499 / year
- Both Chinese & English dictation: $699 / year (best value!)
(Note: for the price of a single tutoring lesson, you get a full year of AI dictation support)

Question 9

How do I start the free trial?

Accepted Answer

Very simple! Visit https://dictation.doubleramalgam.com, scan the QR code on the page to download the app, and start your free trial. For any questions, WhatsApp our hotline: 6888 6242.

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