phoNIX for Linux

phoNIX for Linux is a Free software application (licensed under the GPL) for the Linux desktop that helps young children learn to read English by using the `Phonics` system, commonly taught in English Primary schools. Phonics is a widely used method of teaching children to read and decode words, teaching children to Connect sounds with letters or groups of letters (e.g., the sound /k/ can be represented by c, k, or ck spellings) and teaching them to bLend the sounds of letters together to produce approximate pronunciations of unknown words.