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Dutch

Develop a love for words!

Reading comprehension in Dutch, one short text at a time. Strategies your child can name and reuse.

Your AI mentor

Willem van Oranje

Father of the Netherlands, 1533 to 1584

Willem is calm and encouraging. He reads with your child, asks what a sentence means, and points at the clue when a word is hard.

An AI character inspired by Willem van Oranje, not the real person.

What’s inside

One course to start with

5 modules in the curriculum

  1. 01

    Reading comprehension

    • Vocabulary foundations
    • Basic strategy: restatement
    • Intermediate strategy: summarizing
    • Intermediate strategy: backtracking
    • Advanced strategy: problem solving
Levels:First short textsLonger stories and factsReading between the lines

A sample lesson, about 10 minutes

A lesson with Willem van Oranje

  1. 1

    Read

    A short Dutch text, with read-aloud on tap.

  2. 2

    Restate

    Your child says what a sentence means in their own words.

  3. 3

    Check

    Two questions with text evidence. Hints point back to the line.

  4. 4

    Word bank

    New words saved for next time.

Lesson screenshot: Dutch reading practice
Lesson screenshot: Dutch reading practice

Skills to grow towards

What your child practises

  • Names the strategy they used to understand a text

  • Finds evidence in the text for an answer

  • Reads a Dutch text of a page without giving up

Questions from parents

Both. Texts start simple and the mentor can explain a word in simpler Dutch.

Explore Dutch with your child

Discover the lessons with Willem van Oranje, together.