Every Learner In
The Same Lesson
Learners with additional needs should not always need a separate class. On CognitaSTEM a teacher or parent switches on supports for one learner (read aloud, simpler language, visual supports, extra time, a calmer screen) and that learner's course lessons, AI tutors and timed tests change for them, inside the ordinary class. Therapists work alongside, on the same platform.
Supports Inside The Ordinary Class
Set once for a learner, applied everywhere they learn. Any teacher connected to the learner, or their parent, can switch them on.
READ ALOUD
Every course lesson gets a Read aloud button, so the learner can listen as well as read.
SIMPLER LANGUAGE
A simpler-language version of the lesson with the same facts and key terms, and AI tutors that use short sentences and everyday words.
VISUAL SUPPORTS
The lesson's key words stay in view, and the AI tutor puts key words and a picture on the board at each step.
EXTRA TIME
Timed tests show the learner their own, longer time allowance, and tutors never rush them.
READING SUPPORT
Larger text with wider letter and line spacing in a plain font, across the whole app.
SENSORY-FRIENDLY
A calmer screen with nothing moving or flashing, a slower pace, and short movement breaks when the learner needs them.
Teachers And Parents See The Same Page
- Each support comes with plain classroom guidance for the teacher: what to do in the room, not a label for the child.
- Parents see what is switched on, change it, and are told when a teacher changes something.
- Nothing clinical is stored with the supports, so every teacher of the learner can see them.
Speech, Language, Movement And Regulation
For therapists and the learners they support, on the same accounts as the rest of school.
SPEECH AND LISTENING
A speech assessment from one reading, an articulation ladder from single sounds to conversation, 87 listen-then-say exercises, sound pairs and a listening game. The microphone opens only after the learner has heard the model.
CHALLENGES FROM THE THERAPIST
A therapist sends practice or a scored test with a number of tries; each learner's tries and best score come back to the therapist.
MOTOR AND DAILY LIVING
Fine and gross motor ladders, handwriting analysis and daily-living routines for occupational therapy.
COMMUNICATION AND REGULATION
A communication board, social stories a practitioner reviews before release, emotion recognition, visual schedules, sensory breaks and a calm space.
A Free 15-Minute Traits Screener For Parents
Parents of children aged 5 to 12 can take a free screening for reading, attention and social-communication traits. It ends with clear next steps, including where to ask for an assessment in Kenya (county Educational Assessment and Resource Centres and the Kenya Institute of Special Education), and the parent chooses which teachers or clinicians see it.
It is a screening, not a diagnosis. Attention is scored with the published SNAP-IV. The reading and social-communication parts are our own questions and games, not a validated test, so they are not scored: the parent gets a list of what they notice often, and the game results as plain facts, to take to a teacher or professional.
The Rest Of CognitaSTEM
Inclusive learning sits inside the full platform, which teaches from any syllabus a school uses.
- AI tutors and Practice Buddies for every subject, speaking and listening.
- A digital board that writes notes, builds simulations and shows 3D models.
- Chemistry, physics and biology labs in 3D, and STEM: circuits, coding, drones and robots.
- Teacher tools for lessons, assignments and marking, and parent oversight of progress.
- A Virtual School campus where classes meet.
Questions
Does a learner with additional needs have to join a separate class?
No. A teacher or parent switches on supports for that learner, and their course lessons, AI tutors and timed tests change for them while they stay in the same class as everyone else.
Who can switch the supports on?
Any teacher connected to the learner, the learner's parent, and the platform admin. The learner can change comfort settings such as bigger text or a calmer screen; extra time and pace are set by an adult.
Can CognitaSTEM diagnose autism, ADHD or dyslexia?
No. The traits screener tells a family whether it is worth asking a professional, and where to ask in Kenya. Only a qualified professional who meets the child can diagnose.
Can therapists use CognitaSTEM with their clients?
Yes. Sign up free as a teacher, then tick Inclusive Instructor on your profile to open the therapy tools: assessment, caseload, therapy plans, challenges with tries and scores, and the speech, motor and regulation tools.
What does it cost?
Signing up is free and so is the traits screener. AI features such as the scored speech assessment use Cogs, CognitaSTEM's credits.