How to Use Speakia in Your Classroom—Without Changing Your Curriculum
Jun 15, 2025
If you're an English language teacher, you've probably heard about AI-powered speaking apps. Maybe you've even explored a few. But one question holds many teachers back from trying something new:
"Will I have to change everything I'm already doing?"
With Speakia, the answer is no.
We understand how much planning, pacing, and care goes into your classroom. That's why Speakia was designed to enhance—not replace—your teaching. Whether you have five minutes a day or one dedicated speaking lesson per week, you can integrate Speakia seamlessly into your existing curriculum.
Here's how.
1. Reinforce What You're Already Teaching
Speakia is organized around everyday themes and high-frequency vocabulary that align with pre-A1 and A1 levels, following CEFR and YLE (Cambridge Starters and Movers) benchmarks. Whether you're working on food vocabulary, emotions, or simple sentence structures, Speakia likely has a Mission that matches your current unit.
Just finished a unit on animals? Use Speakia’s animal-themed lesson for speaking practice. Want to help students consolidate language they’ve been learning? Try a Speakia Story—a creative storytelling lesson that brings together key vocabulary and sentence patterns from the Missions. These story-based lessons give students the chance to use familiar language in imaginative, meaningful contexts.
You don't need to rewrite lesson plans—simply match what you're teaching to a relevant Speakia activity and let the app handle the speaking practice.
2. Make Speaking Practice Routine with Just 5–10 Minutes Daily
Many teachers want to give students more speaking opportunities but struggle to find the time.
The Missions in the Speakia app are designed to be short and focused. Students can complete a single activity in 5–10 minutes, making it perfect for:
- Morning warm-ups to activate language
- Center rotations or independent practice time
- Post-lesson reviews to reinforce new concepts
- Early finisher activities or homework assignments
- Tech time during independent learning
Because Speakia provides instant feedback, students receive valuable input even without direct teacher supervision.
3. Personalize Practice for Mixed-Level Classrooms
If your classroom includes students at different proficiency levels, Speakia helps you meet each learner where they are.
Every Mission follows the same structured progression—vocabulary introduction, sentence building, then short dialogues. This consistent scaffolding supports all learners as they advance through each task.
While early Mission components may feel more accessible to beginning learners, all students complete the full sequence. The goal isn't to stop at single words but to build confidence and fluency by using vocabulary in meaningful contexts.
Speakia's personalized feedback allows each student to improve at their own pace while completing the same core activities.
4. Gain Valuable Data to Inform Your Teaching
Speakia doesn't just provide student feedback—it gives you actionable insights too.
You'll see:
- Which words or sounds students find challenging
- How many Missions each student has completed
- Star ratings reflecting both accuracy and effort
This data helps you identify patterns, adjust instruction, or form targeted small groups for additional support. It's a low-effort way to gather high-value information about speaking progress—something often difficult to assess in large or quieter classrooms.
5. Start Small—No Need to Transform Everything at Once
You don't need to implement Speakia across your entire class from day one.
Start gradually: Try it with one or two students. Use one Mission per week. Incorporate it as a station during speaking-focused lessons. Once you're comfortable, expand it into other parts of your routine.
We've found that once students experience Speakia, they're eager to do more. This natural motivation makes it easier to build consistent speaking habits while allowing you to adopt the tool at your own pace.
6. Extend Learning with Complete Classroom Resources
While Speakia's app is powerful on its own, it's part of a comprehensive system designed to build speaking confidence in young English learners.
Our complete resource suite includes:
- Interactive presentation slides with speaking activities, games, and pair work
- Printable worksheets supporting vocabulary, sentence structure, and storytelling
- Teacher-friendly guides to reduce prep time and support confident delivery
- Speakia Stories—our original storytelling system helping learners consolidate language through imaginative narratives and structured story-building
These resources make it simple to create a complete speaking-focused curriculum without starting from scratch. Whether you're supplementing your current program or seeking something more structured, Speakia offers flexible options that grow with your learners.
Ready to Get Started?
Speakia is here to support what you're already doing—not add pressure or complexity. It integrates into your classroom because it was built with real classrooms in mind.
You don't need to overhaul your curriculum. Simply integrate Speakia where it makes sense, and let your students' voices take it from there.
Want to use Speakia in your classroom?