Generate short stories at exactly your level with mostly known words
Intermediate12h1
LLMTTSNext.js
17/20Read-Aloud Fluency Coach
Children read aloud and get words-per-minute and tricky words.
Intermediate16h2–3 people17/20 fit
Build Read-Aloud Fluency Coach for early readers and teachers in ~16h with 2–3 people. Stack: Whisper + Next.js + Charts.
Why it wins: Literacy impact with a strong demo.
Build flow
01 · Problem
Teachers cannot listen to every child read every day.
02 · Solution
Transcribe reading, align with the passage, compute accuracy and pace and highlight missed words for practice.
03 · Build
- 1Record reading
- 2Transcribe
- 3Align to text
- 4Score
04 · Demo
A child reads a passage and the missed words light up.
MVP checklist
- Passage library
- Alignment
- Accuracy and pace
- Practice list
Tech stack
| Tech | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Whisper | Speech-to-text | AI |
| Next.js | Frontend + API routes | Web |
| Charts | Data visualisation | UI |
Reference repos
Open-source projects you can build on. Links checked 2026-10-31.
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