1/2008

SpellingCity.com is a newly launched site to help students prepare for spelling tests. The problem of spelling test preparation, obviously, is that you need someone to say the words for you. SpellingCity.com solves the problem.  Free. But it does a lot more too.

As millions of students will tell you, the second problem in preparing for spelling tests is that it can be b-o-r-i-n-g.  At SpellingCity.com, we’ve solved the boredom problem as well.
 
A third problem with preparing for spelling tests is that many students lose their spelling lists. At SpellingCity.com, the teacher can save the class list online. A third problem solved. Still free.
 
SpellingCity.com is a web 2.0 application: parents and teachers and students can share their lists with others. They can share their techniques for teaching spelling on the forum. Teachers can type in their lists and generate online or printable games to help students build their spelling skills.
 
Try playing HangMouse (think hangman but with a cute mouse in mortal jeopardy from a ferocious feline) with your own spelling list. (Yes, it’s appropriate for small children. There is no carnage. Think Tom & Jerry violence)
 
SpellingCity.com is easy to find.  It is easy to use.  It is going to be the most popular spelling website of all time. Why? Because the site was created after extensive discussions with teachers, parents, homeschooling parents, and by a designer who thinks like a ten year old (just ask his wife who cannot believe that he spent the last year working on a free site). 

Key features:

• - contains over 27,000 words, including plurals, contractions, future and past tenses
• - uses a REAL human voice that says both the word and the word in a sentence
• - a 'Teach Me' function that spells out the word using both visual and auditory input to improve retention
• - teachers and parents can enter and save their very own spelling lists for their students/children
• - students can play games with their words or any saved lists
• - teachers and parents can save and share their lists
• - the forum allows teachers and parents to share lists and ideas