Nice effective way to practice spelling
I downloaded this for my first grader that is just starting to bring home spelling lists and was very happy to have found this app. I like that, while it does congratulate you for getting words right, it is not a spelling game. The experience of hearing a word pronounced, then simply having to spell it provides an model that simulates what the child will experience when they take the test at school.
I didnt realize when I first downloaded and launched the application that I would need to record myself saying each word, but that was actually a fun part for me and in the end is much preferred to having some text-to-speech voice reading the words. Just know that when you get your childs spelling list, you may need to take it and the iPad to a quiet place for a few minutes to enter and record the words. Im already looking forward to doing this again next week when the next list comes home!
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