This program offers several game-style exercises, as well as more traditional review and practice. Teachers can add their own word lists. Words are read aloud by the program, but with synthesized rather than digitized speech - which means that the pronunciation can be odd. Since this is no longer a supported product, it is available only from a vendor, not the publisher, and has a shrinking amount of help available.

Published by Knowledge Adventure. Available from SmartKids Software and other mail order locations.

Understanding and Using Spell It Deluxe
http://www.ft-thomas.k12.ky.us/Technology/Tech_Handouts/Spell_It_Deluxe.pdf
Quick reference guide from Fort Thomas Independent Schools

Spelling Teaching Tips and Resources

Spelling Quizzes Online

Spelling Quizzes: Sports and Related Words by Vera Mello
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/spe-sports.html

Spelling Quiz: Easy Words by Vera Mello
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/spe-easy.html

Spelling Quiz by Vera Mello
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/spelling.html

Spelling Quiz: Words with E or A by Vera Mello
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/spe-e-a.html

Spelling Quiz: Words with ee or ea by Vera Mello
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/spe-ee-ea.html

Spelling Quiz: Word Endings by Vera Mello
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/spe-endings.html

Choose the Correct Spelling by Charles Kelly (JavaScript quiz)
http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/mc-spelling.html

Spelling Lesson Plans
http://www.edhelper.com/cat179.htm
Many ideas for spelling enhancement. (EdHelper.com also has a lot of webquests!)

Extended Activities and Resources

Freeware and Shareware Spelling Programs
Animated Words (shareware $20 for CD-ROM) at http://www.flixprod.com/early_learning.html - designed for preschool
Ray's Spelling and Word Games (shareware $18) at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/RayLec/spell.htm - a variety of word games, some with sound
Hang3001 (shareware $25) at http://www.mv.com/ipusers/spacetime/ - use one of the word lists or add your own
SpellIt (shareware $12) at http://mn-software.freepage.de/Spell_It.htm - a Tetris-like game that drops letters for the user to put into place correctly
SpellFun (free for education) at http://www.ogon.freeserve.co.uk/Spell.htm - includes sound and graphics; requires you to register on the website in order to unlock the program
Spell-Mell (shareware $16 to create lists; otherwise free) http://familygames.com/share/spel.html - 15 modules; you can create your own quizzes, as well, if you register the program and pay the shareware fee

Constructing Meaning
Have students create their own word lists to share

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URL: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/egypt/spellit.html and http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ielp/software/
©Deborah Healey, deborah.healey@oregonstate.edu
Last updated: 25 May 2004