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I bought this because I really like another program from the same company my son uses to practice math. This program does well, but it locks up every time he goes to email the results to me. I have to restart the IPad to get it functioning again. It would also be nice to be able to input a batch to words at a time rather than for it to ask to add a new word each time.Show lessanase
Not that good
My son has a spelling test every week and I thought this app would help but actually I think it hinders him instead. He has to enter the answers by typing the letters into the keyboard, not by writing on the whiteboard which I would've thought might have been an option - even if its just me marking it, instead of the ipad having to convert my son's scrawl to text and mark it (and maybe get it wrong!) It also changes the order of the spellings and alphabetises them instead of leaving them in the order I entered them. Not helpful as the teacher will not alphabetise the test in class! She also does not randomise them although I appreciate some students would find it helpful - maybe if they are older.
My friend recommended this to me but I was dubious as to whether i should leave it my son to do it the old fashioned way with a pencil and paper and I wish I had.
All in all, it's an ok app, it could be much better if they were to make it user friendly for young children rather than adults. Certainly not worth 2.99.Show lessFlapper18336
Need one critical addition....
I LOVE this app and have used since I bought my iPad.
One critical add this app needs is the ability to choose and mix words into another newly renamed quiz. My daughter has about 5 spelling tests on one unit then a comprehensive test over the whole unit with about 15 random words chosen from the previous tests. I have to redo the "review words" each time.
Should be an easy add, right? =)Show lessdancermom08
Great for learning!!!
I recently found this app and LOVE it. What child doesn't like to hear their own voice recorded? Along with helping her learn her spelling words, this also helps her come up with sentences for each one and all the while working on her speech. Our school district has a review of all the words they've had every 5 weeks, so it's awesome that it saves the previous lists so we can go through them again.
I would like to see some other things that you can do with this app to help learn spelling words though. Perhaps a "find the word" game or writing the words forwards and backwards. Removing a few letters and having them add them back is another idea. I think it would be great to see something different she can do every day of the week to make learning her words more fun.
I've already recommended it to the teachers at my daughters school and anyone else I can get to listen. Great job!Show lessBeckwife
This Teacher Loves SpellBoard- a "Must Buy App"
I've been teaching for 24 years and agree with others that this app is truly phenomenal! I enter definitions, spellings, recorded words and sentences while he's in bed and give him the iPad and stylus to practice when he's awake. Now you can integrate science or social studies into spelling, that's fantastic! Best of all you can create the lessons whenever you have some free time and just let your child know the next lesson is waiting for them. On top of all these features the program tracks progress and details time spent studying and test results. If you are a busy parent, and who isn"t today, you can rid yourself of those feelings of guilt over not spending enough time helping those most precious to us. This app is a "must buy" for every busy parent.Show lessHuggyBexar
Mr
Big rip-off, it says which has 12 levels words, but only has 3 level, I.e. Only 200 words, for that price! Extremely disappointing! You only buy this if you are teacher and has plenty time to record words yourself. :(True heart no.1
Fatal flaws...
Based on the strength of another app by the same developer, I purchased this to help my kids study their spelling words. The interface is well conceived although missing some fairly obvious functionality and a little quirky in places. Namely, there should be a facility for automatically generating quizzes based on user specified criteria. There should also be a better interface for rapidly entering words in bulk, an activity that currently takes too long. Lastly, the application should apply a frequency score to missed words to help reinforce these.
But the fatal flaw... Twice I have spent a considerable amount of time entering over a hundred words into the application and twice the application has LOST about 2/3 of my work. In both cases I have entered the words correctly and even added the words to quizzes that I was able to launch and examine.
I am sorely disappointed with the obvious error in the application and cannot stress enough that you should AVOID THIS APP until the developer addresses this most serious and fundamental flaw!!!
This app has great potential and so it is a shame that it is COMPLETELY UNUSABLE in it's current state.Show lessmazzas
Invaluable
Invaluable learning tool for our children. We spend 15 minutes or less to input each weeks words, and children use the app for 15 minutes to learn (daily). They come home on Friday with perfect scores!Psylokz
Spell board
Highly recommended! The option to create your own spelling quiz recorded with your own voice is brilliant. Kids really liked it! Well done guys.Skyboy189
Love it!
This is a great app. I purchased this for creating quizzes to use with spell board buddy in my classroom. I like that you can customize your word list with the spoken word and a phrase using the word in context. I think this will be great way to practice spelling. I also really like the ease of sharing quizzes and emailing the results of a quiz that has been taken by the student. It will be a great way to share progress with parents. App developers were also very quick to help with questions and the few problems I ran into. I have already recommended this to other teachers. Keep up the great work with your educational apps!Show less2SchoolDogs
