the Dog is ready to help kids practice spelling with 3 arcade
activities. Part of a new "Study Helpers" line,
JumpStart Study Helpers: Spelling Bee not only contains 1700
pre-programmed spelling words, it's customizable so that kids can
actually add their weekly spelling lists into the program and play
games that help reinforce the words they need to learn.
The games are rather fun, but
there are only three of them. Children who prefer lots of variety
in their software might find this title wanting. However, the games are rather
fun. One, pictured at right, involves moving Frankie left and
right so that he catches the fish carrying a correctly spelled
word. "Distracters" are misspellings of the words and
should be avoided. Another game involves shooting bubbles at
letters that correctly complete a given word, and the final game
also requires children to find letters to complete words in an
arcade-style racing game.
far as customizing the game with personal spelling lists goes,
parents should probably enter the spelling lists for their kids.
The reason for this is distracters must be added for each spelling
word that is not already programmed into the game. So if one of
the words is "cannot", parents might add in "canot"
as a distracter.
The game features plenty of
difficulty levels, ranging from first to fifth grade content. The
program will adjust levels automatically as children play, and an
option to find the most comfortable starting level is in place.
The program includes content that covers basic spelling rules and
is very easy to use.
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JumpStart Study Helpers Spelling Bee]
- Nice personalization
- Easy to use.
- Effectively turns
spelling practice into a game.
- Only 3 different types
of activities to choose from.
||By: Knowledge Adventure