How to Use Computer Games to Learn Spelling
Learning to spell properly is an important building block for other areas of education, such as reading and writing. Computers have come to be an important learning tool for children in the home, as well as at school. Computer spelling games can be used to teach spelling words to students at all grade and skill levels. Children who need extra practice can use these games at home or during school hours. Other children can use them to practice their skills before the big spelling test.
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Spelling City
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Go to spellingcity.com and type in at least three spelling words into the boxes located below "Start here." You can add any number of words here. Parents can enter the child's spelling list from school. Make sure they are spelled correctly here.
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Click the "Spelling Test" option.
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Click either "Say it" or "Sentence." When a child clicks "Say it," she will then hear just the word. When she clicks "Sentence," she will hear the word used in a sentence.
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Type the word into the box. The child types the word into the box, then clicks enter or return on the keyboard to advance to the next word. When he has finished, he clicks "Check Me" to find out what percentage of the words he spelled correctly.
FunBrain
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Go to FunBrain.com. Click "All Games" under the Classic FunBrain category. Click "Spell Check" under the Word game category.
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Click "Easy" or "Hard" to select a difficulty level.
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Read the group of four words on the screen. Check the one that is spelled incorrectly and type it correctly into the box.
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Click "Check it" to see if you were correct and to move on to the next set of words.
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Work your way through all 20 groups of four words. Your results will display when you have finished all of the groups.
Word Spell
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Go to GameScene.com. Click "Game List" near the top of the screen and scroll down to the Word Games category. Click Word Spell.
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Read the directions and click on the picture to proceed to the game.
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Click "Play" when the page is done loading. Click "Start Casting" when the next page loads.
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Click on the letters to spell words. Spell as many words as you can before time runs out.
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