Nice idea, but . . . .

I wanted to take my sons spelling list, input it, and use this program to help him practice and test for his spelling test. It looks like it was built for that, and it is helpful. But it falls short - it will only let you practice once for each word by letting you write it or type it (not both as it shows on the screen shots). I want it to say it, spell it, say it, spell it, maybe even with an encouraging and funny voice? A little repetition would be helpful - something you could set up on the menus, so you dont have to repeat it if you dont want. In addition, when you go to the test, it will not read the writing - they have to type it. For a first grader, this could eat up a lot of keyboard learning time, rather than spelling practice. The background and screen is pretty dull looking too. It also does not have any kind of instruction or help file. That was really annoying. Especially for set up. I finally figured out that to input his spelling list, I had to add words that were already in their database, but in a different set of words. I couldnt import them. Thats silly. So if they have a first grade spelling list, but the one his teacher gave him is for this week is a little different, I have to add ALL the words to his spelling list. Finally, it has a Word Scramble that has yet to work for us. It crashes the program every time. For $5? Not sure, but I bet there is something better out there for the money.

Pamela1367 about SpellBoard