(Editor's note: This description covers SpellNow Year 1, one piece of the SpellNow Series.)

SpellNow is a online spelling game suite designed for students in grades K-4. Students chose from one of six game formats such as listening to and matching words or typing missing letters to practice and master foundational spelling words and skills. SpellNow is available at a per student user rate.

APPROACH

Teachers begin using SpellNow by creating an account or logging in with their Education Curb or Google Classroom account login. Once logged in, they enter in or import all necessary student information.

Students begin using SpellNow by logging in to their account. Once logged in, they chose from one of six spelling game formats: Word Jumble, Word Match, Word Catch, Word Build, Word Hide, or Word Spell. Each game follows a series of spelling lists organized by sound patterns and word family groupings. Students follow directions to answer interactive questions according to the chosen game format. As students answer questions correctly, they advance through the game and more challenging vocabulary lists.

From the analytics dashboard, teachers view reporting graphics of student performance on tasks and progress through spelling word lists.

WHO’S USING IT

As of November 2015, over 10,000 students in over 50 schools are using SpellNow.

PRICING

SpellNow costs $4.99 per student, annually.