Fun way for early elementary students to practice phonics, sight words and spelling.
Submitted 9 years ago
Community Review for Rocket Speller
My Take
This app is great for a student-centered, independent learning center in your K/1 classroom. If you are looking for engaging skill practice, then this is an easy to implement app to start with that will appeal to your students. If you want an app to go beyond the comprehension level of Bloom's or something to track your students, then this is not your app.
How I Use It
I recommend using it as an independent center for your students to get more practice with phonics, sight words and spelling. It can be used for a 5 or 15 minute activity and is a great app for quick practice. It is a classroom-friendly, engaging skill practice app that works great as a center in Kinder and first grade.
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Jennifer J.
Teacher
Duquesne Elementary School
Duquesne, PA
February 28, 2014
Rocket speller is great to use in learning centers.
Rocket speller is a great tool for practice in the primary grades. The students enjoy using technology in order to enhance their spelling and writing skills. I like that the students can use this app with little assistance for the teacher. It is great in learning centers.
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Lisa B.
January 7, 2014
Limited spelling app
I am looking for better apps then this one. The big problem with it is that it gives the students the letters to use. In my second grade class, my students have enough phonics to be able to pick what letters go in what order. What they need help with is knowing what letters to use! Things like 'C' or 'K" and all the different ways to make a vowel sound. The game is more of a puzzle then a spelling activity. I like that it does have five different levels, I just wish the high levels asked them to spell words without giving them the exact letters. They could just put some, or more than what is needed too! It also doesn't let you put a letter in the wrong place. I would like the challenge of submitting the word incorrectly and then trying to figure out what letters I have in the wrong place.
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