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Word Wagon - by Duck Duck Moose
Charming objects and animals turn spelling into play
Bottom line: Word Wagon is fun to use with students at various spelling skill levels.

Avokiddo ABC Ride
Inventive letter-learning activities take kids on a near-perfect ride
Bottom line: A fun way for kids to play thoughtful games and explore letters and words. A few small changes could really beef up letter learning.

Sight Words - An early reading & spelling adventure!
Repeatedly identify, spell sight words in fun, semi-customizable games
Bottom line: A variety of kid-friendly activities gives students lots of exposure to and practice with commonly used sight words.

Word Wizard for Kids
Super-structured spelling support and word-building free play, too
Bottom line: Helps kids improve spelling through pre-made or custom lists and word building.

Tiggly Doctor: Spell Verbs and Perform Actions Like a Real Doctor
Practice spelling while practicing medicine
Bottom line: G-R-O-S-S spelling fun brings shock value to spelling and vocab.

Spelling Shed
Drill-based practice caters well to teachers, less so to kids
Bottom line: When teachers use the whole program, including the offline materials like printables, there's potential here for a comprehensive if traditional approach to spelling drills.

Mystery Word Town Spelling
Old West crime-fighting takes kids on a spelling adventure
Bottom line: A challenging and really fun way for kids to practice spelling.

SpellBoard
Well-designed, kid-empowering spelling list creator
Bottom line: It's a quality app but needs some oversight; it would be nice if you could track multiple students' scores at once.

Osmo Words
Versatile word game challenges across content areas and abilities
Bottom line: Fun game-like way to review spelling or content vocabulary.

Scribblenauts Remix
Vocab-building word puzzles inspire creative problem-solving
Bottom line: Wide-open problem solving builds creativity, vocabulary, and spelling skills, but controls can be tricky.