Aussie SpellForce v2
Master the maths of everyday living!
Educational Content
Topics | For teaching | Curriculum
It’s no secret that being a competent speller is essential to learning. Equipping children with a sound basis for spelling skills will ensure good reading and written communication for the future.
Aussie SpellForce meets the requirements for teaching spelling in all Australian States by utilising the same wordlists as the Australia State Curricula (see below).
Essential topics (fun learning)
Aussie SpellForce has a total vocabulary of over 9,000 words, each with a recorded sound, a sentence and potential misspellings.
- Level 1 – Junior Primary – The Foundation
Basic essential vocabulary and systematic introduction of the elementary phonics (sounds) that are the building blocks of spelling.
- Level 2 – Middle Primary – Building Understanding
Expand vocabulary and teach the vast range of spelling rules and patterns that form the basis of the English language.
- Level 3 – Upper Primary – Putting it all Together
Further expand vocabulary with word-building exercises, words that are hard to spell and words imported into English from other languages. - Level 4 – Secondary & Adult – Building Confidence and Mastery
Further expand and refine the user’s vocabulary. Challenging words are included, for example ‘hypoglycaemia’.
For Teaching
Students can enter own words, including weekly school spelling lists. If the word already exists in the 9000-word bank, it will be presented with its built-in sound and sentence. Users can keep multiple lists in their name for access at a later date.
Administration Options
Aussie SpellForce boasts a comprehensive user database: an essential feature for monitoring progress. An unlimited number of users may be entered and the software remembers each student’s or group’s current wordlist and creates a list of words that need practice.
Using a password, teachers can view student records such as test results and game scores, create custom spelling lists, create groups of students (eg a class or ability level) and set up networking.
Flexible Game Options
Different game options include speed of graphics, time allowed, number of lives, type of presentation, type of clues, show/hide context sentence, hear word spoken, and much more. These options may be configured to challenge the most advanced student (or teacher) or make the activities accessible to those with special needs.
Curriculum References & Word Lists
Aussie SpellForce is closely correlated to Australia State Curricula and uses 9000+ words in various ways in the following lists.
- Graded Words –
A list of 5000 words arranged in teaching order and divided into grade appropriate levels. Based on the Dorothy E. Miller Phonics list with essential vocabulary from the Word Building and Word Group lists.The Graded Word list includes high Frequency words and three sets of Extension words covering advanced word building (Extensions 2 & 3 have 1,000 words arranged in alphabetical order).
- Dorothy E. Miller Phonics –
A list of 3,220 words in phonic progression ensure that each word is presented in sequence and builds on the phonics rules presented in foregoing examples. Dorothy E. Miller has a lifetime of teaching reading in Australian primary schools and personally organised this outstanding teaching resource. - Word Building –
A sequence of 1,790 words arranged in word building families. Word Building list gives the root word and words built from it. Starting with activities for 8-year-olds, the Word Building list progresses through to challenging Extension exercises. - Word Group –
A list of 2,110 words arranged in thematic order. Categories include language terms, science, maths, word origins, in the house and people. - Frequency –
A list of 500 words in decreasing order of frequency. Based on an extensive analysis of children’s literature, features the 500 most frequently used words in decreasing order of usage. - Difficult Words –
A list of 600 words that many people find difficult to spell. Sets 1-20 give the High Frequency Difficult Words in decreasing order of frequency. Sets 21-60 give the balance of the 600 words sorted in alphabetical order. - PLUS! An extensive list of Homophones & Contractions.
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