Unit 1: Guide to the Spellzone Course

A typical Spellzone unit

Many units follow this pattern:

	a 'teaching page' where first you hear the target sound. Click on the ear for an example.
	all the different ways of spelling that sound, plus any spelling rules which will help you decide on the right choice. Go to a 'New Teaching Point' from the free unit 13

a list of the most common words with those spellings
a practice exercise for these words; sometimes you will be asked to choose the correct spelling from all the ways of spelling the target sound. The program will mark your work, tell you the correct answers and give you your score.
a list of more advanced words
a practice exercise for these harder words, again, marked instantly for you

bear / bare road / rode accept / except

	tips on how to remember any tricky words from the unit
	a section on any 'odd' words and those which break the rules

Throughout each unit, you are in control - you choose which topics you need to work on.

For example:

If you feel you know all about the basic level of a topic and don't need to do the practice work, scroll down the page and you will find a link which lets you skip that section and move on to more advanced work on the same topic.
The program instantly marks your work and gives you immediate feedback. You are in charge - you assess how well how you have done.
If you need more practice and want to repeat an exercise, a quick link takes you back to the start of that section.

To see some samples from various stages of the Spellzone program, click on these links:

Please turn your screen to landscape to play this game.

The Spellzone interactive course is intended to be used online and may not be printed.