Your child hears a spelling word and types it from memory; a right answer is the launch power for a giant ramp jump. Missed words come back with a quick fix-it routine and return over the following days until they stick.
Grade 4 spelling, any word listPulling a word out of memory builds it far better than copying it. In the game: the word is spoken, never shown, and your child spells it from memory.
Practice spread over days lasts longer than cramming. In the game: words come back on a schedule (next day, 2 days, 4 days) until they stick, and old lists return weeks later.
Fixing a mistake right away, by yourself, beats correcting a whole list later. In the game: after a miss comes Cover-Copy-Compare: see what differs, copy it, then spell it once more from memory.
Seeing wrong spellings makes kids spell worse, even a week later. In the game: there are never wrong spellings to pick from, and a wrong attempt is cleared within seconds.
Kids learn more, and play longer, when the learning is the game rather than a toll before it. In the game: spelling right is what powers the jump. No "do homework, then play".
Full detail, with sources, on the Why it works page.
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