Help Your Child Master Spelling
Free practice tools, grade-by-grade word lists, and research-backed strategies for kids in Kindergarten through 6th grade. Everything you need to make spelling click.
Free practice tools, grade-by-grade word lists, and research-backed strategies for kids in Kindergarten through 6th grade. Everything you need to make spelling click.
Choose a grade level, hear each word, and type the spelling. No sign-up, no download — just practice.
Strategies, sample word lists, and tips tailored to each grade level.
CVC words and sight words. Building the foundation of letter-sound connections.
Short vowel patterns, digraphs, and high-frequency words for early readers.
Long vowel patterns, silent-e words, and vowel teams.
Multi-syllable words, prefixes, suffixes, and academic vocabulary.
Root words, Greek and Latin origins, and subject-area vocabulary.
Advanced vocabulary, homophones, and commonly misspelled words.
Evidence-based articles to help your child become a confident speller.
The cognitive science behind spacing out reviews — and why it works better than cramming the night before a spelling test.
From scribbling to conventional spelling — understand where your child is and what they need next.
Practical strategies for kids who freeze up on test day, even when they know the words at home.
Not all spelling games are created equal. These are the ones backed by learning science.
From word list strategy to stage confidence — a complete preparation guide for school spelling bees.
Three research-backed principles that separate effective practice from busywork.
Hearing a word and producing the spelling from memory is far more effective than recognizing the correct answer from options. This mirrors how spelling tests work at school.
Words a child struggles with should appear more often. Mastered words should gradually space out. Research shows this approach is roughly twice as efficient as reviewing all words equally.
10-15 minutes daily with 8-12 words beats a 45-minute session twice a week. Consistency is the single best predictor of spelling improvement.
The Spelling Monster app applies all three principles automatically — adaptive daily challenges with spaced repetition, audio-based active recall, and short focused sessions. Free to try on iPhone and iPad.