Spelling Practice & Tests.

For grades 3-12.

Used by teachers around the world

And over 100 more!
"I love that I can give differentiated spelling tests that read the words out loud. All of my students have their own lists of words."
Rebeca D., Middle School Teacher
"It is a great help for our program and saves me a lot of time."
Ms. Ann E., High School Teacher
"I love the program that you have created as it takes a lot of work out of marking spelling tests and gives students instant feedback on their work which is essential for learning."

How it works

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Create 📓 Word Lists

Create your Word Lists in seconds. Whether it’s a few or a few hundred lists, creating them is fast and easy.

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Create 🧑🏼‍🎓 Students

Create your Students. Rapidly create them one at a time, or upload in bulk from Google Classroom, Seesaw, or similar.

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Put Students into 👥 Groups

Assign students into groups based on their skill level, classroom, or other criteria. Assigning hundreds of students is easy.

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Assign 📝 Tests and send them to Students

Create tests that end on specific dates.

Distribute them to students with a link and their student code, once.

At school or home, your students log in with a link and a simple code that takes them right to their word list for that week.

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📊 Track Progress

You decide whether students can take the test over and over (repeated practice), or whether they get one attempt as a test.

View personalized progress reports across all of the students, with the ability to drill down to identify areas of opportunity.

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Your students perform better because of the practice they received with Spelling Test Buddy. Their recall is improved and their confidence is up.

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Try it out

Here is a sample online spelling test. Results are graded immediately, and you can review reports of each student's progress. Note that this is from the Parent edition, but the Teacher edition is almost identical.

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Questions? We have answers

→ Is this an app?

Yes, Spelling Test Buddy is an app, and it’s also a website! It is not distributed through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store yet. But, you can easily add it to your students’ homescreen on Chromebooks, iPhone, iPad, Android, Samsung, and other phones, with just a few easy steps!

→ How much does it cost?

Spelling Test Buddy is free, currently. Those who sign up and use it now will be offered a perpetually discounted price when we eventually start charging for it.

→ Can my students be private?

Yes. Spelling Test Buddy does not require you to enter an email address or even a full first or last name for your students. So, you can stay compliant with country, state, local, and district privacy laws and rules.

→ What grade levels does it support?

While Spelling Test Buddy can be used for any grade level, teachers in grades 3-12 have had the best success using it for their classrooms, intervention, and EFL programs.

→ Does it read the words out loud?

Yes! When you create a word list, Spelling Test Buddy generates an audio version of each word. It also generates a version of the word in a sentence, to provide context for the word. When your student takes the test, they can tap on the Play buttons to hear the word or the sentence being read aloud to them, then enter their answer.

Resources

A collection of resources for you to use to teach and learn spelling.

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Does technology make learning spelling unnecessary?

Research shows that by following a science-based curriculum around spelling, we are not just teaching our children how to spell: we are teaching them how to be better readers.

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FREE Downloadable Resources

A collection of dozens of free spelling, phonics, and decodable resources for you to assist your students' learning journey.

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How does Science of Reading interact with spelling?

Understand the link between spelling tests and the Science of Reading. Learn how systematic spelling instruction boosts reading skills, contrasts with Balanced Literacy, and why tools like Spelling Test Buddy are helpful in education.

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