April Round-Up 2021

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  • New Learn the Words Activities Prompt 

    We have now added an on-page prompt to encourage students to use the Learn the Words activities while working on their Course Pathways. Teachers can monitor whether these activities are being used on each student’s Course Test results overview page.
     
  • New Unit Summary Section

    Students are now provided with a summary of things they have learnt while completing a course unit. They can now also give feedback on how confident they feel at the end of each unit. Teachers can view each student’s confidence ratings on their Course Test results overview page.
     
  • 3 Word Lists for April

    This month we looked at Easter Vocabulary, Words with Doubled Letters, and Characters from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. There are lots of different ways you can use a Spellzone word list to help you practise your spelling – learn more about them here.  
     
  • Commonly Confused Words: Maybe vs. Maybe  

    Do you know when use maybe and when to use may be? Visit the blog for tips and tricks. 
     
  • American English vs. British English: The Driving Edition  

    Highway or motor way? Gas or petrol? Trunk or boot? Some words have different meanings depending on whether they are used in an American English or a British English context. Learn more in this month’s American English vs British English blog post.
     
  • Word for Wednesday

    April 23 marked Shakespeare Day in the UK and to celebrate we chose characters from Shakespeare’s plays for April's Word for Wednesday theme. Learn more about Romeo, Puck, Falstaff, and Lady Macbeth. 

30 Apr 2021
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"Thank goodness for Spellzone during this remote learning phase. The site is easy for students to navigate independently and they're really enjoying the activities and spelling games. You get an awful lot for your money with Spellzone. Really reassuring is the very prompt response with helpdesk queries. I've very rarely needed the helpdesk, but when I have, the issue has been addressed and sorted within a very short time."

Sarah Taggart, Oasis Academy Lord's Hill