Master Spell 5.5

Master Spell 5.5 is a comprehensive and powerful program which administers spelling drills using audio recordings and the Mac's Plaintalk Text-to-Speech and features 3,690 words for all levels, Dolch Lists, preview presentation, a built-in Test Editor with voice recorder and many network options for school use.

Major Features:

1. Includes definitions or example sentences with words for 1st Grade all the way to those commonly misspelled and difficult words for adults. The 1st through 5th Grade is divided into Dolch lists with core words for each grade level.
2. Reinforcement is done by short-term memory by previewing words before drilling and retrying for half-credit. Achieving mastery gives the student a goal with a progress bar and a certificate printout once accomplished.
3. Corrections are spelled visibly and audibly. A running list of trouble words can be reviewed, integrated with drills, saved as tests, and printed.
4. Includes a test editor with voice recorder to record your own words and sentences, provisions for alternate spellings, an interactive chatty owl, a Hangman game, and lots of options for multiple-users and networks for installation at schools.
5. The software is maintained and updated and has been for over 10 years
6. Uses the network efficiently by only storing dynamic information on it
7. Optional two-tier password system
8. Optionally hide the desktop
9. Preferences can be centrally controlled or templated for user control
10. Prompt technical support by email
11. The most options for network setup
12. Master Spell Groups and Users can be created quickly with Passenger

Enhancements:

• Reorganzied main window and added alphabet buttons to help younger users
• Mastery is now determined by progress of spelling all the words correctly in a given test
• Words answered correctly are added to a mastered words list kept with the pupil file and those words are only drilled again if there aren't enough words in the current test that aren't mastered
• Previewing now asks user if they want to preview
• Preview is now in different random order from drill
• Removed most admonishing sounds and remarks and removed the option
• Adjusted sound effects for volume and proper playback
• Fixed several small issues with the Test Editor including editing voice recordings on the network

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.6.x