{"product_id":"word-shark-v5-for-pc-mac-game-to-learn-to-read-spell","title":"Word Shark V5 For PC \u0026 Mac Game to Learn to Read \u0026 Spell","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"font-family:Arial\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWord Shark V5 For PC \u0026amp; Mac. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWordshark's variety of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eeducational games, word\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elists and concepts in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003espelling have been\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecarefully developed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eto make the program\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ea highly motivating,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eversatile resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable for general use\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ein primary and secondary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eschools as well as at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 19.712px; font-family: Georgia, \" lucida grande helvetica arial verdana sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb line-height: background-color: font-weight: normal\u003eWordshark combines the excitement of computer games with learning to read and spell\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px 8px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color: float: right width: text-align: center\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.spectronics.com.au\/images\/product\/whitesp\/Ws_v5_Home-Banner.sflb.jpg\" alt=\"Wordshark 5\" width=\"250\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\" class=\"hoverZoomLink\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(49, 109, 143); outline-style: none;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.spectronics.com.au\/images\/product\/whitesp\/Wordshark5-1250.jpg\" width=\"250\" alt=\"Wordshark screenshot\" style=\"margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003chr style=\"background: rgb(221, 221, 221); color: rgb(221, 221, 221); clear: both; float: none; width: 250px; height: 0.1em; margin: 0px 0px 1.45em; border: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.spectronics.com.au\/images\/product\/whitesp\/Wordshark5-signon250.jpg\" width=\"250\" alt=\"Wordshark sign on screen\" style=\"margin: 8px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003eWordshark 5 is the new version that has been improved to include more games and more choices. The 60 games provide a multi-sensory approach using sound, graphics and text to teach and reinforce reading and spelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003e\u003ccite style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(56, 128, 177) !important;\"\u003e“Wordshark is the best value software on the market. Its uses are many and varied for all subjects.”\u003c\/cite\u003e Felicity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003e\u003ccite style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(56, 128, 177) !important;\"\u003e“It’s motivating, inspiring and rewarding for children who struggle with reading and spelling and have lost their confidence. A tailored, personalised wave 3 intervention that runs itself!”\u003c\/cite\u003e A. Shotter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003e\u003ccite style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(56, 128, 177) !important;\"\u003e“It’s the best thing I’ve ever bought.”\u003c\/cite\u003e H.Druxbury, teacher in Luxembourg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003e\u003ccite style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(56, 128, 177) !important;\"\u003e“I have always been impressed by the product in every way, including how it keeps up to speed with current research and the changing needs of practice.”\u003c\/cite\u003e Linda\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003e\u003ccite style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(56, 128, 177) !important;\"\u003e“One of the really good things about the program is that the students receive instant feedback…and are motivated to continue trying until they get it right.”\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003ca href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(49, 109, 143); outline-style: none;\"\u003eEvaluation by Schoolzone \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.spectronics.com.au\/topsight\/website\/assets\/images\/external-link.gif\" alt=\"This is an external link\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: none; display: inline;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 19.712px; font-family: Georgia, \" lucida grande helvetica arial verdana sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb line-height: background-color: font-weight: normal\u003eWhat is Wordshark?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003eWordshark is a computer program to help you read and spell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003eIt uses more than 60 specially designed games to teach and to reinforce reading and spelling using over 9,000 pre-recorded words grouped in specially selected word lists. You can also add your own words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003eThe many permutations of games and word lists create both variety and motivation. The program includes a high quality phonics approach which is available for the majority of the word lists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003eThe games are excellent for use on an interactive whiteboard and children enjoy playing the games on the big screen. An on-screen keypad is provided with the program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003eWordshark comes with a printed introductory manual. The full manual can be printed from the program. There are also video tutorials, on-screen help for all games, tool tips and teaching notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003eVariable speeds and other options meet all levels of skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003eWordshark 5 games are presented in structured courses to support the latest recommendations for a high quality phonic program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 19.712px; font-family: Georgia, \" lucida grande helvetica arial verdana sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb line-height: background-color: font-weight: normal\u003eWordshark 5 games help students improve these word skills and abilities\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003eEach of the 60 motivating games is designed to help with one or more aspects of reading and spelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px 8px 8px 24px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline line-height: color: rgb background-color:\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eblending sounds into words for reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003esegmenting words in to sounds, syllables, prefixes and suffixes for spelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eall common letter and auditory patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003espelling rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003esyllable work for longer words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003ehigh frequency words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003ehomophones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003ealphabet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003edictionary skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003euse of words in context and much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 19.712px; font-family: Georgia, \" lucida grande helvetica arial verdana sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb line-height: background-color: font-weight: normal\u003eFor what ages is it suitable?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; 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The variety of games, concepts and words make Wordshark suitable for use in both primary and secondary schools as well as for home use, across all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.55em 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb background-color:\u003eGames include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px 8px 8px 24px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline line-height: color: rgb background-color:\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eZapping words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eTracking through mazes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eCard games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eAlphabet bagatelle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eand many more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 19.712px; font-family: Georgia, \" lucida grande helvetica arial verdana sans-serif vertical-align: baseline color: rgb line-height: background-color: font-weight: normal\u003eWordshark Benefits and Features\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.95em; padding: 0px 8px 8px 24px; border: 0px; font-size: 14.08px; font-family: \" helvetica neue arial sans-serif vertical-align: baseline line-height: color: rgb background-color:\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOver 9,000 words and sounds\u003c\/strong\u003e are pre-recorded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePersonal learning\u003c\/strong\u003e support – by setting up individual program of work for each student\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecords\u003c\/strong\u003e of student activities are kept and student’s specific progress can be tracked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInteractive whiteboards support\u003c\/strong\u003e – an effective way to use Wordshark with groups. 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