This spelling bee is the nation's largest and longest-running educational promotion, administered on a not-for-profit basis by The E.W. Scripps Company and 238 sponsors in the United States, Europe, Guam, Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, The Bahamas, and American Samoa.
The latest edition of this award-winning spelling program includes a digital tutor, new DVD seminar and a number of other updates to accomplish it's goal - to teach solid, basic spelling skills. Geared toward homeschoolers, Spelling Power can be beneficial for gifted students because it allows them to work at their own pace and accelerate through curriculum when needed.
This website is an excellent resource for students seeking to improve their spelling skills. Some features of eSpindle include personalized quiz sessions, catered to each student's skill level, and a database of over 100,000 words. The fee is $79.80 for an annual self-renewing membership, $99.80 for an annual non-renewing membership and $599 for a lifelong membership; a free 10-day trial period is also offered.
The Verbal Advantage Student Edition was specifically developed to help junior high and high school students and is also great for adults who are well on their way to learning English as a second language. There are 16 lessons, two per audio unit, which introduce new vocabulary words using fun, dramatized stories, typical English paragraphs, and unique "top twenty" word categories.
This program promises to increase one's vocabulary by 15 minutes per day. There is a one-week free trial; the continuing program is $10 per month.
SpellingCity is an online spelling program that makes practicing for spelling tests fun.