Newsletter July ’26 Wordshark Online

Posted 7th July 2026

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We are sneaking in a quick summer newsletter to wish all customers, on holiday or about to break up, a happy, restorative break.

August Prizes & Certificate!

We are rewarding the top 25 students that play the most games during the month of August 2026! Prizes (crab pen holders) will be sent out to the winners in September for the attention of the Wordshark Administrator. It’s that simple and nothing for you to organise!

Encourage your students to sign in to Wordshark over the summer (or any other holidays) with this downloadable pdf Wordshark Tick Chart

New game called ‘Tracking’

Question: How can you find it and how is it helpful?
Answer: Students will find it under the ‘Patterns’ games tab. It is available for most lists that have common spelling patterns. ‘Tracking’ involves tracking letter strings, or in some cases whole words. The game has several advantages. It promotes visual recognition of letter patterns – a skill sometimes overshadowed by sound recognition and blending activities. It promotes the left to right reading direction (not always secure in those with dyslexia). It emphasises letter patterns including letters that are working together to represent one sound. It sharpens visual discrimination and speed of visual recognition.

Portholes for students using ‘Supershark’

Question: Why were these introduced and when do they appear?
Answer: They encourage students by confirming their progress through each unit in Supershark as well as congratulating students when they have successfully learnt a list and are being moved on to the next.

Game Play Report for own word lists

Students can now access a Game Play Report for games they have played using their own lists. Read more

Crabs have an exoskeleton made of chitin.
If they lose a claw, it grows back again.
They belong to a scientific order of crustaceans called Decapoda, which translates as “ten-footed.”

We have created a custom ‘Crab’ Wordsearch