With over 30 years of experience, Wordshark has unique depth and quality.
With its expertise in SEND, especially Dyslexia, it understands how to meet the wide-ranging needs of students. From letter sounds to KS3 vocabulary, from Automatic Progression to Set Work, it is used with high achievers, for EAL, and for students that are struggling or needing to catch up with their peers.
Excellent product that our children enjoy using and has made a genuine difference to our children’s spelling. Jon Millward, Headteacher, Federation of Widford and Hunsdon JMI Schools
More than 30 carefully designed games
| There are games for single letters, phonics, syllables and whole words.
There are 7 categories: Blend, Segment, Read, Spell, Patterns, Sentences, Alphabet. Games develop a variety of reading & spelling skills & offer rote practice too. Watch the 45 second video to see the different games categories or click here to see some of the games. |
Baseline test ‘Shark Challenge’ saves you time
The test accurately places students at the right starting point in Automatic Progression mode, ‘Supershark’.
Student in ‘Supershark’ + Set Work + ‘Free Play’ access
4 options, all adjustable, any combination;
Automatic Progression, Set Work, Own lists, Free Play
Leave your students to use Wordshark’s Automatic Progression mode, Supershark. Choose to Set Work from the 6 course word bank, or create your own lists. Allow ‘Free Play’ to give students more freedom; access to a whole course (or more), with no automations.
Example Students (Videos)
Extensive Word Bank or Own Lists 
Wordshark comes with over 10,000 words, sentences and images. You can create your own lists too. The 6 Courses to choose from:
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Seeing progress & checking time spent
Choose data for individual students or groups, choose Set Work or Automatic Progression reports, view student game play time.
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Placement test
Students take the placement test ‘Shark Challenge‘ when they first log in. It can be re-taken or skipped.
Setting Work
For a more targeted approach you can Set Work. Choose from the 6 courses available or create your own lists.
Automatic Progression
Students are placed in ‘Supershark‘ based on content from the ‘Wordshark’ course.
Reports & Progress
Students see a weekly progress pop-up report. Teachers can view reports for Supershark or for Set Work.
Log in at school/home
Access the program from anywhere, on computers, Chromebooks or iPads. Consider allowing ‘Free Play‘!
How will you use Wordshark?
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What teachers say…
Wordshark has been very successful with the Year 8 and Year 9 students I am working with. There are a variety of motivating games which can be played to practise both… Read this and other testimonials
10,000 words & sentences
Courses include National Curriculum spellings, Alpha to Omega, High frequency words, and Everyday vocabulary for students new to English. Word lists are presented in a format to support your spelling lessons. Your own lists can also be added.
Dyslexia, SEND, EAL
Even reluctant students are motivated by Wordshark! Multi-sensory, carefully thought-through games and structured word lists make the program ideal for SEND. The courses and games are perfect for students learning English as an additional language.
Age & gender neutral
The choice of activities, concepts and words make Wordshark suitable for ages 5-16, from early introduction to phonics right through to spelling support in secondary school, filling gaps in knowledge or for learning specialist vocabulary.
The games
Each motivating game has a sound educational purpose helping to develop a variety of reading and spelling skills – not just rote practice. There are also games for synthetic phonics.
Adaptable & Versatile
Wordshark is hugely versatile, easily adjusted to the needs of each student. Choose from AP, Set Work, Free Play and Own lists. Students can, for example, re-take the placement test or be re-placed in AP. Make changes within games and more!
Measuring Impact
Wordshark records student activity to show time played, performance and any errors. 10-15 minutes every day playing the ‘Supershark’ course games ensures success!
Why it works
No student is the same or learns in the same way, so Wordshark adapts to each of their needs, providing a wide choice of words, games, and options. Each game has a task which is to teach or reinforce a specific reading or spelling skill – success with Wordshark is all about the combined effect of these different games. Students also enjoy the reward activities, gaining confidence through independent learning.
- Every game builds a different skill in reading and spelling
- Options, settings and more make the program highly adaptable
- Students can work independently, at their own level
- Wordshark offers rote practice, in addition to introducing necessary skills
Looking for a Single User Licence? Wordshark v5 (offline) is available to purchase as a Computer Download or USB licence…
- Licences are still available for this offline version in USB or download formats.
- Suitable if you have no/very limited internet connection or your institution does not allow access to the internet.
- Version 5 needs Windows 10 or Mac OSX – click here to check system requirements
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