post #1 of 1 Thread Starter  Product/Service name:  Calvert 3rd
Grade Spelling and Vocabulary (CD-ROM)  Brief description of
product/service:  CD-ROM based spelling program. There are 14
new list words each week (Chapter),  Day 1: Pretest Day 2:
Lesson Day 3: Activities Day 4: Test/Quiz Day 5: Cumulative
Review  It runs on various Windows OS's and OSX.  Store/Site of
purchase:  Calvert Store   $25 including shipping  How long have
you used this product/service?  4 days   This was not a good fit
for DD1, a very strong sight reader. Too great a portion of the
activities were of the "pick out the word spelled correctly"
variety. She could do this until the cows came home without
learning how to generate a word herself. [We have had success
with another program, so I know that she's capable of learning
spelling... the issue was fit and method.]  A major weakness in
the program is a lack of flexibility: There's no way to add your
own list words, and no way to go back and re-do the activities
until the entire Chapt