Innovative Technology

A built-in Microsoft Speech Engine and an Apple PlainTalk Speech Engine speak the spelling words, sentences and definitions
CAL Tutor supplied spelling lists are prerecorded to ensure accurate pronunciation using a built-in CAL Tutor Recording Studio. The speech engines speak the words when no prerecorded words are present
The built-in Recording Studio is available for teachers, parents and coaches to personally record spelling words for custom spelling lists
Custom lists can included teacher, parent or coach supplied definitions and sentences that are displayed during tests
Use the built-in “Internet Lookup” to automatically look up the selected spelling word’s definition, find a sentence, and hear the correct pronunciation. For each spelling word lookup, CAL Tutor provides a combination of 17 online: dictionaries, search engines and encyclopedias
Use a built-in List Wizard to select alphabetical spelling lists and create specialized sub lists by classification: hyphenated words, compound words, capitalized words, random words, embedded “ei” words, etc,.
Import electronic lists into CAL Tutor and export lists from CAL Tutor
Print any spelling list to serve as a study guide
Take automated spelling test 24/7 that displays the score, correctly spelled words and highlighted misspelled words for the last four spelling tests
CAL Tutor speaks the spelling word and displays a definition and sentence for each spelling word included in the CAL Tutor purchase
Use a Cal Tutor option to randomize spelling words during each spelling test
A spelling test option that tests only misspelled words from a list or all lists
Set test timer to maximum time allotted for a word or a spelling test
Take a test on a specified number of random words from all spelling lists
Displays a Troublesome Word Report ranking all misspelled words by number of times misspelled and displays up to 10 misspelling variations
Displays Achievement Report for each students by spelling list and overall
Displays a Test History report with timestamp for each student test
Receive the right help at the right time with Just-in-Time Help™
Password-protected student folders and administrative functions
Available for Windows or Mac and LAN-based or standalone computer