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It’s quite common when I introduce eSpindle to the educational community (not parents, not students, but educators, administrators, and publishers) that it is rejected with a brusque — “but eSpindle requires knowing how to spell the word!” It blows my … Continue reading →

We now have over 7,000 large color photographs enhancing our eSpindle resources.What bliss! It is so much easier to understand and memorize words with the right visual support. Our volunteers are still combing through Flickr in search of more images, … Continue reading →

Friday will see the launch of Word Cup as part of the LitCam Live! Forum at the Frankfurt Book Fair. (12:00, Hall 4.2)Word Cup is designed to harness the power of the Web to make good, maybe even amazing, things … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to share this study with the eSpindle community for a while. I think it is very interesting: No Effect on Comprehension Seen From ‘Reading First’By Kathleen Kennedy ManzoThe $6 billion funding for the federal Reading First program … Continue reading →

I just returned from the annual summit of SIIA, the Software and Information Industry Association, in San Francisco. It was an exciting event, with some of the best and brightest of the industry meeting to share ideas and learn from … Continue reading →

2008 is starting well for eSpindle: A few days ago we received a Learning Magazine’s 2008 Teacher’s Choice Award for the Family.Isn’t it pretty? At the same time the membership report came in. Overall, our membership revenues increased by 270%, … Continue reading →

Every once in while we meet people who respond to us with a peeved “how can you be a nonprofit, you act like a business!” The next line tends to be – “if you’re a nonprofit, why aren’t your services … Continue reading →

eSpindle started out as a program strongly focused on spelling.Now a more advanced tutoring module is available as well that challenges you to find of the right word first. After selecting “advanced word tutor” on the preferences page, the quiz … Continue reading →

Thank you to Michelle for forwarding an article by Washington Post writer Michael Skube, titled Writing Off Reading.This quote summarizes the essence of his observations:”If words are the coin of their thought, they [college students] are working with little more … Continue reading →