Which Wordchain Do I Choose?

These links below provide a quick outline of which Wordchain may best suit your needs.

For an in-depth assessment, see our Wordchain Spelling Tests.

You can also view Betsy demonstrating the Games

Wordchain 1 and the processes explained Wordchain explained

Wordchains 2,3 and 4 covered Wordchain 2, 3 and 4 explained

 

 

UPDATE:August 2025

-

Wordchain 2025

We are making some very big changes to Wordchain , adding several new features.

 

  1. The speed challenge. How far down a chain can you get in 60 seconds? Can you beat that score? This feature is now live, a part of every wordchain game level.

 

  1. A digital version of the fluency sheets, developing rapid blending. Click on any part of the word and hear that part (suffix, blend etc) Analyse the words, and then test yourself to see how many you can read in a minute.These are now part of each wordchain game.

 

  1. We hope to add in the big word challenge. (Divided into Big Words, Very Big Words, Huge Words and Colossal Words) The digital guys are working on this, and so far so good. It may or may not be in place for the beginning of the school year.Still a work in progress.

 

  1. Wordchain 5 work is still in progress, all about multi-syllable words, complex suffixes, Latin, French and Greek spelling patterns. This will test most students. This level has a much more sophisticated format. The blending activities relating to this level will eventually be added, 

 

  1. Dictation sentences relevant to the different levels will be added into the teacher portal.

 

This will make Wordchain a complete, self-teaching, one-stop shop for all key decoding and spelling skills, from the simplest words to the most complex.

 

 

Because Wordchain will be so much bigger, we will be offering a choice of six-month or 12-month licences. A 12-month licence activated on 1st June, 2024 will expire 12 months later, on 31st May, 2024. The school may choose to purchase a six-month licence, expiring on 30 November, 2024.

 

The licence period covers school holidays, and the pricing reflects this. However, students can login at home, and many choose to do so, especially with a little parental encouragement.

 

This will mean a shift in prices. We are committed to keeping it all affordable for schools who choose to use Wordchain widely.

The pricing chart is found under the Wordchain for Web tab above

 

Secondary schools: The fee will be based as a proportion of students in Years 7 – 10, not the full school population. Please ask for a quote.

 

Note: Schools and other GST registered educational organisations can purchase licences by invoice. Parents and other single licence users will need to pay by credit card.

 

 

Note:

We are keenly aware that the demo version of Wordchain  was causing headaches for some users, as students log in to this feature and lose progress. We have now completely removed all the Demo versions.