How SYSPELL works
Track students' progress with our dictation tool and receive comprehensive analyses and learning materials so you can focus on what matters most: teaching your students.
1 - Dictation Tools
Utilize our web app to efficiently track student performance with expertly designed dictation texts from linguists, or create and use your own custom texts. Also manage your classes and students.
2 - Performance Analysis
Input students' errors to receive comprehensive analyses. You get a data-driven overview of individual and class performance, helping you understand student progress and areas needing improvement.
3 - Learning Materials
Leverage the insights to offer personalized support to your students. Materials and didactical information on prosodically based writing acquisition, helps you supporting your students' where needed.
Integration into Existing Spelling Instruction
SYSPELL is not committed to any specific method but can be seamlessly integrated into any existing teaching approach. The focus is on data-driven support of students with materials and didactic instructions based on current findings in linguistics.
Focus on students
Improving your students‘ spelling skills in the long term
Objective assessment
Data-based overview of your students‘ spelling performance
Material collection
Vast collection of materials and resources for teaching spelling
Targeted support
Ease of teaching and support in bringing students up to the required level of writing competence
Know-how acquisition
Provides teachers with the opportunity to acquire basic language and linguistic knowledge
Easy Integration
Builds upon your current spelling teaching and learning practices
Multiplier Events
Participate in our events and get to know SYSPELL from the project team
Each participant receives a certificate of participation in an international Erasmus+ training event.
SYSPELL in German Lessons
- Date: November 30, 2023
- Start Time: 15:30
Part 1 - Introduction to the Linguistic Foundations (DE)
Linguist Dr. Margit Ergert will provide an overview of the linguistic foundations of German on which the project is based.
Part 2 - Data-Supported Spelling Instruction
Subsequently, the web-app developed in the project and teaching materials as well as their application for German lessons will be demonstrated.
Q&A with the Project Team
SYSPELL in English Lessons
- Date: November 29, 2023
- Start Time: 17:30
Part 1 - Introduction to the Linguistic Foundations (EN)
Renowned linguist Prof. Greg Brooks (University Sheffield) will give an overview of the linguistic foundations of English on which the project is based.
Part 2 - Data-Supported Spelling Instruction
Subsequently, the web-app developed in the project and teaching materials as well as their application for English lessons will be demonstrated.
Q&A with the Project Team
About SYSPELL
SYSPELL is an Erasmus+ project in the field of school education. It offers primary and secondary school teachers an innovative approach to teaching spelling to their students.
SYSPELL was developed for teaching German and English. The results of the project are:
- Scientific contribution to the "Explanation of English orthography - based on prosodic features of the language"
- Handbook for teachers with linguistic based didactic instructions
- Web app for data-based spelling lessons
- Comprehensive collection of worksheets
The project was developed in co-operation with the following partners:
- IDEUM Education GmbH (Austria - Project Lead)
- Humboldschule Plankstadt (Germany)
- University of Pannonia (Hungary)
- Greg Brooks Literacy Consultancy (United Kingdom)
- Leweston School (United Kingdom)
Frequently Asked Questions
SYSPELL, which stands for "Systematic and Computer Assisted Written Language Acquisition", is a system designed to assist primary and secondary school teachers in teaching spelling and improving their students' spelling skills.
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