Jason Shah

I’ve created many spelling games for Spelling Test Buddy (https://spellingtestbuddy.com) since launching a year ago. They are hugely popular on the platform, with some games being played many thousands of times per day. But for many students learning at home, or in non-Western countries, Spelling Test Buddy is too expensive. I didn't want to roll in free spelling games into Spelling Test Buddy,...

With thousands of teachers using Spelling Test Buddy across the world, one of the most frequent asks was to create spelling games to help teachers reinforce learning with their students. This is the first foray into science-backed spelling, phonics and vocabulary games for Spelling Test Buddy!

I am re-launching Spelling Test Buddy. The first iteration was focused on parents: Spelling Test Buddy helped kids ace their spelling test. The product has been expanded and rebuilt to serve teachers who need to support local and distributed students. Teachers need to manage groups of students, dozens to hundreds of word lists, and hundreds to thousands of results. They needed a tool that was...

Worksheet Creator is a spinoff of Spelling Test Buddy (https://spellingtestbuddy.com). In building Spelling Test Buddy, I interviewed many teachers. A lot of them talked about how worksheet management was a challenge. So many aspects of spelling and phonics personalization in many schools requires a teacher to hand-edit templates. This of course severely limits any real ability to personalize...

I built Spelling Test Buddy to solve a personal need we were feeling at home. I wanted to quiz my 10 year old kids on their spelling test lists, to make sure they were ready. But it was always a challenge. I had to do this while juggling cooking dinner and cleaning. I don't have the time or patience to create audio flashcards using existing tools. Spelling practice was always forgotten, and my...