Over 50 words are grouped by topic or spelling pattern. In Aquatica, children race the clock to pop letter bubbles to spell words or play a game of hangman in the jungle. Getting started can be confusing, children must first go through a short maze . But the primary drawback to this program is its inability to customize word lists making it impossible to concentrate on spelling words from school lists. Strengths of the program are its terrific graphics and humor.
Parents also can customize the game's timing, feedback, and pick from upper or lower case letters.
Also this program has a two-player option and keeps a spelling word file based on the child's errors. Once an activity has been selected just press play to start the games. There is quite a bit of reading with this program. So parents need to be nearby for assistance with challenged readers. Also, children can make their own book covers and then choose more information about the subject they want to read about.