Players use the mouse to move the talking blocks around on the screen and spell words.
The intended users are first-grade students who are learning to spell. The learning prerequisites are computer mouse skills, the ability to recognize the letters of the alphabet, and a basic knowledge of spoken English. Talking Blocks requires a Macintosh with Apple Speech Manager software installed and screen display set to 800 x 600. It was developed in Macromedia Director 5.0. Source code included.