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This French website created for native French speakers is full of dictées - dictations. This site is divided into grade levels based on the French school system. (For a brief run-down of the grade levels in France visit the blog from Transparent Language entitled À l'École!: French and American Grade Levels Compared at http://blogs.transparent.com/french/a-lecole/) Since the ladictee.fr website is targeted toward elementary aged children, the language level works well for beginner and intermediate French L2 learners. Even though a dictée isn't what people would call a "communicative" activity, it does serve the purpose of helping students make connections between spoken language and written language, especially since French spelling is not phonemic. The site includes various dictées for each level, along with a PDF of the written text so student's can check their work. Doing dictées can help students improve their spelling, recognize spelling patterns, and learn to listen for cues in spoken speech that indicate whether the person is speaking in the plural or singular (often tricky in the French language). Note: When doing a dictée, students are focused on writing down what is said word for word, and NOT on comprehension. It would NOT be effective to give a student a dictée and then immediately ask them specific comprehension questions about what they just heard.

Spelling & Vocabulary Website This works for English only. The user enters a list of words. The computer speaks and spells the words. It also uses the words in sentences. Various games and quizzes are available.

Spell words out loud to complete levels in this game. Translations of words available in many languages, but you can only spell words in English. Limitations: The play is rather slow because the game processes one letter at a time.

Arabic spell checker

Web-based grammar and spelling checker. Limitations: English only

English literacy lessons. Interactive animations teach kids about spelling, pronunciation, and reading. Includes exercises.

Web-based grammar and spelling checker. Limitations: English only

Online Spelling and Grammar Checker for English as a Second Language

Online Spelling and Grammar Checker for French as a Second Language

Checker for grammar, punctuation, style, plagiarism, and spelling. English only.

Online Spelling and Grammar Checker for Spanish as a Second Language

Word games in English, including "Grammar Gorillas," spelling games. A few foreign language games.

Create and play games based on lists of words. Flashcards, memory, matching, spelling, etc.

Tools for learners, teachers, and researchers. Learners can take tests, use concordance tools for reading, writing, and grammar. Researchers and teachers can determine the number of words at different frequency bands, etc. Limitations: English and French only

Templates for creating Flash exercises such as drag-and-drop and matching.

Professional proofreading online tool provides you free essay proofreader service. It proofread your papers without grammar, spelling & punctuation mistakes.