How it works

Tap the button on your child's card and take a photo of their spelling sheet - a marked weekly test, a dictation, or just a list of words they've written out. In a few seconds the app reads the whole page.

1. Tap the button on your child's card
You'll find it on the home screen, next to their name. You'll need to be signed in with cloud sync on.

2. Photograph the marked sheet
Lay the page flat in good light and take the picture, or choose one from your camera roll.

3. The app reads every word
It picks up each word and the teacher's ticks and crosses - and for a crossed word, works out which word was meant and remembers what your child actually wrote.

4. Check and adjust
Correct words come pre-ticked. Glance down the list, fix anything that was misread, then save.

What one photo does

Reading the sheet, recording results, adding words, and scoring handwriting all happen from a single picture.

Updates the progress report

Every word marked right or wrong is recorded exactly as if it had been practised in the app - feeding the same progress screen and weekly parent reports.

Captures the misspellings

For words marked wrong, it works out the intended word and remembers what your child actually wrote, so the "wrong answers" view and coaching tips stay accurate.

Adds the words to practise

Any words not already in your child's lists are added automatically, so they can revise them in-app with audio, games, and handwriting mode.

Scores the handwriting

If handwriting analysis is on for that child, the writing on the page is assessed too - letter formation for younger children, overall fluency for older ones - and added to the Formation/Writing report.

Built so you barely lift a finger

Correct spellings come pre-ticked. When a word is clearly right, the app marks it correct for you. You only need to glance at the genuine discrepancies.

Homophones get a gentle nudge. Where a word could be a "their / there" style trap, the app flags it for a second look rather than guessing.

You stay in control. Every mark is editable before you save - but on a clean sheet there's often nothing to change. If a wrong word has no misspelling to record, tap "+ add what they wrote" so it can be tracked as a pattern.

What it costs

Paper practice uses the same credit system as the rest of spelling.live. Reading a marked sheet uses one credit; if handwriting scoring runs as well, that's one more - so up to two credits per photo. There's no separate charge and no subscription tier to unlock it. More on how credits work →