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By Amanda Bindel
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Brief vocab quests should hold preteen attention.
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Word Joust for 6-8
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What's It About?
Kids become knaves in a medieval joust where they can either enter a quest and learn vocabulary from a list of 3,000 age-appropriate words or train by playing games with the words they've encountered in their quests. Games include Scramble (unscrambling mixed-up words); Troll Trickery (matching words to definitions); Labyrinth of Letters, a word search that is quite challenging; Cohorts of Swords (identifying the correct word as it crosses the screen); and Hangman. Kids move up from infantryman to archer and so on. Mastered words and "apprenticed" words (those introduced but not yet mastered) can be reviewed in Stats and on the Global Leaderboard.
Is It Any Good?
WORD JOUST 6-8 is a fun way for kids to practice word skills and develop their vocabularies. The mix of five games is varied enough that kids can practice different skills and use their brains in different ways. The words and definitions reflect varied meanings that could be encountered in YA lit. The short quests, which are only five words at a time, easily will hold preteen attention spans, and kids will stay challenged by the increasing difficulty of words as more quests are mastered.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Read to your kids and encourage them to read. Reading is the best vocabulary builder. Read our tips on How to Raise a Reader.
Some of the mini-games in Word Joust 6-8 are classics, including the word search and hangman. Challenge your kid to a pen-and-paper duel with one of these.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : spelling , vocabulary
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : memorization , solving puzzles , Self-Direction : academic development
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : April 13, 2012
- Genre : Education
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic )
- Publisher : Root-One, Inc.
- Version : 1.5
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.0 or later
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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