Customer Reviews

Franklin Spelling Ace 20th Anniversary Phonetic Spell Corrector (SA-207A)

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I teach special education in grades 3 and 4. The 4th graders love when they see me take these out (I bought 4). They are an excellent editing tool and have interesting word games on them that my students beg to use whenever they finish their work or while waiting their turn for assistance.

I just got mine a few hours ago, so I'll just hit the high points here.

1. Multifunctional
2. Cheap!
3. It took me one minute to get it going, (with one eye on the instructions and the other on the keyboard.) I got it right the first time.

CONS:
(There are some, but nothing of concern)
1. If you were four years old, (skinny fingers) you could use the keyboard like a typewriter. As an adult, if you line up all four of your fingers on both hands--squeeze them together--they are still too big to type on it.--but so what, you knew it was small before you bought it.
2. 500,000 words would have been a lot better for me instead of 110,000 words. (getting an update for a couple of bucks, from the company, with another 2 or 3 hundred thousand words- would have been nice. I didn't get it for the games or SAT's--I would rather have had the addition words.

But did I forget to mention it's CHEAP!...EASY TO USE!...WORTH IT!?

BYE!

I have used Franklin products for years. I love this one for it's large print and large keyboard for such a compact unit. I'm very happy with it.

Joe, From Huntington Beach, CA

This product is great. It gives a spell checker, dichanary, and thusoruse. My homework is over way quicker than when I used my coumputer's spell checker. The games are great to. The timer has come in handy to. I truly recomend it.

I bought the Franklin Spelling Ace for a family member who has a learing disabilities and problems retaining information such as how words are spelled. She is able to write with more ease and confidence. I especially like the word games it contains, like "hangman" because it help her to discover how a word is spelled and the games help her remember how a word is spelled. The speller not only, gives you the word you are trying to spell but the definition and synonyms. I think this speller is great for anyone who has a problem with spelling and needs a helping hand. It only take a few minutes to learn to use the speller and would recomend it to anyone who can grasp the concept of using an electronic speller.

This is the second major addition to the Spelling Ace in recent years. For the money this is one the best learning tools around. Basic spelling and word comprehension are the basis of any quality education

The Franklin SA-207A goes a long ways towards making learning fun.

Amazon Seller XpressTech sells this model and the full Franklin Electronic Publishers line of products at great prices and they are very knowledgeable about use and features of everything Franklin manufacturers.

This item is excellent to save you from digging through pages of a dictionary in search of just a spelling, and not the definition. A must if you can't even get the first 3 letters square like I do looking up words. Most of these models will also play hangman with you, amongst a few other games to try and work with your spelling skills. The spelling ace my brother still has actually contained many definitions. These little machines are worth their weight in gold for highschoolers and college folks writing paper, even with spell check on the computer.

There is a Franklin Spelling Ace on every desk at my company as incorrect spelling and misuse of words are very much frowned upon. They are easier to use than the spell check or Thesaurus in most word processing programs.

I've had one of these for over 14 years now, when they first started coming out. My brother has the original one I got freshman year in high school, and I have one I got junior year. This item is still very much the same as it was 14 years ago, just a little sleaker and smaller. Very easy to use, turn on, type the word, and search. It still has thesaurus and games, and as reviews below mention, occasionally still brings up entertaining words if you are as bad of phonetic speller as I am. This item is excellent to save you from digging through pages of a dictionary in search of just a spelling, and not the definition. A must if you can't even get the first 3 letters square like I do looking up words. Most of these models will also play hangman with you, amongst a few other games to try and work with your spelling skills. The spelling ace my brother still has actually contained many definitions. These little machines are worth their weight in gold for highschoolers and college folks writing paper, even with spell check on the computer.

I bought two of the Anniversary editions as Christmas presents for my grandsons. Students and adult helpers have used Spelling Ace correctors for several years in my elementary classroom for ELA, and I have recommended them to parents who have had concerns for their students' successes. Although the styles have been updated over the years, it is still a convenient and easily used device that helps children in a fun and satisfying way. One of my grandsons is a preteen and one a teenager, and both are thrilled with the capabilities of this product. I was glad to see that you still offered the Franklin Spelling Ace...I knew just where to look first and was not disappointed!

This is a great product. Large letters that are easy to read. Have used similar older product for many years. This new one has more neat features. You can't go wrong for the price.

This works wonderfully. If you have any problems with spelling then this is exactly what you are looking for.