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If you’ve played Brain Age you will have an understanding of the idea behind My Word Coach, for it is quite similar. It is also a good teaching tool which makes it suitable for moms and dads. looking to steer clear of software with guns etc.. There are a number of single player daily word challenges all of them entertaining and engaging.

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There is Missing Letter, in which you are shown an incomplete word and you must draw in the correct letter with the Wii remote or stylus. It does feel a little bit peculiar using the Wii remote to write in the missing letters as opposed to scribbling them in with the stylus, but it works. The Wii features a mode whereby you can actually wirelessly link the DS and use it to quickly input letters and this functionality works incredibly well; you won’t even need the DS cart to do it.

In Word Shuffle, you are shown four definitions and have to use the Wii remote or DS stylus to match the correct word to each of them.

In Pasta Letters, you are shown a definition above a bowl of soup and you need to quickly spell out the word that the definition describes using the pasta letters in the broth.

And in Safecracker, you are shown a definition in the upper screen and must rotate the dial of a safe using the stylus or Wii remote to spell out the right word. In this case, you turn Nintendo’s remote as if turning a key into a lock/

My Word Coach increases in difficulty as you go along. After a few days you will find you have picked up new words which you will continue to use as part of your vocabulary.

My Word Coach has put together a series of mini-games that can be played solo and through competitive multiplayer in order to help people learn more words and is a superb game for everyone who wants to improve their vocabulary. For parents it is a great teaching tool

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 4:02 am and is filed under Good Parenting.