Speedy Recall is a simple, fast-paced, competitive word game. The game includes two sets of cards, green letter cards and yellow category cards. One person simultaneously flips over a letter card and category card. The players are in a race to call out a word beginning with the letter that meets the category criteria. For example, with the letter F and category Type of Sport, someone can call out, "football!" Whoever calls out a correct answer first, takes the category card. The person who collects the most category cards wins. Players can agree on how long to wait for someone to think of an answer before flipping over a new letter card. Games are short and will be suitable for younger children or those with weaker attention. However, the game is open for disagreement over who answered first and whether or not the answer is acceptable which can be a good learning experience for some and could be problematic for others. Overall, an enjoyable game for most group that encourages students to think quickly and flexibly to draw on their existing knowledge and vocabulary.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Auditory Processing
• Has auditory distractions that cannot be silenced (background music, players shout answers, etc.)
• A player's success depends on speed
• Processing Speed
• Student cannot take as much time as needed to read text
• A player's success depends on speed
• Reading Basics
• Student cannot take as much time as needed to read text
• Self-regulation
• Multi-player activity that requires cooperation or has potential for disagreements
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• A player's success depends on speed

A fast paced card game where you win if you have 'Speedy Recall'. The game has two decks - letter cards and category cards. A card is drawn out simultaneously from both these decks. The objective is to quickly recollect a word that begins with the letter on the letter card and belongs to the category on the category card. The player who collects the most category cards wins the game. Awards: Pal Award Parent Tested, Parent Approved