Super Genius Compound Words is a matching card game with the primary objective to provide a fun alternative to begin recognizing and reading 30 compound words such as eyelid, headphone and bookshelf. Cards use a combination of colorful pictures and brightly colored words to help students draw connections between the word meanings and their spellings. The games exercise a variety of skills including visual scanning and working memory as students scan their cards for the words and associated pictures, as well as abstract and verbal reasoning as students need to shift from thinking of the compound word broken into two images to thinking of it as a compound word with its own meaning. Most of the six game varieties also depend on processing speed, verbal memory, visual memory, and attention as students race to be the first to remember words on their cards. Adults will want to help students choose the appropriate game for the specific students' skill levels and needs, and, when appropriate, coach the student by playing together. Older students in the given age range will be able to play the games independently once they have been over it with an adult, but they might find some of the memory games taxing or not sufficiently engaging. Overall, with the appropriate support, these educational games can be a much more fun way to practice compound words than worksheets, but the appropriateness will depend on how comfortable a student is with the many cognitive skills required to be successful.

• 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

• Attention
• Has auditory distractions that cannot be silenced (background music, players shout answers, etc.)
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Processing Speed
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• A player's success depends on speed
• Reading Basics
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• 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
• Visual Discrimination
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Working Memory
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps

Encourage your little geniuses to further develop their reading skills! Match compound words three different ways in this unique game: word to image, image to image equation, and image equation to word! The concept is brilliant! There is always one -- and only one -- match between any two cards. Pick a cooperative rule or race to find the match. There are endless ways to learn while having fun.