Puzzles for Tutors

Puzzles are excellent tools for learning, fun, and confidence building for learners and a great resource for tutors and learners to work together.

The puzzles on this site are listed and defined by the following criteria to help guide you in selecting puzzles that are appropriate for your student(s):

Type of puzzle
   • Crossword
   • Search a word
   • Fill in the blank

Readability
   • Spache
   • Powers

Difficulty
   • Low-level
   • Mid-level
   • Upper-level

Readability

Readability is a method of calculation that reflects the reading level of the material. Readability calculations are normally based on the assumption that the text being evaluated is running prose of some length and non-technical in nature. Puzzles do not always fall comfortably into this category, so we have chosen two methods of calculating readability and listed them both for each puzzle.

Spache vs. Powers

The Spache formula is vocabulary-based while the Powers formula counts words, syllables, and sentences. Both formulas were chosen for working best with elementary level materials. To further assist you in identifying appropriate materials to use with your student we have also included a difficulty level.

We hope you enjoy using these puzzles. We will continue to add new puzzles throughout the year, so please visit often to see what is new!

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