My number preparation tool is the site Aerolith.org. The principles behind the word walls and the flashcards very much suit my learning style. As I am very fair with myself, I refuse to move on until I develop some confidence that I have retained the words in my system. I have now journeyed on to alphagram group 540 - 550.
I have created a video showing my practice routine. The reason I do this is only to give other scrabble players a chance to understand my routine as well as to take suggestions as to how I could improve. A normal routine would take between 10 and 20 minutes depending on how difficult I find the set.
The video can be seen
here.
The routine is one that is based on the person practising being honest with themselves and having a desire to increase their word knowledge.
The true benefit of familiarising oneself with the words comes out in game play, when you unscramble a set of letters you are sure you have typed at least 20 times on a screen.
Happy scrabbling!
Posted by Megel Barker.
A teacher of mathematics who enjoys playing scrabble, and who has naively saddled himself with the goal of improving his game to an expert level.
