Parents and teachers often ask: “What’s the best way for my child or student to learn and retain words from the weekly spelling list? How does one get beyond simply memorizing words for a Friday ...

All computers come with spellcheckers and iPhones autocorrect their users’ texts. But despite those everyday features, formal spelling instruction still pays off, the findings of a new study suggest.

Spelling lists. Spelling tests. Spelling bees. Adults of a certain age who remember anything about elementary school likely recall spelling as central to their literacy instruction. That’s not ...

Parents have so much that they need to be responsible for these days. Where children often waited until kindergarten or first grade to learn their numbers, letters and colors, today’s children often ...

Microsoft Word includes learning tools to improve your reading skills, and here are the steps to get started. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

New research suggests that children as young as 3 already are beginning to recognize and follow important rules and patterns governing how letters in the English language fit together to make words.

In learning to spell words, learners may be directed to pronounce the words in various ways. Some commercial spelling programs have learners decode dictionary pronunciation keys (also called phonetic ...

Sukanya Roy, an 8th grader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee last night, defeating Laura Newcombe, from Toronto, Canada (USA! USA! USA!), when Newcombe misspelled ...

We want our children to learn how to think better and to learn how to reason their way through problems. What better way to do this than to introduce them to the world of creative word puzzles. Your ...