Learning to spell is more than just learning by rote, and requires a sophisticated understanding of patterns, symbols and sequences; indeed spelling is mathematical in thought. Teaching your child to ...

Recently I have found myself navigating my days like a nonstop spelling bee. Ever since watching the PBS Kids show Word World and becoming entirely addicted to it, my 3-year-old son has a voracious ...

Commentary: We are losing something important when schools move away from the basics, letting technology fill in the gaps ...

Johnny in Topeka can’t read, but Janne in Helsinki is effortlessly finishing his storybooks. Such a disparity may be expected by now, but the reason might come as a surprise: It probably has much less ...

In the day and age that we live in, proper English spelling and grammar seem to have taken a backseat for students. With internet lingo and texting ruling the hearts and minds of youngsters, learning ...

Akeelah Anderson can spell. She can spell better than anyone in her school in South Central Los Angeles, and she might have a chance at the nationals. Who can say? She sees the national spelling bee ...

'Believe', 'separate' and 'surprise' are some of the most commonly used words in the English language yet they are commonly misspelt. Why is that? What's so difficult about spelling English words that ...