After decades of neglect due to flawed whole language theory, the importance of explicit spelling instruction for reading comprehension is finally getting due diligence in research, paving the way for ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous — and prestigious — academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...

English spelling is hard and needs to be taught explicitly, but most American schools fail miserably to teach children to spell. Kids who can't spell often do not read and write with proficiency ...

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio -- Eighth-grader Nina Kinsler, seventh-grader Elijah Brownstein and sixth-grader Crystalyn Thrasher were the grade-level winners in Brady Middle School’s annual spelling bee. The ...