Do you want to build confidence in your spelling and reading skills? The Santa Barbara Public Library System is offering additional sessions of its popular, free workshops on Spelling and Word Basics ...

The secret to success at the Scripps National Spelling Bee presented by Kindle may not only involve a mind made for memorization. Two previous champions say burying themselves in their favorite books, ...

Forget the dreaded Friday spelling test, and don't count on spell check to do the job. For too long, spelling has been treated as rote memorization or dismissed as unnecessary in an age of autocorrect ...

Encouraging kindergartners’ attempts to spell unknown words on their own can help them become better readers, according to a recent study by two Canadian researchers. Gene Ouellette, an associate ...

It’s no secret that kids love smartphones and tablets because they’re engaging and easy to use. But they can also be learning tools that inspire kids by demonstrating experiences and offering ...

A renown cognitive psychologist is touting the importance of spelling for reading achievement. In his highly regarded new book, Raising Kids Who Read [1], cognitive psychologist Dan Willingham says ...

The reading skills of children with reading and spelling difficulties (RSD) lag far behind the age level in the first two school years, despite special education received from special education ...

A standing–room–only crowd packed the aisles, and people sat sprawled on the carpet in front of room W208b of the Orlando Convention Center, hungry for an alternative to twenty years of dumbed–down ...

Reading scores for Indiana's grade school students have reflected below average readiness levels on the state's recent achievement tests. Educators said a software program in some schools is making a ...