Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Gabe Henry discussed why he thinks that spelling in the English language is "absurd." He spoke at the Planet Word Museum in Washington, D.C.

For nearly a century, the iconic Scripps National Spelling Bee has inspired a love of learning in students across the country and around the world. You may picture the annual television broadcast of ...

Readin’ and writin’ and ‘rithmetic, the old school thought of— school. My how times have changed! Understanding the progression of education certainly cannot be explained in one little article. But, ...

The dreaded weekly spelling test is causing serious self-esteem issues for pupils across the country. For what purpose, asks Dan ...

When Houston ISD second-grader Zachary Teoh thinks of the word "bibliophile," he thinks of himself first. Then, he thinks about the building blocks—"biblio-," a Greek word meaning "book," and "-phile, ...

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

They've been campaigning for a century to make the spelling of the English language easier and recently picketed a spelling bee in the US to make their point. Welcome to the Simplified Spelling ...

When Houston ISD second-grader Zachary Teoh thinks of the word "bibliophile," he thinks of himself first. Then, he thinks about the building blocks-"biblio-," a Greek word meaning "book," and "-phile, ...