Anyone in the annual national spelling bee will get these words right, but plenty of mere mortals definitely don’t. Anyone in the annual national spelling bee will get these words right, but plenty of ...

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

Are spelling tests really necessary? Not in the affluent Solon City Schools in Ohio where fifth graders are learning to spell second-grade level words! What if these were your children? Would you ...

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

Once upon a time, I was asked at the place where I work part time to create a pronunciation guide to some common words.

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The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' actress shared details about her 'hoarder' tendencies in the latest episode of her podcast, 'misSPELLING' Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

We all enjoy watching the ecstatic contestants pump their little fists with victory at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, going on Thursday in Oxon Hill, Maryland. But we can't appreciate the fleeting ...

Well, you can now — since I spelled them correctly. But could you beforehand? If so, you’d better sign up for the National Spelling Bee for Adults and Kids, which will take place on Sunday, March 9, ...

As the fierce yet fun 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee heads into its final round Thursday, the importance and value of spelling take center stage. Does being an excellent speller correlate with ...

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...