The Palm Harbor University High student says there needs to be critical thinking, context and right-track answers, not just rote memorization. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Sami Wansink was a good speller when she went to the University of Canberra to study teaching, but she was not alone in not knowing why ...

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, ...

Spawned by the marketing divisions of big corporations, reading book companies have convinced some state school boards, superintendents, supervisors, principals, and other decision makers that they ...

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 ...

Want a spelling be champion in your family? Then use these tips to help your child learn to spell with the best of them. There is a certain electric magic that comes with the National Spelling Bee. It ...

Is your child’s school district a dyslexia/literacy failure super-spreader? To answer this question, let’s begin with a definition. What Is Dyslexia? As many as 1 in 5 children have symptoms of ...

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Designed to help teachers feel more confident teaching spelling in a structured, evidence-informed way, the one-day course will explore how to analyse spelling errors, refine instruction and support ...