Chandler acknowledges that little or non-existent spelling instruction puts children with an existing or emerging learning ...

Is learning how to properly spell words necessary for children anymore? One professor says no. Sugata Mitra, a professor and acclaimed educational researcher told the British education magazine TES ...

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 ...

Consistently poor spelling can indicate that a child has dyslexia or another related learning challenge. If that's masked by ...

At Lacy Elementary School, kindergarten teacher Michelle Pritchard points her students toward a drawing of a rodent with the letters “a” and “t” above it. The first letter is missing. She asks them ...

An educational expert spells out why it makes sense to learn handwriting and how parents can help motivate youngsters to pick up a pen or pencil.

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 ...

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 ...