Forget the dreaded Friday spelling test, and don't count on spell check to do the job. For too long, spelling has been ...

Faizan Zaki, age 13, spelled the word “eclaircissement” and collapsed on the floor in victory as confetti showered him at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee last week. The annual competition took ...

Learning Disability Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Spring, 1998), pp. 106-122 (17 pages) Children with only spelling (n=24) or handwriting and spelling disabilities (n=24) were randomly assigned to a ...

ANN ARBOR, MI -- The Family Learning Institute, which provides free tutoring to approximately 150 young local students each year, will hold its 11th Annual Spelling Bee on May 5. A silent auction ...

It has now been 47 years since my brush with spelling greatness, but the memories are sharp enough for me to appreciate and enjoy accounts of the 76th annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. I ...

Today Sam will plow through the city’s rough boroughs in search of artisanal cookie dough, even though he ought to stay home to nurse his cough. What’s wrong with that picture? Seven words containing ...

This intervention study tested whether invented spelling plays a causal role in learning to read. Three groups of kindergarten children (mean age = 5 years 7 months) participated in a 4-week ...

As the Scripps National Spelling Bee enters its centennial celebration, nine exceptional students have advanced to the finals, each carrying the dream of becoming the next champion. Among them is ...

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 ...