In this video, I share the real struggles of teaching reading and decoding English words that just don’t follow the rules—like 'tomb', 'bomb', 'comb', 'limb', and 'climb.' It's a humorous glimpse into ...

Like a mental hospital, high school is a place where everybody suffers from delusions. The teachers delude themselves into thinking the students are learning something and the students delude ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is marking its 100th anniversary by giving back through a special initiative called ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — How does a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the nation's capital sound? That's what hundreds of students across Tennessee compete for as part of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

An age-old staple of elementary school — the weekly spelling test — is disappearing from some classrooms. Causing confusion among parents, a growing number of schools are ditching tradition for a ...

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.

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

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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 ...