Remember those 4th grade spelling words quizzes we took in elementary school? They were like mini brain games that kept our spelling skills sharp and enhanced our budding vocabularies. We’d wrack our ...

English spelling is hard and needs to be taught explicitly, but most American schools fail miserably to teach children to spell. Kids who can't spell often do not read and write with proficiency ...

This year’s back to school night was a nightmare and “No spelling test!” was the tip of the iceberg. When administrators at back-to-school night said “spelling is not important enough to be tested"; ...

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ASKED WHY? THE PENN MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TRADITION SPELLING TESTS WILL SOON BE A THING OF THE PAST. PROBABLY WHAT A LOT OF US REMEMBER. SO PRETEST PRACTICE THE WORDS ALL WEEK.

State spelling bee organizers had to scramble Friday afternoon to change word lists and books after an online leak earlier in the week. Paige Kimble, director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, ...