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 ...

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 ...

All computers come with spellcheckers and iPhones autocorrect their users’ texts. But despite those everyday features, formal spelling instruction still pays off, the findings of a new study suggest.

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 ...