I'm sharing one of my favorite online resources for teaching phonics and spelling—Mr. Spelling on YouTube! His rap songs break down tricky spelling patterns and rules in a way that kids love and ...

In the day and age that we live in, proper English spelling and grammar seem to have taken a backseat for students. With internet lingo and texting ruling the hearts and minds of youngsters, learning ...

When Nikki Hernon D'Aleo was a young girl, she said spelling the somewhat easy word "smile" caught her off guard. “I wouldn’t put the ‘e’ on the end,” said the now ninth- and 10th-grade English ...

It had all the lip-biting drama of a traditional spelling bee, but with a major dose of español. As if spelling obscure, multisyllabic words in a single language wasn't difficult enough, 25 students ...

"People will stop me pretty regularly and say, 'That spelling bee is awesome.' It's fun because you have such a wonderful group of people who like books." Intellectuals. Academics. Avid readers.