The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous — and prestigious — academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...

Five exceptional spellers from different Catholic schools made history when they exhausted the competition's word list in 11 ...

The youngest finalist in the 74th annual state spelling bee left the written portion of the competition in tears. Little did she know the other participants struggled, as well, and she would go on to ...

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 ...

Teachers often report the dilemma of children scoring 100 percent correct on a Friday spelling test but misspelling the same words the following week in their writing. Cognitive psychology has given ...