Learning to spell is more than just learning by rote, and requires a sophisticated understanding of patterns, symbols and sequences; indeed spelling is mathematical in thought. Teaching your child to ...

Johnny in Topeka can’t read, but Janne in Helsinki is effortlessly finishing his storybooks. Such a disparity may be expected by now, but the reason might come as a surprise: It probably has much less ...

Misty Adoniou has received recent government funding to investigate the needs of refugee learners, and to evaluate the implementation of Professional Standards for Teachers. She is affiliated with ACT ...

A major reason Americans can’t read well is because school-aged children can’t spell. Twenty-first-century research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, as well as technology such as brain ...