Seven-year-old Alayna Gifford and a few of her classmates were seated in a semicircle on the floor at Waterloo Elementary School. “OK, Alayna, your turn,” said teacher Staphanie Yonowitz, who is ...

No longer do students bring home that list of words every Monday to memorize for a test Friday as did their parents, grandparents and even older brothers and sisters. The words are still spelled the ...

Spawned by the marketing divisions of big corporations, reading book companies have convinced some state school boards, superintendents, supervisors, principals, and other decision makers that they ...

Positioned as showdowns, smack-downs or friendly competitions, spelling bees have a long and storied past in the United States. The earliest spelling contest on record dates back to 1808 and was ...

Want a spelling be champion in your family? Then use these tips to help your child learn to spell with the best of them. There is a certain electric magic that comes with the National Spelling Bee. It ...

Spawned by the marketing divisions of big corporations, reading book companies have convinced some state school boards, superintendents, supervisors, principals, and other decision makers that they ...

The games will run in association with the Times, in a deal brokered by Universal McCann London and will launch on Times Online today (26 January). One is called Mini Bees, which aims to promote the ...