This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

Tech tools that correct spelling may be convenient, but they can mask a serious problem. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Constantine Johnny / Moment / SeventyFour / iStock / Getty If you know ...

In the spelling literature, it’s expected that an elementary student can already spell half of the words in a 20-word research-based spelling list appropriate for the student’s grade level (Gentry, ...

One of the longtime objectives of my Psychology Today education blog is to highlight the importance of spelling-to-read methodology which for decades has been given short shrift due to whole language ...