Commentary: We are losing something important when schools move away from the basics, letting technology fill in the gaps with spellcheck.

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 ...

The latest research supports weekly spelling tests in a test-study-test format from a grade by grade curriculum. For example, the pretest or self-testing as described in Part 1 of “5 Reasons Your ...

Parents and teachers often ask: “What’s the best way for my child or student to learn and retain words from the weekly spelling list? How does one get beyond simply memorizing words for a Friday ...

Misty Adoniou is a Senior Lecturer in Language, Literacy and Teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Canberra. She occasionally presents workshops in schools on the teaching of ...

Author and primary school teacher Dan Batchelor has called for an end to traditional school spelling tests, arguing they do more harm than good for children with learning differences. Speaking at the ...