The architecture and processes underlying visual word recognition represent some of the most intricate systems in human cognition. The seemingly simple act of reading a word involves not only a ...

Spelling lists. Spelling tests. Spelling bees. Adults of a certain age who remember anything about elementary school likely recall spelling as central to their literacy instruction. That’s not ...

This recent meta-analysis examined 59 studies of spelling interventions for students who had, or were at risk for, learning ...

Read about the longest English word without a vowel, Rhythm. Learn its meaning, origin, pronunciation, and examples of other ...

If Snigdha Nandipati, the 14-year-old who won last year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, had been asked to define her winning word, "guetapens," things might have turned out differently. This year, a ...