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The Real Reason Brits and Americans Spell “Color” Differently

It’s no secret that there are a few colorful British spellings out there—starting with the word color! In addition to that word gaining an extra u in the British version, British English turns ...
Education Week

Spellcheck Won’t Cut It. Here’s Why Kids Need Spelling Instruction

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 ...
The Conversation

What spelling bees can tell us about learning to spell – and what they get wrong

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 ...
BBC

Learning spellings and using patterns

Hello, I'm Mrs. Hudson and we're going to find ways to remember those tricky spellings. There are so many words to spell. How can you remember all those spellings? Hmm, tricky! Luckily I have two top ...