“We just have too many words in the English language to memorize ... “Gone are the days kids get spelling words on Monday, write them in sentences on Tuesday, put them in alphabetical order ...

Nor is getting children to write their spelling words out 10 times ... As a result, only about 12% of words in English are spelt the way they sound. But that doesn’t mean that spelling is ...

Part of answering that is knowing when kids should learn to read, write, and do different kinds ... "Can they hear rhyming words? Do they know that squiggles on a page stand for sounds when ...

Participants had not received any formal instruction in reading or writing. Science News sponsorship position. In a series of 12 trials, some children saw a word for an animal or object ...

Helen Foulkes, Head of BBC Education The UK’s most successful writing competition for children, BBC 500 Words, opens today (Tuesday 24 September). The competition, which is supported by BBC ...

Helen Foulkes, Head of BBC Education Today, the UK’s most successful writing competition for children, 500 Words, launched on BBC Breakfast, live from a primary school in Abergavenny.

This hour, Jason speaks with Manoush about reaching kids through stories that let them ... Reynolds found inspiration in rap music and began writing poetry at the age of nine.