From the first winning word (gladiolus) to the use of fast-paced spell-offs, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has endured for 100 years.

Thursday's Wordle begins with the rarest letter in the alphabet. Here's our list of all the letters ranked by popularity.

New research from Northwestern University shows 15-month-old infants can learn words for objects they've never seen. This ...

Your mother-in-law sounds like a character. I’m reminded again of something I read recently that said everyone wants a ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of Massachusetts parents who claimed their children were harmed by reading curricula designed by three prominent literacy experts. The ...

Ahead of next week’s National Spelling Bee, a company called Word Unscrambler released a list of the most misspelled words in each state.

With a San Angelo local heading to Maryland for the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, here is a list of the most misspelled ...

South Carolina schools are going all in on the "science of reading," an approach to teaching reading that's largely focused ...

George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television” became an overnight sensation. In a time before cellphones, cable TV or the internet, millions searched to discover the seven ...

The other primary approach emphasizes sight reading, in which students memorize whole words and piece together meaning through context. Nearly 40 states have required phonics-based reading ...