Seeing your child mix up b and d when reading or writing can feel alarming. But here’s the good news: it’s incredibly common ...

The third annual West Norfolk Academies Trust event saw children from the its six primary schools test their spelling skills. The schools were Gaywood Primary, Clenchwarton, Walpole Cross Keys ...

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 ...

Texas teen Faizan Zaki spelled his way to victory in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee with a word most adults can't even pronounce. His winning word? Éclaircissement. Here's how the 13-year ...

Georgia fifth grader Sarv Dharavane placed third in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the youngest participant to make the final round.

The Scripps Spelling Bee has stumped spellers from around the country since 1925. Here are some of the hardest winning words from spelling bee history. A-B-S-A…?

The 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee began May 27 with the preliminary rounds. The mid-Hudson Valley student in the competition, Cora Massaro, competed in the preliminaries.

COLUMBIA — Kyng's approach was textbook. Tasked with spelling out the word "drop," the first grader at Logan Elementary School had instead written "drip" onto his laminated sheet with a dry ...

Bird Rock Elementary School fourth-grader Levi Pancer reaps the rewards of winning the Coastwise Spelling Bee in the fourth- and fifth-grade division on April 23. It was his third straight victory ...

School of Medicine holds third medical spelling bee. Balanoposthitis was the winning word Medical terminology is notoriously challenging to both laypeople and medical students alike. On March 19, Yale ...

In accordance with Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 1, which passed was approved by the Indiana General Assembly in 2024, all 2nd and 3rd grade students in Indiana will take the IREAD-3 assessment this year.