A woman explained that she was getting sick of seeing parents trying to give their children uniquely spelt 'traditional' ...

But literacy experts ardently disagree. “Spelling is a highly accurate window into children’s understanding of language and literacy,” said Molly Ness, a reading researcher and teacher ...

Article continues below It can leave the child burdened with a lifetime of correcting people and preemptively spelling out their names – it's a real headache. One woman's frustration with this ...

Many kids struggle to spell their name right up until the age of six, according to a new study that showed more than one in three (34%) are having difficulty. To improve literacy and encourage ...

Even decades later, some can recall the exact word that knocked them out of their school spelling bee. Share your word and/or story with us in our survey inside the article.