The Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, representing one of the most vigorous - and prestigious - academic competitions in America. Unsurprisingly, a competition as renowned as the national ...

In this educational film, a student named Tom struggles with spelling words for a school report on a science experiment involving soda and vinegar. With the help of his teacher and classmates, he ...

One of the words was so tough you could say it was radioactive. By Eve Washington Josh Katz and Tom Giratikanon Note: If you plan to play Spelling Bee’s Past Puzzles from the last week, this ...

As reading scores and textbook funding for spelling plummet in Texas science says spelling knowledge builds the reading brain. Read about the Houston Chronicle's investigation.

Children must be able to read words like “a,” “and,” “not,” “now,” and “come,” said Kari Kurto, the national science of reading project director at the Reading League, an ...

It has 4,000 words presented in three difficulty levels, including 450 words that make up the School Spelling Bee Study List. How many rounds are in the Spelling Bee?

Around 60% of words in spelling bees from 1996 to 2014 derived from Latin and French, about the same proportion as in English as a whole.

Vedanth Raju, who attends Aurora Quest K-8, won at the Denver Metro Regional Science and Engineering Fair and The Denver Post Colorado State Spelling Bee, all in the same week.