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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 ...

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.

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.

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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 ...