This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

Consistently poor spelling can indicate that a child has dyslexia or another related learning challenge. If that's masked by ...

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

Chandler acknowledges that little or non-existent spelling instruction puts children with an existing or emerging learning ...

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

Are spelling tests really necessary? Not in the affluent Solon City Schools in Ohio where fifth graders are learning to spell second-grade level words! What if these were your children? Would you ...

Author and primary school teacher Dan Batchelor has called for an end to traditional school spelling tests, arguing they do more harm than good for children with learning differences. Speaking at the ...