Young Readers

Stop Villainizing Words That Aren’t Spelled Like They Sound

Spelling Strategy to Try: Say It Like It Looks (At Least, To Yourself)

Teaching Your Kids to Spell: Does Memorizing Work?

This blog post will give you some advice for getting the most out of memorization, the last resort for words kids just can't

5 Ways to Celebrate Family Literacy Month Year-Round

Parents Beware: Reading Instruction in the U.S. Still Fails Most Kids

9 Questions to Ask Your Child’s Teacher About Spelling

7 Unique Ways Words Get Their Spellings

How to Teach Your Child to Spell

How Children Learn to Spell

Knowing how sounds typically correspond to letters is crucial for approximating spelling, but when there are multiple options,

Book Review: An Inconvenient Alphabet

Many picture books aim to spur conversation around the quirks of English spelling, but Beth Anderson’s An Inconvenient Alphabet