Tips, word lists, and updates from the Spelling Test team.
Teaching spelling to an English language learner is a different job. The sound-letter mapping is unfamiliar and the irregularities are alien. Here's a starter plan that works.
Ten minutes a day sounds modest. Over a school year, it's enough to take a struggling speller to confident. Here's the maths and the routine.
If your 7-year-old keeps writing 'becuase' or 'frend,' you're seeing classic Year 2/3 spelling errors. Here are the eight most common — with a one-line fix for each.
Spelling bees can be brilliant or brutal. Here's how teachers run them so every child finishes feeling capable — not just the eventual winner.
If your child digs their heels in at the sight of a spelling list, the answer isn't more pressure. Here are five concrete moves that bring reluctant spellers back to the table.
Their, they're, and there. Bow and bow. Bat and bat. Here's the difference between homophones, homographs, and homonyms — and how to teach them so they stick.
Your six-year-old keeps writing 'b' instead of 'd.' Is it dyslexia? Mostly, no. Here's why letter reversal happens, when it self-corrects, and when to ask for help.
Sight words are the 100 or so high-frequency words that make up half of everything your child reads. Here's what they are and how to teach them without flashcard burnout.
Forget the half-hour homework block. Here's a 10-minute spelling routine that fits between dinner and bath, works on tired kids, and beats most longer alternatives.
Your child reads chapter books for fun but flunks the Friday spelling test. Here's why reading and spelling are different skills — and what to do about it.
Year 3 is when vocabulary widens fast. Here's how to expand your child's word bank without flashcards, drills, or a degree in education.
Audio dictation does something worksheets can't — it forces a child to hear a word, hold it, and produce it. Here's why it works and how to use it at home.
