It's important to take extra care when spelling words which sound similar. These are called homophones. Examples include ‘their’ and ‘there’. A crossword activity using words with silent ...

Female in dusky pink top: Prefix is the piece that you add onto a word at the beginning of a word and the suffix is the bit that you add on at the end. Female in suit: So you see here a thank you ...

How we teach children to read has been a contentious ... The opposing side champions "balanced literacy," emphasizing word recognition and context clues. Policies have vacillated back and forth ...

Pinewood Prep students showed off their spelling prowess ... the children teach themselves how to spell. They do this by studying the origins of words, using flashcards and having their parents ...