Sometimes a word can be so hard to spell that any attempts are too garbled for autocorrect to offer helpful suggestions. Whenever I find myself struggling to spell a word, I double-tap the Command key ...

English spelling is hard and needs to be taught explicitly, but most American schools fail miserably to teach children to spell. Kids who can't spell often do not read and write with proficiency ...

Spelling lists. Spelling tests. Spelling bees. Adults of a certain age who remember anything about elementary school likely recall spelling as central to their literacy instruction. That’s not ...