The phases provide milestones to guide instruction from preschool to grade two reading proficiency.

“Grammatical and spelling rules were established much later.” But it was common to discard and repurpose old medieval manuscripts by the end of the 16th century as printing became popular and ...

Another rule change has already proven popular among the spelling community: the return of a written test during the preliminary rounds. Spellers who spell one word correctly and get one multiple ...

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is modifying its rules, reducing the emphasis on the controversial "spell-off" tiebreaker. This decision follows criticism of last year's abrupt ending.

Another rule change has already proven popular among the spelling community: the return of a written test during the preliminary rounds. Spellers who spell one word correctly and get one ...

FILE - Bruhat Soma, of Tampa, Fla., and Faizan Zaki, of Allen, Texas, compete in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., May 30, 2024. (AP ...

Scripps National Spelling Bee Tweaks Its Rules to Make 'Spell-Off' Tiebreaker Less Likely WASHINGTON (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee won't be so quick to force spellers into a lightning ...