May 31, 2023
Last weekend, I noticed a young child attempting to read a comic book she was holding near her while spelling each word but failing to pronounce the word as a whole. Haven't we all gone through the sta....
May 15, 2023
THE SCIENCE OF SPELLING: BRAIN AND MEMORYHave you ever wondered why spelling is so difficult? Why do some words seem to be spelt differently than they sound? How do we remember the correct spelling of a wo....
May 09, 2023
Picture yourself in a spotlight, with hundreds of eyes focused on you, waiting for you to spell a challenging word correctly. You sense a rush of adrenaline as you recollect every spelling rule you've ....
October 30, 2019
Let’s continue our journey through the World of alphabets and learn some special set of words.They are 1) Homophones 2) Homonyms 3) Homographs and 4) Heteronyms. 1) HomophonesHomophones are pairs of ....
September 27, 2019
As we all know, there are 26 alphabets in English and the words in English are formed using these alphabets.All of us are introduced to the world of “letters” in our kindergarten. First we are ....
March 29, 2019
A few tips to help you along the way in your preparation for the Spelling Bee competition.If you’re here, it most likely means that you are hoping for your name to be spelt out at the biggest stage o....
March 11, 2019
Spelling bee competitions - What’s in it for your child?I use autocorrect and spell check more often that not. It’s easy, quick and reliable. But in the process I do feel that there are times t....
March 05, 2019
Questions you can ask in a spelling bee competitionThe term “Lifeline” is not alien to us, and we couldn’t term the clues contestants are entitled to in a spelling bee competition, any be....
February 27, 2019
A brief look at how to prepare for a Spelling Bee competitionSo what does it take to win a spelling bee competition?Does winning it require an extra large brain, photographic memory, IQ levels that touch t....